What Bellfield Brewery does

Bellfield Brewery Ltd is an independent, employee-owned craft brewery founded in 2015 in Edinburgh, Scotland, by two founders who are both coeliac. The company specialises in producing certified gluten-free (under 10 ppm, tested via R5 Competitive ELISA at a UKAS-accredited lab) and Vegan Society-registered craft beer across a portfolio that includes Bohemian Pilsner, Craft Lager, Lawless Village IPA, Auld Reekie Black stout, Fire Island alcohol-free IPA, and rotating/seasonal brews.

The core technology is a proprietary, in-house gluten-removal brewing process developed over many months of R&D, combining carefully selected low-gluten barley malt with non-gluten ingredients (maize, buckwheat), controlled yeast selection, conditioning and filtration, supplemented by the Clarex enzyme as a redundant safety layer. All draught beer is brewed on a 2,000-litre brewhouse installed at the company's Abbeyhill site in 2019. Bellfield operates two company-owned venues — the Abbeyhill Taproom & Beer Garden (opened August 2019) and Nobles by Bellfield in Leith (leased October 2025) — and runs a multi-channel distribution model: direct-to-consumer via a Shopify online shop, B2B trade via seven UK wholesalers (Bidfood, Dunns, Matthew Clark Bibendum, Inverarity Morton, Greencity, Eebria Trade, Pigs Ears Beer) plus national retail through Morrisons and Bidvest Foodservice, and direct export to the EU and worldwide. Pricing spans £28.80–£32.40 per 12-can case online and £5.20–£6.80 per pint on-premise, with venue hire, a spirits range (gin, single malt, rum — past releases) and merchandise as ancillary revenue.

The company is privately held and bootstrapped/employee-owned rather than venture-backed (disclosed external funding totals approximately $826K across 2015–2017 via Crowdcube, Equity Gap and one undisclosed round). It has accumulated a credible award pedigree including Scottish Brewery of the Year 2023, multiple World Beer Awards UK wins, and ongoing Scottish Beer Awards and Free From Awards medals, anchoring its positioning as a premium, certified-safe craft beer brand for coeliac, vegan and mainstream craft consumers.

Name

Bellfield Brewery

Legal name

Bellfield Brewery Ltd

Website

https://bellfieldbrewery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bellfield Brewery Ltd is an Edinburgh-based, employee-owned craft brewery producing certified gluten-free (under 10 ppm) and vegan craft beer, distributed via its own taprooms, a Shopify D2C shop, seven UK wholesalers, national retailers and direct export to EU and worldwide markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer (Gluten-Free & Vegan)

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Breweries (312120), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF)

Keywords

• Gluten-free craft beer
• Vegan craft beer
• Craft brewery
• On-trade beer supply
• Brewery taproom hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Online D2C beer and merchandise sales: Direct e-commerce sales via the Shopify storefront: 12-can cases of core beers (£28.80–£32.40), mixed cases (sampler, ultimate, ales & IPAs, core range, Bohemian+Craft Lager), mini kegs/casks (when in stock), gift cards, branded glassware and merchandise (insulated water bottles, glasses). UK delivery £5.95, free over £65, with 48-hour delivery ex-weekends.
2. Taproom on-trade sales (Abbeyhill): On-site bar sales at the Taproom & Beer Garden — draught Bellfield beers, guest kegs/casks, cider, wine, prosecco, cocktails, spirits, soft drinks and guest beers from other Scottish producers. Food via rotating street food pop-ups. Plus retail can sales for takeaway.
3. Nobles by Bellfield bar sales (Leith): Hospitality revenue at the second site (Nobles, Constitution Street, Leith) — full Bellfield range on keg and cask, plus coffee, food (snacks/small plates/mains/desserts from new menu by Hugh Brown and Finlay Colvin), wine, cocktails, spirits and soft drinks.
4. Trade / wholesale beer supply: B2B sales of 30L kegs (S-type sankey couplers) and 9-gallon casks, with EKeg/Kegstar pooling for empties. Distributed via Bidfood, Dunns Food & Drink, Eebria Trade, Greencity Wholefoods, Inverarity Morton, Matthew Clark Bibendum and Pigs Ears Beer Ltd; available through national retailers including Morrisons and Bidvest Foodservice.
5. Export sales: Direct exports of beer to customers across the EU and worldwide; KeyKegs available on request.
6. Spirits and past-beer retail lines: Specialty spirit line (Scottish Craft Gin, Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Golden Caribbean Rum) and limited mini-keg/cask releases, contributing occasional one-off revenue.
7. Venue hire and private events: Hire of Taproom and Beer Garden (exclusive use on Mondays/Tuesdays) and Nobles for parties, corporate events, away days and launches; minimum spend may apply outside normal trading days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bellfield Brewery is an Edinburgh-based craft brewery that produces a full range of certified gluten-free and vegan beers (pilsners, lagers, IPAs, stouts, porters and an alcohol-free IPA) on a 2,000-litre brewhouse at its Abbeyhill site. It sells these beers direct-to-consumer via its own Shopify online shop, through two company-operated hospitality venues (the Abbeyhill Taproom & Beer Garden and Nobles by Bellfield in Leith), and through a UK wholesale network supplying pubs, restaurants and national retailers.

Product overview

Bellfield Brewery operates a unified product portfolio built around certified gluten-free craft beer brewed on a 2,000-litre brewhouse at its Abbeyhill brewery in Edinburgh, complemented by physical venues and ancillary merchandise. The current core canned range is anchored by five flagship beers — Bohemian Pilsner, Craft Lager, Lawless Village IPA, Auld Reekie Black and the alcohol-free Fire Island IPA — and is sold both direct-to-consumer via a Shopify online shop and on draught at the company's two hospitality venues: the Bellfield Brewery Taproom & Beer Garden (Abbeyhill) and Nobles by Bellfield (Leith). Layered on top are taproom-only or seasonal brews (Jex-Blake Mosaic IPA, Lucky Spence IPA, Porty Haze, Joppa Juice IPA, Lager Libre, Vienna Secession Lager, Eighty Shilling, plus limited-edition releases such as Rational Creatures for International Women's Day), curated mixed cases (Sampler, Ultimate Mixed Case, Mixed Ales & Hoppy IPAs, Mixed Case Core Range, Mixed Case Bohemian Pilsner & Craft Lager), glassware and drinkware merchandise (Mencia Glasses, Insulated Water Bottle), digital gift cards, and a discontinued spirits range (Scottish Craft Gin, Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Golden Caribbean Rum). Distribution is supported by UK wholesalers (Bidfood, Dunns, Matthew Clark Bibendum, Inverarity Morton, Pigs Ears Beer, Eebria Trade, Greencity Wholefoods) and trade customers can order keg, cask and 330ml cans online.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nobles by Bellfield: Neighbourhood bar and pub in Leith, Edinburgh, operated by Bellfield Brewery, offering the full range of Bellfield beers alongside coffee and food.
• Rational Creatures

Quantifiable outcome

• Beers routinely test below 10 ppm gluten (vs 20 ppm EU regulatory threshold)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coeliac UKcoreOthersAll Bellfield beers are certified gluten-free by Coeliac UK. Provides independent regulatory-grade dietary assurance and certification that underpins the brand's value proposition.
• Vegan SocietycoreOthersAll Bellfield beers are registered with the Vegan Society, providing independent vegan certification across the product range.
• BidfoodcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of seven UK wholesalers distributing Bellfield kegs and casks to on-trade customers nationally.
• Dunns Food & DrinkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorScottish foodservice wholesaler distributing Bellfield beers to on-trade accounts.
• Matthew Clark Bibendum LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor UK drinks wholesaler distributing Bellfield's keg and cask range across the on-trade.
• Inverarity MortoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholesaler distributing Bellfield to Scottish on-trade customers.
• Eebria TrademinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorB2B trade ordering platform listing Bellfield Brewery for trade buyers.
• Greencity WholefoodsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpeciality/wholefood wholesaler aligned with Bellfield's organic, ethical and dietary-inclusion positioning.
• Pigs Ears Beer LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpeciality beer wholesaler distributing Bellfield to craft accounts.
• SCOTLAND: The Big PictureminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRewilding charity partnership: Bellfield donates £2.50 from every Osprey Platform IPA mini cask sold, and previously sponsored construction of an osprey nesting platform.
• Scottish Women's AidcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual charity partnership: 50p from every pint of Rational Creatures sold over launch weekend is donated to Scottish Women's Aid, supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse.
• Edinburgh Art FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed Fire Island IPA (0.5% ABV alcohol-free American red IPA), inspired by Edinburgh's Fire Island nightclub.
• Hugh BrowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChef formerly of The Palmerston and Fin & Grape; co-creator of the new all-day menu at Nobles by Bellfield alongside Finlay Colvin.
• Finlay ColvincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChef formerly of Mirin; co-creator of the new all-day menu at Nobles by Bellfield alongside Hugh Brown.
• Naughty Boi BurgersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRotating pop-up food partner at the Bellfield Taproom & Beer Garden; signature smash burgers available at the taproom.
• BiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPop-up food partner at Bellfield Taproom (and Nobles during festive season). Winners of the 2023 Scottish Street Food Awards.
• Knights KitchenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAfrican-inspired street food pop-up partner at the Bellfield Taproom; Scottish Champions at the BSFA Awards 2024.
• GuisadosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMexican street food pop-up running the festive kitchen throughout December at the Bellfield Taproom.
• CoorieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEdinburgh-based social enterprise running a pizza pop-up at the Bellfield Taproom.
• Lemon SqueezyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPop-up food partner at Bellfield Taproom. All food is dairy-free, egg-free and nut-free, and made totally gluten-free at Bellfield.
• PianodromeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusively brewed Resonancy Pale Ale for the partnership with Pianodrome at the Edinburgh Festival.
• The Safari LoungeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal bar/restaurant partner allowing Bellfield taproom customers to order takeaway food delivered to their table.
• Scottish Women's Aid (Nobles launch beneficiary)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharity beneficiary receiving 50p per pint of Rational Creatures sold over launch weekend across both Bellfield sites.
• Obadiah CoffeeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Abbeyhill coffee specialists who collaborated on the Totally Wired Stout (cold-brew coffee and vanilla beans infusion).
• Marie BrowncoreOthersInternal ownership/governance contact listed as responsible for overseeing implementation of Bellfield Brewery's Modern-Day Slavery Policy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Green's Gluten-Free Beers: UK-based gluten-free beer specialist (owned by Hero Breweries) producing a range of gluten-free ales, lagers and stouts. Directly comparable to Bellfield as the only other dedicated gluten-free beer brand of meaningful UK scale, competing for the same coeliac/gluten-sensitive drinker segment.
• Stewart Brewing: Edinburgh-based independent craft brewery producing a broad range of cask, keg and bottled beers with an on-site taproom. Closest direct geographic and operational peer to Bellfield's brewery/taproom model in the Edinburgh craft scene.
• 71 Brewing: Independent Scottish craft brewery (Alloa) producing core lagers, IPAs and seasonal beers with a taproom. Comparable in scale, geography and independent-craft positioning; Bellfield has previously featured 71 Brewing beers as guest taps.
• Tempest Brewing Co: Independent Scottish craft brewery (Galashiels) producing modern IPAs, lagers and cask ales with a taproom. Comparable in scale, multi-channel UK distribution and independent ownership profile to Bellfield.
• Newbarns Brewery: Edinburgh-based small craft brewery with a neighbourhood taproom, focused on modern lagers and IPAs. Highly comparable in scale, geography and direct-to-consumer taproom model.
• Campervan Brewery: Leith, Edinburgh-based small craft brewery with a taproom, producing lagers, IPAs and cask ales. Operates in the same Edinburgh neighbourhood as Nobles by Bellfield and competes for overlapping on-trade and taproom trade.

Broad incumbents

• Innis & Gunn: One of Scotland's largest independent craft brewers with national and international distribution, a taproom, and a beer-tourism footprint. Represents the scaled Scottish craft incumbent Bellfield could grow into if capacity and distribution expand.
• BrewDog: Global Scottish-headquartered craft brewery with a vast portfolio, hundreds of bars and mainstream retail listings. Serves as the upper-bound benchmark for what an Edinburgh-rooted craft brand can become at scale, while illustrating competitive pressure on smaller independents.

Emerging players

• Vault City Brewing: Scottish craft brewery specialising in fruited sours and modern styles, with a focus on direct-to-consumer online sales and UK wholesale. Comparable as a digitally-led Scottish craft brand scaling beyond its Edinburgh roots.

Regional players

• Harviestoun Brewery: Long-established Scottish craft brewery producing lagers and ales with UK and selective export distribution. Comparable as a Scotland-rooted independent craft operator at a slightly larger scale than Bellfield.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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