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Stewart Brewing - Scot Free Pale
Stewart Brewing was established in Edinburgh in 2004 and won the Scottish Brewery of the Year award in 2024. The brewery mostly produces alcoholic beers but do also produce an AF lager and this 0.5% ABV pale, served up in a 330 ml can which declares it to be unfiltered, GF, vegan friendly and containing malted barley, wheat, oats and hops. The can is rather reticent about who makes it though - "Stewart Brewing" being hidden in the small print. Maybe one has to recognise the logo? The hops used are all American: Mosaic, Simcoe and Citra. Unsurprisingly then that the aroma is both citrus sharp and floral in character. The taste is a superbly crafted mix of tangerine, mango, berry and with a very definite resinous/piney character to the fore. A good malt base holds the mouthfeel firm, whilst the finish is a 100% thirst quench. Definitely going to be on repeat.
