The Best BrewDog Gift Voucher this Christmas
Treat the beer lover in your life to the perfect gift this Christmas: a tutored BrewDog beer-tasting session with tasty cheese pairings. There are 68 different locations across the country where you can sup and snack with BrewDog, so there's bound to be a location near your favourite beer lover — and if not, you can turn the treat into a longer trip!
Need to know more before you select a BrewDog tasting experience as a gift this Christmas? Take a look through this guide to BrewDog, its delicious beers, and the locations where you can take this experience.
About BrewDog
Best friends James Watt and Martin Dickie founded BrewDog in 2007 in northeast Scotland as a result of their shared passion for great craft beer. They wanted to revolutionise the industry and, with it, the culture of beer drinking in Britain. After more than a decade in business, BrewDog is now the fastest-growing food and drink company in the UK. BrewDog is also an incredibly popular and immediately identifiable brand, with a great line of merchandise thanks to its undeniably cool branding.
The company has locations across the world, including breweries, bars, and even hotels where customers can sample ales in a tasting experience, go to beer school, or just catch up with friends over a pint.
BrewDog Beers
The beer that kicked off the whole BrewDog movement was its Punk IPA, which has now been reimagined in an alcohol-free version, too. Punk AF is BrewDog's latest release and joins Nanny State, Raspberry Blitz, and Vagabond in the no-alcohol and "free from" Tuned range.
Along with Punk IPA, BrewDog's Headliners range includes these other craft stars:
- Dead Pony Club — a US-style hoppy ale
- Indie — an easy-going pale ale
- Lost Lager — a dry-hopped pilsner
- Quench Quake — a grapefruit and tangerine sour
- Zombie Cake — a praline chocolate porter
- Clockwork Tangerine — a tangy IPA
That's far from all that BrewDog has to offer, however. The Amplified range offers even more choice, including the flavourful Cocoa Psycho and Elvis Juice beers.
The Seasonal range, as the name suggests, offers beers that fit the time of year. But if you're a fan of one in particular, don't worry — they're available all year round. You may well have seen beers such as Instamatic and Cybernaut on sale from this range.
What to expect from your BrewDog tasting experience
When you arrive at one of BrewDog's locations, you'll be taken through a 90-minute tutored beer-tasting experience by a knowledgeable BrewDog expert, sampling five 1/3 pints of craft beer per person, along with delicious cheese pairings.
These Brewdog tasting experiences are available well into the new year, so you can extend the Christmas festivities in style.
BrewDog beer tasting locations
You can choose from 68 locations across the country. We've selected these 10 to help give you a feel of what to expect from each.
Aberdeen
BrewDog opened its first bar in Aberdeen in 2010, three years after the company was founded in nearby Fraserburgh. Visit this bar in Aberdeen to get a taste of the brand's roots. Open every day of the week, the bar is less than 10 minutes' walk from Aberdeen railway station.
Edinburgh
Step inside a refurbished and revitalised former karaoke bar for your Edinburgh Cowgate BrewDog tasting experience. The bar is centrally located in this beautiful city, less than 10 minutes' walk from Edinburgh Waverley railway station. If you're looking to stay on after your tasting to relax with a pint and a meal, then order one of the homemade pizzas — they're famously delicious!
Glasgow
You'll discover the Glasgow Kelvingrove bar a leisurely 15-minute stroll away from Partick SPT subway station. If, after taking your BrewDog experience, you want to stay on for a main meal and a pint of your favourite ale, you're in for a treat. Glasgow Kelvingrove BrewDog serves juicy burgers, which are the perfect way to top off a great day, so sit back, relax, and indulge.
Newcastle
BrewDog Newcastle opened in 2012, and you'll find it located between Grainger Town and the Quayside — less than 10 minutes' walk from Newcastle Central station. This distinctive glass-fronted building regularly hosts events, including live music. After your BrewDog tasting experience, you can relax and play some board games while you sup your favourite craft beer.
Liverpool
BrewDog Liverpool is in the RopeWalks District, 10 minutes' walk from Liverpool Lime Street station. Liverpool BrewDog has an integrated BottleDog — a shop selling BrewDog's beers by the bottle — for anyone wishing to take one away. Perfect if you adored the craft beer from your tasting and you'd love a drop to take home.
Manchester
This BrewDog location in Manchester is in a glass-fronted building with huge floor-to-ceiling windows looking on to Peter Street. Arrive into Deansgate railway station and you'll only be a 10-minute walk away.
York
BrewDog York is a ground-floor bar located on Micklegate, around five minutes from York railway station on foot. A craft beer tasting experience with paired cheeses in this awesome setting makes for the perfect Christmas gift experience.
Shoreditch
Set in one of East London's coolest areas, BrewDog Shoreditch is a 5-minute stroll from Shoreditch High Street Overground station. This location offers both brunch and main menus, making it a fabulous destination for craft beer buffs and foodies alike.
Camden
BrewDog Camden is conveniently positioned just a few minutes' walk from the nearest Tube station. The 2-storey bar offers a range of international craft brews and BrewDog beers, making it the perfect location to redeem your BrewDog tasting experience voucher if you're after plenty of choice.
Bristol
If you choose to visit BrewDog Bristol to take your experience, you'll be treated to great views over the city's historic waterways. It's just 15 minutes from Bristol Temple Meads station on foot.
Some of the other locations you can choose from across the UK are:
Scotland
- Aberdeen Castlegate
- Aberdeen Union Square
- Dundee
- Edinburgh Lothian Road
- Ellon DogTap
- Glasgow Merchant City
- Inverurie
- Perth
- Peterhead
- St Andrews
- Stirling
Northeast
- Leeds North Street
- Sheffield
Northwest
- Carlisle
- Manchester
- Manchester Outpost
Midlands
- Birmingham
- Nottingham
East Anglia
- Norwich
London
- Brixton
- Canary Wharf
- Clapham
- Clerkenwell
- Paddington
- Seven Dials
- Shepherds Bush
- Soho
Southeast
- Brighton
- Cambridge
- Milton Keynes
- Oxford
- Reading
- Southampton
Wales
- Cardiff
A BrewDog beer tasting experience is a great gift idea for a loved one this festive season. Share the experience with friends or family, drink responsibly, and make memories that will last long after the Christmas decorations have been put away for another year.