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The CAMRA Scotland Branches (SCOTB) website at scotb.camra.org.uk is a portal for all ten CAMRA branches in Scotland. It does not list each branch by name on the page, so treat it as a single entry point for Scottish branch activity rather than a directory you can browse branch by branch. SCOTB is one of CAMRA's 16 regional areas and represents a membership of over 4,000 within a national organisation of about 140,000 members.
What the site is for
CAMRA describes itself as a non-profit consumer organisation. The stated aims carried on the SCOTB welcome page are:
- Protect and improve consumer rights
- Promote quality, choice and value for money
- Support the public house as a focus of community life
- Campaign for greater appreciation of traditional beers, ciders and perries as part of national heritage and culture
- Seek improvements in all licensed premises and throughout the brewing industry
The Scottish site applies those aims at regional level and acts as the shared front door for the ten branches.
The SNIB note, and why it matters
You may see references to Scotland & Northern Ireland (SNIB) on the site. This is a legacy label: Northern Ireland was formerly part of the CAMRA region, and that arrangement ceased in April 2024 when Northern Ireland became its own region. If you are looking for Northern Ireland branch information, the Scottish portal is no longer the right route.
What the page currently features
The welcome page highlights recent award results rather than branch listings:
| Award | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Champion Beer of Scotland 2025 | Gold: Five Kingdoms Dark Storm; Silver: Five Kingdoms McGregor's Mild; Bronze: Cairngorm Wildcat | Final judging by blind tasting at the 24th Ayrshire Real Ale Festival, 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 trophy presentation to Five Kingdoms head brewer Brendon Dennett, alongside brewer Nathan Walls and RD Stuart McMahon, is also noted.
How to use it
- Start at scotb.camra.org.uk when you want Scottish-level CAMRA news, award results or a route into branch activity.
- Expect to reach individual branches through the site rather than from a published list on the welcome page — the ten branches are not enumerated there.
- Ignore SNIB references for current coverage; Northern Ireland sits outside this region as of April 2024.
- If your interest is a specific branch's pub guide or events, go via the portal rather than assuming the SCOTB page itself holds that detail.
The main limitation to know up front: the page confirms the ten-branch scope but does not name them, so it answers "what is this site" more fully than "which branch covers my area."