During Burns Weekend – from today until Sunday – one city pub is offering free beer to the red heads in celebration of the national bard.
Vault City is pouring free half pints of Iron Brew Sour or Fiery Ginger to anyone with red hair at the Wee Vault taproom at 7a West Maitland Street, near Haymarket over the next couple of days, while stocks last
Their promotion is a bit tongue in cheek but the bar says that Scotland and Ireland are the “global red hair hotspots” with around 10 to 13 per cent of the population in each who have red locks.
Vault City is running their weekend to “bring gingers together, celebrate Scottish identity and mark one of the biggest dates in the cultural calendar”- all while sipping a sour beer.
Vault City co-founder Steven Smith-Hay says: “We first launched our Iron Brew sour six years ago as a playful nod to a drink that is part of everyday Scottish life, and it has grown into one of the beers people most closely associate with Vault City.
“Burns Weekend always brings a great mix of locals and visitors through our doors, so this year we thought it was time to give something back. Redheads have been carrying the fizzy ginger brand on their backs for generations, so offering them a free beer felt like the least we could do.”
The giveaway runs at The Wee Vault in Edinburgh from Friday 23 January through to closing time on Burns Night, Sunday 25 January. Redheads aged 18 and over can claim one free half pint of Iron Brew Sour or Fiery Ginger on production of valid ID, subject to availability. Terms & conditions apply.
