A BREWERY from the Wee County recently had the chance to champion Scottish craft beer at a virtual 10 Downing Street event.

Havriestoun Brewery's very own Stuart Cook, joint managing director with Kevin Giudici, was representing one of only six Scottish businesses at the online round-table event.

The event on Thursday, October 15, was an opportunity to share experiences and key issues from a number of sectors.

Stuart, who also featured in the Advertiser last week as he highlighted the effects of tighter restrictions for the central belt, oversees a close team of 22 people including brewer Lisa Matthews.

He said: "This was a unique opportunity for Harviestoun and other selected businesses from a mix of sectors to share our experiences and key issues affecting our business with the UK Government at this extremely challenging time.

"Here at Harviestoun, we've been an integral part of Scotland's burgeoning food and drink sector for nearly 40 years.

"It's now more important than ever that we continue to champion and support our industry of craft producers."

In the face of the pandemic, Alva's Harviestoun has been offering deliveries to customers in the Wee County and beyond.

Meanwhile Lisa, one of Scotland's youngest female brewers, released her debut creation – an IPA called Heaven Cent, available in a five litre mini-keg format.

Harviestoun's beers are made with the soft water found around the Hillfoots and the majority of its malt barley is grown within eight miles of the brewery.

The Hillfoots company remains committed to using the same ingredients from Clacks, the same yeast as they always have.