By Karen Peattie A BREWER established in Glasgow three years ago has secured a Scotland-wide listing in Aldi for its low-calorie Gen!us Craft Lager. Genius Brewing’s award-winning lager will feature in the supermarket group’s Scottish Beer Festival which launches in 96 stores across Scotland on Thursday. This is the brewer’s first Scotland-wide listing with a major national retailer. Founded by Jason Clarke and Charlie Craig, Genius Brewing “is on a mission to make healthier drinking a pleasure, not a compromise”. Its Gen!us product, described as a “refreshing light craft lager with a smooth, citrus finish”, contains 79 calories in each 330ml can – fewer than the average apple – and at 3% abv is exactly one unit of alcohol.
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Last month, the home-grown craft beer brand earned international acclaim at the Australian International Beer Awards, the largest annual beer competition in the world assessing both draught and packaged beers.
It won the gold medal and trophy for Best Design - Outer Packaging for its Classic IPA, Craft Lager, and Wheat Beer 4 Packs, and bronze for Best Design - Label/Surface Design, for its Classic IPA in the category of British Style (Best Traditional IPA) and for its Wheat Beer in the category of German Style Hefe (Best Wheat Beer).
Genius Brewing, makers of healthy lager, to enter Dragons Den
An innovative craft beer company producing a health-focused, light craft lager is set to go before the panel in tonight’s episode of Dragons’ Den. Jason Clarke and Charlie Craig, founders of Genius Brewing will take their 3% ABV, 79 calorie lager into the Den in the hopes of gaining backing for their ‘smart drinking’ company.
Genius Brewing was launched in 2018 with a mission to “make healthier drinking a pleasure, not a compromise”, says Clarke. “We identified that the wider trend for healthier lifestyles would eventually change the way consumers chose to drink alcohol.
The brewery has won a Dutch supply deal By Ian McConnell The head of a Scottish microbrewery has praised the “dogged determination” of staff in overcoming Brexit challenges after landing an export deal with a Dutch supermarket operator. Bellfield Brewery, the gluten-free specialist brewery, has successfully shipped its first order to Albert Heijn supermarkets in Netherlands. Initially the supermarket operator will carry all four of Bellfield’s core range in the ‘Free From’ aisles of 180 of its largest stores, in a six-month exclusive deal that is worth six figures in revenue terms. The core range comprises Lawless Village IPA, Bohemian Pilsner, Craft Lager and Session Ale.