Extra Black, an alternative choice for St Patrick’s Day

Leith-based Campervan Brewery made sure their gluten free, nitro porter, Extra Black, was pouring across Edinburgh on St Partick’s Day and the brewery are hoping to paint the town Extra Black on March 17.

Extra Black will also be available in Glasgow, The North-East and Southampton.

Akin to Guinness, and gold winner at the International Beer Challenge, Extra Black is a dark beer, with milk chocolate and coffee flavours, creating a rich and perfectly balanced beer.

Brewery owner, Paul Gibson, said: “We hope that folk choose a pint of Extra Black over the slightly larger, well-known dark beer associated with St Patrick’s Day.”

Campervan Brewery recently announced an expansion to their operation in Leith involving a new brewhouse and fermenting vessels.

Patrick Smith, production manager, said: “The team have loved being at Beer X in Liverpool this week to showcase our new brewhouse alongside Brewstar Systems. We can’t wait to get all the new equipment up to Edinburgh to get it installed.”

Campervan’s current expansion should be complete by next month.

PICTURE: Extra Black on parade.