Scottish alcohol-free brewing company Jump Ship Brewing has launched its first beer, Yardarm.
The launch comes in the wake of a successful crowdfunding campaign, which reached its target in six days.
Yardarm is available to the off-trade in cases of 24 x 330ml cans (ABV 0.5%) with an RSP of £1.99.
Jump Ship brews in small batches using natural brewing techniques to combine barley, hops and yeast with soft Scottish water, creating as much flavour as possible with minimal alcohol.
Sonja Mitchell, a keen sailor, beer-lover and mother of three, decided to ‘jump ship’ from her marketing job to launch the business. The idea behind Jump Ship was born in December 2018 out of a love of beer but a horror of hangovers. Keen to enable more people to enjoy great beer without the booze, Mitchell set out to discover if she could produce a world-class alcohol-free beer in Scotland.
Mitchell, who brewed the beer from her own recipe, describes Yardarm as a zesty, biscuity and discretely bitter lager. It is brewed with Citra and Styrian Bobek hops for a full flavour finish, similar to a well-balanced IPA. The beer is gluten-free, vegan-friendly and lower in calories than standard beers.
Sonja Mitchell said: “It’s been incredible to see the response to the crowd-funding bid. Having the backing of so many amazing people, not only gives me the financial resources needed to get to market, but I also know that there’s a crowd of people looking forward to drinking my beer. The wind is truly in my sails. It’s time to Jump Ship!”
Off-trade enquiries should be directed to sales@jumpship.beer.
