Worth a visit
A DRAUGHT FROM THE ‘HIGHLANDS’
Neil Caird brings us the story behind Beer, giving us a tour of Afters Brewing Company in Sao Bras
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fters is all about family; a Father, Son and Grandpa who started brewing as a hobby in a small village in the hills of Scotland 10 years ago. The feedback he got from friends and family gave him no choice but to start selling his beer and his hobby quickly became a growing business.
Neil spent some time working with a friend who had a brewery in Peebles called the Ale House Rock. Neil was considering early retirement when his friend offered the brewery up for sale. Neil loved the idea of having a brewery, but not in Scotland, Neil had spent years holidaying in the Algarve and decided that was where his future resided.
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He sent 4,000 bottles here to the Algarve to test the market and the feedback was very encouraging, so they started their pilot brewery in Vilamoura three years ago to put the theory to the test and based on the success of it, towards the end of last year Neil decided to take it to the next level by buying a 10 barrel system and settling in S.Bras. Now on to the beer, having produced beer in Scotland, they had a head start on balancing flavours and strengths and so they set on 5 core beers, each perfected through the years. “Bounce, “Havoc”, “Helix”, “Rogue” and “Ruby” and they all have unique stories behind them. Due to the mix of people here in the Algarve, they have worked hard to produce beers to suit the locals, the expats and the tourists
August 2020
