Craigmill Brewery (Strathaven Ales)

Craigmill Brewery (Strathaven Ales)

Strathaven Ales are produced at Craigmill Brewery, situated on the river Avon a little to the south of the town. The building dates from the 17th century and accommodates a ten barrel capacity brew house. Our aim is to produce traditional ales using the best of ingredients which we source locally wherever possible . The history of Strathaven is closely associated with the Covenanter movement and we have named our ales to reflect this. Our ales are available in casks, half casks and bottles as well as gift packs featuring a selection of our range combined with a little local history relating to each of the featured brands. We would be happy to show visitors round the brewery and explain the brewing process and afterwards sample the products. Please contact us for more information. Strathaven Ales is a new venture launched in 2005 by three local business friends, Douglas and Craig Buchanan and Allan Young. There is a long history of brewing in Strathaven but the last local brewery was burned down in 1848 and it was to be one hundred and forty five years before Heather Ales opened their premises at Craigmill in 1993. By 2003 they had outgrown the mill building and moved their operation to a larger facility. The brewery lay unused for two years until we could no longer ignore its potential to operate once again from its beautiful location on the banks of the Avon. It was felt that if the brewery could be resurrected it could help finance a visitor center serving Strathaven and the surrounding area. The brewery is now fully operational and it is intended to commence developing the center during 2006. We welcome visitors to the brewery between 2 to 4pm daily or by appointment, at which time the process can be viewed and the products sampled in our tap room.