Meet The Customers: BrewDog Aberdeen

At our Aberdeen bar we have a motley crew of regulars who often occupy the corner of the bar. Like guardians of the craft, this wondrous assortment of folk are regulars and friends, craft beer die hards and dabblers alike.

Adam: The Beer Bible

Adam drank over 500 unique beers last year, most of them from right here at the corner of the bar. “ BrewDog Aberdeen have got the best selection of beer within 100 miles and I can’t say enough about their excellent service and knowledgeable staff. What I find most remarkable about my relationship with this bar is how it has, over time, changed me as a person. I went from someone who didn’t care what I drank, to someone who began to care, then started to learn and then to really taste. Now I dabble in home brewing and have my own beer cellar.”

Rick:  The Home Brew King

“I discovered BrewDog by accident at a festival down south, so when I saw the neon lights for the new bar in Aberdeen I was drawn in immediately. I think that was the second day of opening and I’ve never left. Three things define this bar, the atmosphere, the people and the beer. While I’ve been a homebrewer for a while, it was BrewDog that inspired me to do away with the kits and brew from scratch. I still remember the day I brought in one of my home brews for the regulars to try and Stewart Bowman (our awesome head brewer) happened to be in. He said my beer was good! Absolutely made my day.”

Lynn and Fiona: The Beer Leaders

Cheer leaders with a passion for craft, Lynn and Fiona hold the crown for being the first ever customers to complete the "three bar challenge" back when BrewDog Glasgow first opened and the BrewDog Empire had yet to venture south of the border. From BrewDog Aberdeen to Glasgow, Edinburgh and back again in time for last drinks, these ladies brought their pom pom's to the official opening of our Glasgow bar and are an effervescent pair often seen eyeing up the guest beer board.

"I never drank beer before Brewdog Aberdeen opened and so I had to be dragged along very reluctantly by Lee to try it out. On that first visit I had a diet coke! A few days later I was dragged along again, but this time I tried a Punk IPA and I've never looked back."

Lynn: "5am Saint was the beer that won me over. Fiona and I used to spend our nights drinking bottles of wine and giggling at Lee (FIona's partner) as he scribbled away in his beer diary. Fiona now keeps her own beer journal and I've discovered a love of dark beers I never knew I had in me. 5am is still my go to BrewDog beer, but I'm always keeping my eye on the guest beer boards and have a soft spot for Tokyo."

Niall: The Ginger Ninja

Niall has been around since day one, and helped bang together the bookshelves at the back of the bar and even made some of our BrewDog flight boards. A self-professed, “card carrying member of the punk party” aka Equity Punk, Niall is our ginger ninja of craft and is often spotted at the side of the bar with a pint in hand. What’s he enjoying at the moment? “It’s got to be Jackhammer, I simply love it. Hopped to pieces. It tastes exactly as a beer should.”

Donald: The Regular

Donald possess a place akin to no one in the hearts of Aberdeen bar staff and regulars alike. He’s a frank no nonsense kind of bloke, and happily chuckled away as he answered my questions;
"This bar? Decent beer, excellent conversation and brilliant bar staff. No TV’s, no gambling machines; This place is like an old-fashioned bar used to be and that’s why I like it.”

If you fancy a good ol' blether be sure to pop by BrewDog Aberdeen where the welcome's warm and the beer selection's vast. You'll more than likely catch one of our regulars at the bar on any given evening at our flagship, and they're always up for a chat.

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PS - We had so many regulars who volunteered their time to be interviewed for this blog and couldn't fit near enough of them on. (Mainly determined by Zarah's bad photo-taking abilities after listening to a few too many epic stories over a few too many schooners for a school night, sorry folks!) We'll be sure to do another feature on the banter at our flagship, thanks again for sharing your thoughts.