The story
Founder Dougal Sharp was born in Aberdeen in June 1972. He was raised in Elgin, Moray, before moving to Edinburgh aged 14. The Innis & Gunn name is derived from the middle names of both Sharp and his brother. Sharp's career in alcoholic drinks began at Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery, with his father having led the management buy-out of the company in 1987. Sharp founded Innis & Gunn in 2003.
The brewery has contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery since 2014 and has been exported to over 35 countries. In 2017, Innis & Gunn sold 2.5 million cases of beer in over 35 countries.
In late 2016, to help grow the company, Innis & Gunn raised £2.4 million through crowdfunding, surpassing its target of £1 million within 72 hours. This allowed them to purchase the Inveralmond Brewery in Perth.
In 2017, the brewery signed a distribution deal in China for its flagship ale 'The Original'.
In March 2026 Innis & Gunn went into administration, with the brand and intellectual property being purchased by Tennent's owners C&C Group, leading to the Perth brewery and all taprooms being shut down and all staff being made redundant.
From Wikipedia’s article on Innis & Gunn, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4