Tempest Brewing

The original site quickly proved too small. By late 2014 they had moved to a larger purpose-built brewery in Tweedbank, drawn partly by the exceptionally soft water in the Borders. From there the brand grew into one of Scotland's most respected independent craft breweries, noted for a wide range that spans everything from crushable lagers to barrel-aged heavyweights. Gavin's culinary background shows in the approach: ingredients matter, balance matters, and the range reflects genuine curiosity rather than trend-chasing.

Alongside the core alcoholic range, Tempest has built up a small but considered selection of alcohol-free beers, all sitting at 0.5% ABV. Sleight of Hand is a sour pale with a citrus-forward character; Lagerita takes the bright, zesty template of a margarita and renders it in lager form; Face Hopper is an AF IPA with the hop presence you'd expect from that style. Ghost Rider and Shandgri-la round out the lineup, though availability of individual cans fluctuates. The approach to AF is consistent with how the brewery handles everything else: these are beers that happen to be alcohol-free, not separate products engineered to fill a commercial gap.

In November 2024 Tempest opened a taproom in Galashiels, a proper venue with 16 lines covering brewery-fresh beer, AF options, cider, wine, and Scottish whiskies. AF products are available through the brewery's online shop and stocked by specialist AF retailers. For a craft brewery that built its name on complex, ambitious beer, the alcohol-free range is a natural extension rather than an afterthought.