Broughton Tibbie Shiels Ale

Commercial Description:
Isabella (Tibbie) Shiels was born in the Scottish Borders in 1782. In 1823 she moved into St Mary’s Cottage on the shores of St Mary’s Loch along with her husband and six bairns. Within a year her husband had died and to support herself and her children she developed the cottage as a lodging house and inn. As a result of her own hard work and considerable personality Tibbie Shiels Inn became a favourite with many well known literary figures of the time such as Sir Walter Scott, Robert Lewis Stephenson, and Robert Hogg "the Ettrick Shepherd". Such was the success of her enterprise that the Tibbie Shiels Inn still welcomes travellers to this day with a warm fire, good food, stunning views and excellent ale. We like to think this fine,award winning ale is a fitting tribute to Tibbie, with its complex dark malty flavour and a subtle hop aftertaste brewed with a great deal of attention and care. An ale to be remembered down the years.