Cairngorm Brewery is a brewery based in Aviemore in the Highlands of

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. It is situated on the Dalfaber industrial estate at the north end of the village and is within the

Cairngorms National Park Cairngorms National Park ( gd, Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Tro ...

History

Cairngorm Brewery was formed from the merger of Aviemore Brewery with Tomintoul Brewery. Tomintoul Brewery began brewing in 1993 and was based in an 18th-century watermill near the village of

Tomintoul Tomintoul (; from gd, Tom an t-Sabhail, meaning "Hillock of the Barn") is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire. Within Cairngorms National Park, the village lies close to the banks of the River ...

. It was taken over by Aviemore Brewery in 2000, which became Cairngorm Brewery the following year. Cairngorm Brewery has supported the Highland Tiger Project, which is working to save the

Scottish Wildcat The Scottish wildcat is a European wildcat (''Felis silvestris silvestris'') population in Scotland. It was once widely distributed across Great Britain, but the population has declined drastically since the turn of the 20th century due to habita ...

. For each bottle of Wildcat beer sold, the brewery makes a donation to the project.

Beers

Cairngorm produce a range of beers that are available all year in cask or bottle. They also produce a number of seasonal cask beers. Permanent beers include: * Sheepshaggers Gold / Cairngorm Gold * Stag * Wildcat * Nessies Monster Mash * Black Gold * Trade Winds * Blessed Thistle * Ginger Rodent – launched in November 2012 with Danny Alexander, at the time the local MP and

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. The name derives from a comment by Labour politician Harriet Harman, who referred to Alexander as a “ginger rodent”. Black Gold and Trade Winds have won a number of accolades in the

Champion Beer of Scotland The Champion Beer of Scotland (also known as CBOS) is an award for Scottish beers presented by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). CAMRA also awards the Champion Beer of Britain and the Champion Beer of Wales The Champion Beer of Wales is a bee ...

awards, presented by the

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