One of Scotland’s most iconic beer brands is to be resurrected, more than 30 years after its last batch was brewed.
Ushers Beer was first produced in Edinburgh in 1831 and became extremely popular during the 20th Century.
It was started by James and Thomas Usher, sons of philanthropist and whisky pioneer Andrew Usher, who helped shape parts of the capital and funded and gave his name to the Usher Hall.
At the height of the brewery’s success it employed 2,500 people and operated 235 tied public houses only to eventually fail and close in 1980.
Now craft beer maker Inveralmond Brewery of Perth has joined forces with Caledonian Heritable to resurrect what was once one of Scotland’s leading beer brands.
They have installed a microbrewery at Ushers of Edinburgh, in the basement of Pear Tree House, the 18th Century mansion on West Nicolson Street that was once the Usher family home.
Fergus Clark, managing director of Inveralmond Brewery, said: “To revive one of Scotland’s most iconic beer brands is just an exceptional moment in time for us as beer makers.”
Stuart Usher, who runs historical walking tours around Edinburgh and is one of the few remaining direct descendants of the family, said: “It has been many years since I have had a pint of Ushers but to do it in the building that my ancestors grew up in is special.”