I was quite surprised by how many beers were being exported or used as ships stores. For example, McEwans Scotch Ale.
Processed at Park Stores for Export or Ship Stores as McEwans Scotch Ale.
Sheet Filtered for kegs, bottles and cans.
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1.
Oddly enough, one beer which doesn't seem to have been exported was McEwans Export
Holyrood Brews kegged at Park Stores. Canned also at Park Stores for British Rail & general trade (10 oz. cans).
Distribution: Tankers ex HMV Room to
Contract Bottlers
Belfast - Rough for processing & bottling as Monk Export (1/2 pint dumps).
London (Bates) - Sheet filtered for bottling (LS 1/2 pints) as McEwans Export or Monk Export.
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1.
While McEwans Strong Ale seems to have been exclusively for export.
Processed at Park Stores. Bottled &, canned at Park Stores for Export and Ship Stores as McEwans Strong Ale, the export trade being to Jamaica, Canada and general export.
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1.
Pretty sure this is the beer currently sold in the UK as McEwans Champion. Back in the early 1980s, McEwans Strong Ale was brewed at the Guinness brewery in Jamaica. When that closed, it must have been brewed in Scotland and exported.
Another beer that seems to have been exclusively for McEwans Milk Stout
Processed at Park Stores. Bottled at Park Stores for export mainly to Jamaica as McEwans Milk Stout.
Bottled also for general export trade as McEwans Extra Stout.
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1.
I can't remember ever seeing that in Jamaica. A shame, as it looks like an interesting beer.

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