All the remaining Scottish BrewDog bars after beer giant announces closures

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6 days ago

The Scottish-founded beer firm will have 15 remaining pub locations across the country after its closure announcement this week.
BrewDog is set to close down 10 UK bars soon. The move will see it shut the doors on two of its branches that are based in two Scottish cities.
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The decision has affected the craft beer firm's first ever pub, its Aberdeen flagship branch that is based on Gallowgate and has been open to beer lovers across the north-east since 2010.
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Meanwhile, BrewDog fans in Dundee will also be disheartened by the recent news, as the city centre's branch on Panmure Street will also be closing down. It means that the Scottish-founded firm's bar portfolio across Scotland will reduce from its current 18 to 16.
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There will now only be three of the brand's pubs in the Granite City. Edinburgh still boasts six locations, including two Doghouse sites, with two in Glasgow, and others dotted around the country.
This includes a Dogtap bar attached to the brewery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, where it all began for BrewDog.
Scotland is not the only country affected by the closures, as eight other pubs across the UK based across England in locations including York, Shoreditch, and Oxford will also be closing down.
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We recently reported that BrewDog's wave of closures comes amidst a new "focused strategy" and "rationalisation" of its bar footprint, with the affected locations deemed "not commercially viable."
According to CEO James Taylor, keeping open the affected locations would "put pressure on the wider business, making it harder to invest where we know we can grow."
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The company also advised that it has been affected by other factors putting pressure on the UK hospitality sector such as rising costs, increased regulation, and economic pressure.
Despite reports suggesting that staff members at the affected locations said to have been given just "three days notice", a spokesperson has said it is going through "meaningful and appropriate consultation process" that will last a minimum of 14 days.
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However, the decision was blasted by Unite Hospitality on X, formerly Twitter, recently, with the union firm saying: "In what universe is THREE DAYS a morally (or legally) acceptable notice period for a proper redundancy consultation for the workers impacted?!"
Founded in 2007, BrewDog began its journey in Ellon after founders James Watt and Martin Dickie began brewing tiny batches of their own craft beer that they sold at local markets.
After its humble beginning in Aberdeenshire, the craft beer firm quickly went global in 2013 with the opening of its first ever international bar in Stockholm, Sweden, before heading to America in 2015.
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As of today, it is ranked as "the seventh-largest beer brand in Britain", with availability across 57 countries and its beers being sold in over 129 bars and widely distributed internationally.
Famed for its non-traditional advertising methods, BrewDog generated interest through free media coverage through provocative campaigns, controversies and publicity stunts.
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Following its Scottish roots and the announcement of its closures, we have decided to list below all the remaining 15 BrewDog locations that will still be available for beer lovers across the country.
Full list of remaining BrewDog branches across Scotland:
Aberdeen Castlegate
Aberdeen Kennels
Aberdeen Union Square
Edinburgh Airport
Doghouse Edinburgh Bar and Terrace
Edinburgh Cowgate
Doghouse Edinburgh Hotel
Edinburgh Lothian Road
Edinburgh Waverley
Dogtap Ellon
Glasgow Kelvingrove
Glasgow Merchant City
Inverurie
Perth
St Andrews
Stirling