Wasted Degrees

07/09/2026

Special new beer alert 🚨 Brewed as a special release to celebrate our 10th birthday, our new Double IPA is now live! Limited to just 2,973 cans and 20 kegs (the latter pouring exclusively at our pub and taproom) don't miss out... or you'll have to wait for the 20th anniversary 😉

A full bodied hazy pale, brewed to 7.5% with local barley grown by our pal and chief barley wrangler Crawford Farms at Gloagburn, yeast from our pals Leif and Øystein at Kveik Yeastery in Norway, plus Cascade, Amarillo and Galaxy hops. Anyone recognise the designs around the bottom of the label... a throwback to many of the beers we've made these past 10 years 🍻 Can you guess any of them?

Wasted Degrees began in August 2016 with little more than a homebrew kit in Mum & Dad's garage. Grown under its own steam, built on hard work, sacrifice, challenges, successes, risk, joy. Where we are today is in no small part thanks to family, friends andcommunity. You believe in us, support us and champion us: things we're ever grateful for and hold front of mind every dayand in each decision we make. Now Perthshire's largest brewery, Wasted Degrees remains locally owned and independent. From the garage to 13 countries, our beers have proudly flown the flag of where we come from and what we stand for. What we've brewed is a drop; what we'll go on to brew is an ocean.

Cans available at the pub and taproom, plus shipping UK wide here -
Website: https://www.wasteddegrees.com/s/shop
Trade Store: https://breww.com/trade/store/wasted-degrees-brewing/beer/

06/09/2026

It's that time of year again apple growers! 👇 Please like & share 🍎

🍎 It’s that time of year again: calling all Perthshire apple growers!

The eighth annual Wasted Degrees community cider project is now ready to receive ripe apples.

Please read the important notes below before gathering your fruit.

RIPE? Your apples must be ripe: check by slicing one open, the seeds should be a dark brown.

CONDITION: Your apples don't need to be show winning in appearance, but their condition must be good enough to eat. It is crucial that you do not bring damaged or bruised fruit, as these can spoil in the days between drop-off and pulping.

DROP OFF: bring your apples to our brewery in Blair Atholl between 1st September - 9th October, Monday - Friday only, 08:30 - 16:00.

BEVVY IN EXCHANGE: For every 10kg, receive a can of beer (on the day) or cider (when it’s ready) in return.
PERTH PUB: please note that the pub will NOT be accepting apples, as they can't be suitably stored there before onward transportation to the brewery.

Together with our local community, we've made around 10,000 litres of cider since 2019, saving over 21 tons of fresh-surplus locally grown fruit from going to waste. And no nutritional value is wasted, as all the pulp is fed to local livestock.

We mature our Perthshire cider slowly, at low temperature, right through the winter. It'll hit the shelves in cans in/around February 2027 and will be poured on draught at the pub from then too and at the Taproom from March 2027.

Who's with us?
Please like and share to spread the word. Thank you 🍏

[Challenge 25 in operation]

05/09/2026

Coming this Sunday 6th September - trial menu # 1 for the pub! It's the turn of charcuterie & cheese boards this week, with plates ranging from just £4-7. Included on the menu are GF and Vegan options too, plus Chef Lauren's own hummus and romesco dips made in-house! We've included three epic Scottish cheeses, including: smoked apple, fat cow and morangie brie 🧀

Over the next three Sundays, you'll have the option to try three different types of scran at the pub, one on each Sunday: charcuterie & cheese boards, hot dogs, BBQ buns. GF and vegan friendly options will also be available.

Each Sunday we'll make up to 40 portions of that week's trial menu available.

Beyond trying some different scran options, this is also about giving the wider Wasted Degrees team an opportunity to show their culinary skills and creativity.

Pop along on the following three Sundays in September, give things a try and let the team know what your taste buds think: 6th, 13th and 20th.

See you at the pub 🍻

04/09/2026

Will you make it to the last six Taproom Saturdays of the season? Visit 12:30 - 21:30 on Saturdays up to 10th October.

This week's special (5th September) is Tartiflette, a French and Italian hybrid that is one of our most requested toppings of 2026!

Book here: https://www.wasteddegrees.com/taproom

01/09/2026

Wasted Degrees Perth: it's a pub, cans to go and... food 🍽️

As we said back in July, the pub's first few weeks were about getting the drinks side of things up & running. With 29 taps, it takes quite some organisation and planning to develop & orchestrate the supply chain from scratch, as well as adapt the brewery's production and packaging plans 🍺🍷🍸🥃

It's now time to do some food and we'd like to get you involved in things 🙂 Over the next three Sundays, you'll have the option to try three different types of scran with us, one on each Sunday: charcuterie & cheese boards, hot dogs, BBQ buns. GF and vegan friendly options will also be available.

Beyond trying some different scran options, this is also about giving the wider Wasted Degrees team an opportunity to put forward their culinary skills & creativity. And the team are sourcing a lot of ingredients locally too, like Scottish cheeses and locally butchered meats that'll be smoked in the brewery's famed triple barrel smoker! Who remembers the early days of our taproom?

Pop along on the following three Sundays in September, give things a try and let us know what your taste buds think: 6th, 13th and 20th. First up it's the charcuterie, followed by hot dogs, then the BBQ buns.

See you at the pub 🍻
Fiona & Paige

31/08/2026

🍎 It’s that time of year again: calling all Perthshire apple growers!

The eighth annual Wasted Degrees community cider project is now ready to receive ripe apples.

Please read the important notes below before gathering your fruit.

RIPE? Your apples must be ripe: check by slicing one open, the seeds should be a dark brown.

CONDITION: Your apples don't need to be show winning in appearance, but their condition must be good enough to eat. It is crucial that you do not bring damaged or bruised fruit, as these can spoil in the days between drop-off and pulping.

DROP OFF: bring your apples to our brewery in Blair Atholl between 1st September - 9th October, Monday - Friday only, 08:30 - 16:00.

BEVVY IN EXCHANGE: For every 10kg, receive a can of beer (on the day) or cider (when it’s ready) in return.
PERTH PUB: please note that the pub will NOT be accepting apples, as they can't be suitably stored there before onward transportation to the brewery.

Together with our local community, we've made around 10,000 litres of cider since 2019, saving over 21 tons of fresh-surplus locally grown fruit from going to waste. And no nutritional value is wasted, as all the pulp is fed to local livestock.

We mature our Perthshire cider slowly, at low temperature, right through the winter. It'll hit the shelves in cans in/around February 2027 and will be poured on draught at the pub from then too and at the Taproom from March 2027.

Who's with us?
Please like and share to spread the word. Thank you 🍏

[Challenge 25 in operation]

30/08/2026

The new Wasted Degrees whisky is here! Head to the brewery shop & taproom or the Perth pub to pick one up, or have one shipped to you anywhere in the UK + IoM by purchasing through the website.

This bottling has an award winning pedigree. Not only was this Scotch aged in casks previously used to mature one of our imperial strength beers, but that beer was Ancient Amber: considered at the time as the single best barrel aged beer produced in Scotland, as judged by the UK's largest beer & brewing trade body - SIBA.

Clocking in at 50% ABV, the spirit was distilled at Glen Spey Distillery in 2016 and then aged for 10 years under the stewardship of globally renowned Perthshire brand Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers. The spirit spent its final two years in the same oak casks previously used to age our Ancient Amber beer.

Limited to only 456 bottles, there are now less than 200 remaining in our allocation.

https://www.wasteddegrees.com/product/ancient-amber-whisky/NAIAM6HXLMSQRAGTAN5BESJW

28/08/2026

Asked for by many, savoured by the few who managed to get a hold of some last time...

Released years after the last limited edition run, it's time to launch the next Wasted Degrees whisky!

This is a particularly special one with quite the pedigree. Not only was this Scotch aged in casks previously used to mature one of our imperial strength beers, but that beer was Ancient Amber: considered at the time as the single best barrel aged beer produced in Scotland, as judged by the UK's largest beer & brewing trade body - SIBA.

Clocking in at 50% ABV, the spirit was distilled at Glen Spey Distillery in 2016 and then aged for 10 years under the stewardship of globally renowned Perthshire brand Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers. The spirit spent its final two, long years in the same oak casks previously used to age our Ancient Amber beer.

Available for sale immediately via the brewery's direct channels as follows: the brewery shop & taproom, the Perth pub, via WastedDegrees.com for UK-wide shipping.

Of course, as is the time associated with whisky maturation, the beer is long gone.

Our last Càrn Mòr collaboration bottling sold out in just a few days and we've spent the years since its release apologising to the many folk who have asked for it since. This is your chance...

Please like & share

https://www.wasteddegrees.com/product/ancient-amber-whisky/NAIAM6HXLMSQRAGTAN5BESJW

23/08/2026

Did you know that hops are a relatively recent thing in Scottish beer? They're not really a crop here, something about the weather 😅

Even until the 19th century, a good deal of Scottish beer was still only brewed with locally sourced flavour-driving ingredients. With the industrial revolution and farming & packaging technologies improving, hops eventually became more widely distributed from further south.

If you've followed us for a few years, you'll probably remember the various spruce (Evergreen, Sunrise and Stout) and bog myrtle (Viking's Footstep and Longship Saga) brews we've made - a taste of brewing history! Familiar, but different in equal measure. The last keg of Evergreen is on keg at the Perth pub just now, if you fancy giving it a try (a sweet & malty profile), and there's 330ml cans of Sunrise in the brewery shop, the pub fridge and on the website too.

We've also brewed with Perthshire grown hops, believe it or not! Friend of the brewery Mel supplied us with some fresh (wet) hops in years gone bye.

This year, we've a crop of Saaz hops growing in Pitlochry! (see photo) Saaz is the main hop used in our Pilsner recipe, so that beer (our largest product by volume) will have a little extra Perthshire-factor in future. Unlikely enough for huge volumes, but a worthwhile and interesting addition. Couple that with the Perthshire barley we brew all our beers with, it doesn't get much more local 😀

It's unlikely we'll see locally (Scottish) grown hops becoming the commercial norm in our lifetime, but we are sourcing increasing amounts of domestically grown hops from elsewhere in the UK, further supporting domestic agriculture and minimising the ingredient's carbon footprint 🚜

Stay tuned for some Perthshire hops in our Pilsner.

22/08/2026

Who's in Perth this weekend? Get along to the pub for 20 different beers on draught, plus a variety of ciders, gins, wines, whiskies, rums and snacks available!

New this week, Bealach joins the gin line-up, along with a few new guest kegs of beer too, including an additional Gluten Free option 🌾

And the draught wines are going down so well we had to bring in an extra shipment of 12 kegs!

New printed menus on the tables too, full of tasting notes to help you decide 🍺 🍷 🍋‍🟩 🥃