Traquair House Brewery

Traquair House Brewery Traquair House Brewery lies in one of the wings of Traquair House. Over 300 years old it was brought back into production in 1965.

All our ales continue to be fermented in oak tuns and are exported all over the world. Traquair House Brewery lies in the wing of the house directly underneath the Chapel. It dates back to the early 1700’s and was originally a domestic brewery serving the house and the estate. It was disused in the early 1800’s but never dismantled. It gradually filled with the family junk until it was completely

forgotten. Peter Maxwell Stuart rediscovered the brewery in the early 1960’s and began brewing again as an experiment in 1965 using all the original equipment and fermenting the ales in the original oak tuns, some of which were over 200 years old. In the 1970’s the ales gradually gained recognition as “real ales” became rediscovered by organisations such as CAMRA and Traquair was recognised a as a pioneer of micro-brewing. Production slowly increased and enquiries came from all over the world leading to our first export to the USA in the mid 1980’s.

We were so sorry to hear of the death of Sir Geoff Palmer last week. As Professor of brewing at Heriot Watt he was incre...
16/06/2025

We were so sorry to hear of the death of Sir Geoff Palmer last week. As Professor of brewing at Heriot Watt he was incredibly helpful when brewing was restarted in 1965 and even took part in brewing himself.

Traquair is celebrating 60 years of brewing this February when Peter Maxwell Stuart, 20th Laird of Traquair, put through...
28/02/2025

Traquair is celebrating 60 years of brewing this February when Peter Maxwell Stuart, 20th Laird of Traquair, put through brew No1 of Traquair House Ale. Maybe you still have a bottle?
Take a look at this 1975 footage of Peter Maxwell Stuart in the brewery: https://movingimage.nls.uk/film/6837

Want to enjoy Traquair Ales at Christmas? Or give the perfect ale-lovers gift in the form of our handy gift packs? Make ...
14/12/2024

Want to enjoy Traquair Ales at Christmas? Or give the perfect ale-lovers gift in the form of our handy gift packs? Make sure to get your order in by Tuesday (19th) for delivery in time for the holidays!

Order now at www.traquair.co.uk/product-category/brewery/

Address

Traquair House, Peeblesshire
Innerleithen
EH446PW

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441896830323

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