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Brewdog Ltd, Ellon, Abersdeenshire - Photographs taken by Roger Putman - 13 September 2018


  • BrewDog was founded in 2007 by school friends James Watt and Martin Dickie

    BrewDog was founded in 2007 by school friends James Watt and Martin Dickie

  • By the time of my visit in 2018 they were brewing 600,000hL

    By the time of my visit in 2018 they were brewing 600,000hL

  • An aerial shot of the Ellon brewery with a bit of snow on the ground. Photo courtesy of BrewDog

    An aerial shot of the Ellon brewery with a bit of snow on the ground. Photo courtesy of BrewDog

  • Site 1 (Rolec 100hL plant) malt silos with the DogTap pub beyond. Photo courtesy of BrewDog

    Site 1 (Rolec 100hL plant) malt silos with the DogTap pub beyond. Photo courtesy of BrewDog

  • The ubiquitous street art murals by employee Craig Fisher.

    The ubiquitous street art murals by employee Craig Fisher.

  • More Fisher street art

    More Fisher street art

  • Unusual decoration in the DogTap bar

    Unusual decoration in the DogTap bar

  • More of Craig’s work in the DogTap pub.

    More of Craig’s work in the DogTap pub.

  • The controversial End of History 55%ABV beer in dead animal carcasses!

    The controversial End of History 55%ABV beer in dead animal carcasses!

  • A pair of Cochran boilers; a Thermax and a WEE Chieftain

    A pair of Cochran boilers; a Thermax and a WEE Chieftain

  • Inside the packaging laboratory with a collection of finished bottles and cans on display. The only contract production is for water conservationists Brewgooder.

    Inside the packaging laboratory with a collection of finished bottles and cans on display. The only contract production is for water conservationists Brewgooder.

  • Pale malt is from Muntons

    Pale malt is from Muntons

  • Four roller Kunzel mill

    Four roller Kunzel mill

  • Specialist malt store

    Specialist malt store

  • The hop room at the brewery is held at 1-2oC

    The hop room at the brewery is held at 1-2oC

  • Specialist malt in tote bags from Simpsons from the new Ziemann brew plant

    Specialist malt in tote bags from Simpsons from the new Ziemann brew plant

  • Materials handling with a dedicated conveyor for fruit peels which need to bypass the malt mill

    Materials handling with a dedicated conveyor for fruit peels which need to bypass the malt mill

  • General view of the Rolec plant. Note the decorated internal fermenters beyond

    General view of the Rolec plant. Note the decorated internal fermenters beyond

  • The Rolec plant from floor level

    The Rolec plant from floor level

  • Note there is no hydrator on the blue conveyor to the mash vessel. The stirrer is turn on full and the malt added to the water at striking heat in the vessel

    Note there is no hydrator on the blue conveyor to the mash vessel. The stirrer is turn on full and the malt added to the water at striking heat in the vessel

  • The mash vessel impeller in the 100hL Rolec brewhouse

    The mash vessel impeller in the 100hL Rolec brewhouse

  • It is all very well putting six process monitoring screens on to a single display until two brewers want to enter something at the same time. Impressive but not too practical.

    It is all very well putting six process monitoring screens on to a single display until two brewers want to enter something at the same time. Impressive but not too practical.

  • The horizontal external boiler for the Rolec brewhouse

    The horizontal external boiler for the Rolec brewhouse

  • The 300hL Ziemann brew vessels.

    The 300hL Ziemann brew vessels.

  • Underneath the Lotus lauter tun on the 300hL Ziemann plant with its much simplified run off pipes.

    Underneath the Lotus lauter tun on the 300hL Ziemann plant with its much simplified run off pipes.

  • The sophisticated trub clearing nozzles in the Ziemann whirlpool.

    The sophisticated trub clearing nozzles in the Ziemann whirlpool.

  • General view underneath the Ziemann plant

    General view underneath the Ziemann plant

  • The FV dry hopping system; hops are fed into a CO2 purged tank at the top and drop to the circulating green beer in the vessel below.

    The FV dry hopping system; hops are fed into a CO2 purged tank at the top and drop to the circulating green beer in the vessel below.

  • Mash hydrator on the Ziemann mash vessel

    Mash hydrator on the Ziemann mash vessel

  • Close up of an additions pot

    Close up of an additions pot

  • More additions pots below the brew vessels

    More additions pots below the brew vessels

  • Yeast collection and propagation tanks at Site 3 (Ziemann)

    Yeast collection and propagation tanks at Site 3 (Ziemann)

  • An Alfa Laval Brew 701 centrifuge on polishing beer duty

    An Alfa Laval Brew 701 centrifuge on polishing beer duty

  • Cones of the 1800hL Ziemann FVs are high above the process area working space.

    Cones of the 1800hL Ziemann FVs are high above the process area working space.

  • “We are swing bend rich”

    “We are swing bend rich”

  • A simpler swing bend station for moving yeast about

    A simpler swing bend station for moving yeast about

  • Sheet filter for final polishing

    Sheet filter for final polishing

  • Filling 20L KeyKegs.

    Filling 20L KeyKegs.

  • Even more works by Fisher above the packaging palletisers

    Even more works by Fisher above the packaging palletisers

  • There are four manual stations for filling KeyKegs, these are 20L

    There are four manual stations for filling KeyKegs, these are 20L

  • The exterior of the OverWorks building showing the visitors entrance to the tap room on the first floor

    The exterior of the OverWorks building showing the visitors entrance to the tap room on the first floor

  • The visitors’ stairway in the OverWorks sour beer plant.

    The visitors’ stairway in the OverWorks sour beer plant.

  • Danger, microorganisms at work!

    Danger, microorganisms at work!

  • An ISO container doubles as a micro 'airlock'. Operators change clothes and footwear within

    An ISO container doubles as a micro 'airlock'. Operators change clothes and footwear within

  • Interesting microbes being cultured in the OverWorks walk in incubator.

    Interesting microbes being cultured in the OverWorks walk in incubator.

  • The open coolship, the starting point for spontaneously fermented beers

    The open coolship, the starting point for spontaneously fermented beers

  • OverWorks stainless end, primary fermenters on the right and secondary tanks on the left.

    OverWorks stainless end, primary fermenters on the right and secondary tanks on the left.

  • The Holstein fruit press without its cover

    The Holstein fruit press without its cover

  • The 1000bph Eurostar bottling line at the Overworks

    The 1000bph Eurostar bottling line at the Overworks

  • Another view of the secondary tanks beside the bottling line

    Another view of the secondary tanks beside the bottling line

  • View through the casks and foeders toward the ‘stainless end’

    View through the casks and foeders toward the ‘stainless end’

  • The view over the OverWorks plant from the first floor tap room. There are 1200 casks plus 8x100hL and 10x50hL foeders by Romualdi

    The view over the OverWorks plant from the first floor tap room. There are 1200 casks plus 8x100hL and 10x50hL foeders by Romualdi

  • An experimental amphora but iron was leached into the beer

    An experimental amphora but iron was leached into the beer

  • A Lego model of the OverWorks operation in the lobby.

    A Lego model of the OverWorks operation in the lobby.

  • The tap room with the ubiquitous street art.

    The tap room with the ubiquitous street art.

  • The DME 20hL R&D brewplant which arrived in 2018 can be viewed from the DogTap…

    The DME 20hL R&D brewplant which arrived in 2018 can be viewed from the DogTap…

  • ..and pilot plant fermenters.

    ..and pilot plant fermenters.

  • “We get through a lot of coffee”. Trials were underway on this 12kg roaster.

    “We get through a lot of coffee”. Trials were underway on this 12kg roaster.

  • Global Brewmaster Jason Pond looks after all production worldwide

    Global Brewmaster Jason Pond looks after all production worldwide

  • OverWorks Brewmaster Richard Kilcullen with foeder named ‘Deets’, a wild west character.

    OverWorks Brewmaster Richard Kilcullen with foeder named ‘Deets’, a wild west character.

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