A unique microbrewery has opened in West Lothian.
Strangers Brewing Co’s new eco-friendly space will use ingredients from the surrounding countryside to make craft beers at its market garden in Narrowboat Farm.
The Linlithgow based unit plans to start brewing this winter, after converting an old vegetable shed on the farm into a microbrewery during the summer and autumn.
The range will include craft-brewed lagers, pale ales, bitters, red ales, porters and stouts, with ingredients influenced by the seasons and what can be foraged on the farm.
Brett Welch, founder and head brewer, said: “We wanted to make beers that people would really enjoy, in a way that’s well rooted into the local landscape and the local community - Strangers will be a sustainable company, and will give back to the farm where we’re based.”
Customers will be able to join a members community which will provide them with a monthly beer subscription, and will also be able to support the brewery conversion through a crowdfunding campaign this summer.
The brewery will be launching a crowdfunder to help raise the cash needed to purchase its brewing kit and convert existing farm ponds into a new wetland habitat to help manage the drainage from the brewery.
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