Business: Maclachlans Ltd
Location: Edinburgh
Type: Brewery
The Castle Brewery was commissioned in 1900 by G. & J. Maclachlan to replace the Castle Brewery in Glagow, which had become too small to cope with demand.
The brewery was completed in 1901, and Duncan Forbes, George Maclachlan’s brother-in-law, was appointed the manager.
The brewery closed in 1966, following the takeover of Maclachlans Ltd in 1960 by J. & R. Tennent Ltd.
Active: 1901 - 1966
Address: Duddingston Road
Status: Demolished
Other sources of information
Dean, P. Maclachlan’s Castle Ales. Scottish Brewing Archive Newsletter, 1995, 26, pp.12-13.
G & J Machlachlan. The rise and progress of G & J Maclachlan, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and London. Glasgow: G & J Maclachlan, 1905.
