Scottish breweries in 1869

September has gone, but Scotland's still hanging around like a drunk who's forgotten the way home. I'm having too much fun with this theme to stop now. And I've just invested in a book about brewing in Alloa. May as well put it to use.

Time for another map. Just three decades later than the last one, but you'll notice a few changes. In particular, how the brewing industry was increasingly concentrated in a few towns in central Scotland and the East coast. Take a look:



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Not all breweries are included, but those that are missing are extremely small - ones brewing fewer than 100 barrels a year.

Want all those breweries in handy table form? Here you go:

Scottish brewers in 1869
Brewery	Town
Elsmie, Geo. & Co	Aberdeen
James, Wm. & Co	Aberdeen
McAdam, Wm. &Co	Aberdeen
Marshall, T. & Co.	Aberdeen
Black, Wm. & Co	Aberdeen
Cowie, Alex. & Co.	Aberdeen
McNellan, John & Co.	Alloa
Maclay, James	Alloa
Meiklejohn, R & Son	Alloa
Younger, George & Son	Alloa
Arrol, Archibald	Alloa
Blair, Alexander	Alloa
Wilson, J.C.& Co.	Annan
Key, John M,	Anstruther
Richardson, J.	Athelstaneford
Cunningham	Athelstaneford
Watson, James	Ayr
Banff Brewery Company	Banff
Pudgeon, Elizabeth	Belhaven
Milne, W	Biffie, Old Deer
Eadie, W.	Blackford, Auchterarder
Sharp, B & D	Blackford, Auchterarder
Eadie, R. and Sons	Blackford, Auchterarder
Ogilvy, James	Blairgowrie
Durie, Alexr	Brechin
Gallaway & Knox	Cambus
Knox, B.& Son	Cambus, Alloa
McDonald, W	Castle DougIas
Barclay, James	Catrine
Renton, Thomas	Chirnside
Davidson, Andrew	Coldstream
Howe, Henry	Cullen
Mitchell, R & J	Cupar
Dalkeith Brewery Company	Dalkeith
Gilliespie, Alex	Dumbarton
Rennie, James	Dumfries
Turner, William	Dumfries
Corsen, Wm, & Co	Dumfries
Gray, William	Dundee
Ure, William	Dundee
Whitten, George	Dundee
Ballinghall & Son	Dundee
Wilson, R.	Dunfermline
Brown, Wm	Dunfermline
Berwick, W. & Co	Edinburgh
Dick, Chas. & Son	Edinburgh
Drybrough & Co	Edinburgh
Edin, & Leith Brew. Compy	Edinburgh
Fulton & Paxton	Edinburgh
Jeffery, J. & Co	Edinburgh
McMillan, R & Co.	Edinburgh
Mackay, Geo & Co.	Edinburgh
Melvin, Alex	Edinburgh
Muir, James & Son	Edinburgh
Pendrigh, J. & G.	Edinburgh
Raeburn, W. & J.	Edinburgh
Ritchie, George	Edinburgh
Simson, James	Edinburgh
Steel, Coulson & Co.	Edinburgh
Taylor, Anderson & Co.	Edinburgh
Usher, J & T	Edinburgh
Younger, William & Co.	Edinburgh
Younger, Robert	Edinburgh
Aitchison, J.& Co	Edinburgh
Bernard, T	Edinburgh
Campbell, Arch	Edinburgh
Carmichael, T	Edinburgh
McEwan, Wm	Edinburgh
Stenhouse, J.	Edman, Kelso
Young, A & J	Elgin
Arnott, Henry & Co	Elgin
Aitken, Jas. & Co	Falkirk
Bonthrone, Alex	Falkland
Lyall, Lawrence	Fisherrow
Whitelaw, William	Fisherrow
Hossack. John	Forres
Haldane, Wm.	Galashields
Hunter, David	Gatehouse
Lynch, Owen	Glasgow
Scott, William	Glasgow
Steel, Coulson & Co.	Glasgow
Tennent, J. & R.	Glasgow
Wordie, Peter	Glasgow
Baird, Hugh & Co	Glasgow
Black, P. & A.	Greenock
Buchanan,J,	Haugh, Inverness
Spence, Alexander	Huntly
Black,G,Thornbush	Inverness
Murray, Wm.	Jedburgh
Summer, John W	Jedburgh
Fraser, John	Keith
Moyes & Gowans	Kilmarnock
Stocks, John	Kircaldy
Gilroy, Thos. & Co	Lanark
Paterson, W & Co.	Langholm
Nelson, John	Lawrencekirk
McNair, John	Leith
Brown, J. & Geo	Leven
Simson, James	Melrose
Ross, Wm. & Co.	Montrose
Davidson, John	Montrose
Cunningham, C	N. Berwick
Smith, J	Newton, Ayr
Young, D.B.	Newton, Ayr
Solomon, W.T.	Newton-Stewart
Sacell Brewery Co.	Paisley
Muir and Martin	Perth
Stewart, James	Perth
Wright, John & Co.	Perth
McGlashan, Geo	Peterhead
Wallace, James	Peterhead
Brothers, P	Portelphinstone
Fowler, J. & Co	Prestonpans
Paxton, G. & Sons	Richardland, Kilmarnock
Haig, Wm.	St. Andrews
Ireland, D. S	St. Andrews
Burden, Ann	Stirling
McNicholl, Robert	Stirling
Campbell, John	Stranrear
McCaig, John	Thornhill
Steel, W.	West Barns, Dunbar
Doig and Martin	Wigtown
Source:
LOFTUS'S ALMANACK FOR Brewers, Distillers, AND THE Wine and Spirit Trades, 1869, pages 38 - 39,