Brewdog is a multinational brewery and pub chain based in the Scottish North-East. It operates three bars in Aberdeen City Centre: on Gallowgate near to Marischal College, on Union Street, and in the Union Square shopping complex.
“BrewDog was born with the aim to revolutionize the beer industry and completely redefine beer-drinking culture. We’re determined to make a stand for independence, a stand for quality and stand for craft. And a big part of this is shamelessly spreading our passion for great craft beer.
That’s why every BrewDog bar offers a free Beer School, where our cicerone-trained crew will lead folks through a beer-tasting and walk them through the brewing process.”
Brewdog Manifesto
The Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption, usually known as St Mary’s Cathedral, is Aberdeen’s Roman Catholic Cathedral.
“The Cathedral Church is the main place of worship in the Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen. It was opened in December 1860 as the principal Catholic Church in the west end of the city, replacing St. Peter’s Church in the Castlegate, when there were about 1,000 Catholics out of a population of 74,000 and the number of Catholics was increasing. It became the Cathedral (the church of the Bishop’s Chair ) when the post-reformation diocese was set up in 1878.
The architect of the church was Alexander Ellis, a local man. The spire, added with the bells in 1876-1877, was designed by R.G. Wilson. The church was rededicated in I960, the centenary of its opening, after the interior had been extensively simplified, anticipating by some years the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965.“
Cathedral website
Fettercairn Distillery is one of the closest distilleries to Aberdeen and is situated 35 miles south of the city, near the town of Laurencekirk.
It was founded in 1824 by Alexander Ramsay, owner of the Fasque estate, who converted a corn mill at Nethermill into a distillery. After losing his fortune, Ramsay was forced to sell the estate to the Gladstone family in 1829. John Gladstone’s son, William Gladstone, went on to become Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer and was instrumental in passing various reforms on the taxation of whisky.
In 1973 Whyte & Mackay acquired Fettercairn distillery and it has remained with the company since.
The “Pictish Beast“, as depicted on the Dyce Stones, near Aberdeen.
The Picts were the aboriginal people of the North-East of Scotland at the time of the Romans and their influence can be seen in the standing stones throughout the area.
The Pictish Beast, which accounts for about 40% of all Pictish animal depictions, has not been identified with any real animal, but suggestions include a dolphin, a seahorse, a salmon, or a kelpie.
Balmedie Beach and Country Park is situated 8 miles north of the Aberdeen. The long and wide beach is bordered by an extensive dune system that stretches 14 miles from Aberdeen to just north of the Ythan Estuary at Newburgh.
“Balmedie Beach and Country Park has a long stretch of beautiful sandy beach behind which are sand dunes, great and small, to explore. A total of 1700 metres of boardwalk assist visitor access through the dunes.
The park is within part of a dune system that stretches 14 miles from Aberdeen, to just north of the mouth of the River Ythan at Newburgh.
The beach is sandy and over the years has won a number of awards, including a seaside award in 2006 and 2007.
At the back of the beach is a substantial area of sand dunes, where the principal vegetation is marram grass, but also contains a range of other plants at home in this type of environment.
Two watercourses make their way to the sea within the area covered by the park, creating ribbons of wetland vegetation along their course.
On the landward side of the dunes is an area of stable grassland, where the car parks and picnic benches are situated.”
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