Last month, the company halted production of gin and vodka brands at its distillery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, in order to “sharpen” the businesses focus.

Brewdog announced job cuts across the business in October last year after posting a £37m loss.

Earlier in 2025 it announced the closure of 10 bars across the UK, including its flagship pub in Aberdeen.

The company currently employs around 1,400 people and as well as the Ellon site, it has breweries in the US, Australia and Germany.

When it was founded in Aberdeenshire the firm portrayed itself as a rebellious challenger to a UK brewing industry it regarded as stuffy and corporate.

But in 2024, the firm faced a backlash after revealing it would no longer hire new staff on the real living wage, instead paying the lower legal minimum wage.

A BBC documentary also highlighted allegations about the behaviour by former chief executive James Watt. That prompted a complaint to the broadcasting regulator Ofcom, but it was subsequently rejected.

Watt later stood down as chief executive officer and moved to a newly-created position of “captain and co-founder”.

Dickie left the company last year, saying that he took the decision for personal reasons.