What is the CAMRA Scottish Branches website?

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scotb.camra.org.uk is the portal site for CAMRA Scotland Branches (SCOTB), one of CAMRA's regional areas. It exists to link together the ten CAMRA branches covering Scotland and to report branch-level and national news, such as beer competition results. It is run within CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, a non-profit consumer organisation of about 140,000 members, of which SCOTB represents over 4,000.

What CAMRA is and what it campaigns for

CAMRA describes its aims on the site as:

  • Protecting and improving consumer rights
  • Promoting quality, choice and value for money
  • Supporting the pub as a focus of community life
  • Campaigning for greater appreciation of traditional beers, ciders and perries as part of national heritage and culture
  • Seeking improvements in all licensed premises and throughout the brewing industry

These aims explain why the site mixes practical branch information with campaigning and awards content rather than acting as a pub-finding or booking service.

How the site fits into CAMRA's structure

CAMRA has over 200 local branches across the UK, grouped into 16 regional areas. SCOTB is one of those areas and acts as the umbrella for the ten Scottish branches. The site is therefore a signposting layer: it points visitors towards the individual branches rather than duplicating their local listings.

One naming detail worth knowing: the site notes references to "Scotland & Northern Ireland (SNIB)", which reflects Northern Ireland formerly being part of the region. That arrangement ended in April 2024, when Northern Ireland became its own region.

What you will find on the site

The homepage currently leads with two competition results:

Competition Result Detail
Champion Beer of Scotland 2025 Gold: Five Kingdoms Dark Storm; Silver: Five Kingdoms McGregor's Mild; Bronze: Cairngorm Wildcat Decided by blind tasting at the 24th Ayrshire Real Ale Festival on Friday, 3 October 2025
Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2025 Cairngorm Black Gold Judged at CAMRA's National Winter Ales Festival in Burton on Trent, February 2025

The Champion Beer of Scotland trophy was presented by Regional Director Stuart McMahon to Five Kingdoms head brewer Brendon Dennett, alongside fellow brewer Nathan Walls.

Who the site is useful for

  • CAMRA members in Scotland who want to find their local branch or follow regional news.
  • Beer, cider and perry enthusiasts checking award results and festival outcomes.
  • Anyone researching CAMRA's structure who needs to understand how branches, regions and national campaigns relate.

If you are looking for a specific pub, opening hours or event tickets, go to the relevant local branch rather than this portal — the site positions itself as a gateway to those ten branches, not as a directory in its own right.