Sponsors

Aldi’s 104 stores across Scotland stock some of the finest and best value locally sourced food and drink. Proud to work with over 90 local suppliers and stock more than 450 Scottish products, Aldi are constantly looking to bring more of what Scotland’s vibrant food and drink industry has to offer to its customers.  From fresh dairy produce and the finest Scotch beef, to eggs laid by Scottish hens and locally grown fruit and vegetables, Aldi source from all over Scotland. By working closely with Scottish producers, Aldi continues to build a range that is recognised for its quality, value and strong provenance credentials.

Aldi Scotland are proud to champion Scottish breweries and in 2023 have so far showcased a number of novel craft brews through their Scottish Beers of the Month initiative.  Supporting small craft breweries to help create new and innovative products is so important to Aldi.

In 2023, Aldi launched ‘Scottish Beers of the Month’ to showcase the finest craft beers from breweries across Scotland.  This replaced the successful Scottish Beer Festivals which ran for over 10 years, featuring over 80 Scottish suppliers across all Festivals and generating sales of over £3.2 million for the brewing industry.  Aldi are constantly looking to strengthen their commitment and enthusiasm to the industry, providing a national platform for local brews and shining a spotlight on existing and new craft breweries.

Aldi are delighted to be the proud headline sponsor for the Scottish Beer Awards 2023 and wish all the finalists the best of luck.

Founded in 1774, Rankin is the UK’s local supplier of quality closures for the Beers, Wines & Spirits packaging sectors. 

Through the design, manufacture and performance of our products, we help premiumise mature and aspiring Brands and add value to local tastes & flavours.

Our offer extends from natural cork, to micro agglomerate and synthetic, to T Top Stoppers, wire hoods, screw caps, crown caps, cask bungs, keg caps, capsules In Tin, Polylaminate, PVC & PET and to heatshrink tamper evident sleeves.

Rankin is the custodian of 4,500 acres of cork forestry and has manufacturing operations in Portugal and in the UK; managing cork supply from `acorn to bottle’.

We  are delighted to support the Scottish Beer Awards and we look forward to playing our part in the ongoing development and success of our `local’ beer industry.

Kegstar make keg rental simple with our smart one-way stainless steel kegs and casks. Each keg has its own unique identity making it easily tracked through your supply chain on our proprietary cloud based software. In some countries we clean kegs ourselves, in some countries we collect kegs ourselves too but in every country, we want to help more great beverages get to more happy drinkers and keep it as simple as fill, scan, deliver, repeat!

Stainless Steel Vessels Limited (SSV) design and supply high quality tanks, parts, brewing kit coupled with the knowledge and experience to ensure your project runs smoothly from beginning to completion whether it’s equipment supply, fully turnkey or anything between.  Our parts shop stocks well over 1000 essential brewing parts to keep your brewery up and running many available on next day delivery.

Visit their website on www.ssvlimited.co.uk 

Thompson Hunter Technical Services specialise in installation and maintenance for beer dispense, together with cellar cooling, refrigeration equipment and gas dispense systems.  We have a can-do attitude coupled with competitive pricing for all events from two tap dispense to 20 taps.

We are not only there to fix things if they go wrong, but to manage the cellar, manage pouring staff, change kegs, gas, and even serve when needed.  All our staff on the events team are trained to fit in with the staff on site and carry out any role they are required to do to make sure the bar and beer run smoothly.  We offer both cask ale and draft beer set ups, each system is designed for the event and budget.

http://www.thompsonhunter.co.uk/

AFTER A SELL-OUT LAUNCH IN MARCH, IN-DRINKS IS BACK AT GLASGOW SEC FOR ANOTHER INCREDIBLE SHOW in 2024...

In-Drinks trade show will welcome 4,000 trade visitors over 2 days for its 2nd show which is now set to be an annual fixture in Glasgow. 

Bringing over 100 drinks brands together and a busy conference, In-Drinks is the only independently run Scottish trade show and an “absolute must” for drinks brands of all sizes, seeking to grow their brand awareness in Scotland.

Close Brothers Brewery Rentals are experienced and respected industry specialists offering tailored solutions for kegs, casks and drinks equipment to brewers, cider makers and distillers.

Our flagship offering is keg and cask rental and we operate a fleet of over two million containers across the UK, Ireland and Germany.

Established in 2007, CBBR provides a wide range of services in addition to container rental including fee per fill containers – ECasks & EKegs, repair and refurbishment and equipment finance. By using RFID (Radio-frequency identification) tags on our containers we can considerably reduce handling times and provide clarity on stock position.

Close Brothers Brewery Rentals also provides financial solutions for equipment used within the drinks industry in the UK. We are familiar with the equipment commonly used and have good relationships with many of the main suppliers. In addition to production equipment for both breweries and distilleries, we are also now able to offer funding for wooden spirit casks.

Konvoy is the world’s leading keg tracking and keg pooling solution.

We provide Internet of Things (IoT) enabled keg management solutions, connecting producers with venues and back again. We provide keg rental, keg tracking and keg services.

We’re here for your beer; enabling more efficiency, effectiveness, circularity, and quality. We’re here to move beverages forward.

The Avani Solutions team in Scotland, led by Allan McKellar, are dedicated to the pursuit of beer quality. Our aim is that one day, every pint served is perfect!

We support our brewer clients to ensure there is no compromise in beer quality at point of dispense, and do this with AIMS installation services, technical support, SOS rescue cleans on neglected dispense systems, as well as the Avani ProClean 4-weekly professional line cleaning and glassware care service.

We also provide consulting services on new and existing installations, trouble-shooting performance issues that affect quality and yield.

We’re delighted to be sponsoring the Scottish Beer Awards, in the company of the best of the best.