THE BAY’S BEER BATTER CELEBRATION

In the summer, what could be better than fish and chips, followed by a few beers? But The Bay Fish & Chips in Stonehaven has taken this prefect combination one step further by combining the two.

The Bay has produced a limited-edition beer batter to celebrate the craft brew currently being stocked in Aldi stores across Scotland. 

Calum Richardson from The Bay whipped up a special beer batter using Deeside’s LAF Ale to celebrate the local brewery making it onto Aldi shelves for the retailer’s Summer Beer Festival.

Calum said: “The fizz from the beer gives the batter a great lift and crunch creating a delicious local and sustainable beer battered MSC Scottish haddock. The LAF Ale has a clean, crisp flavour which is perfect in a fish batter. The result is incredibly light in texture, but full of taste.”

Described as a “lager inspired fusion”, LAF Ale is one of 33 craft beers being stocked in Aldi stores from May 30 for Aldi’s Summer Beer Festival. The Festival builds on the success of Aldi’s inaugural beer festival, held in November 2012, when 55,000 bottles of Scotland’s finest ales and beers were sold, worth £93,000. The summer festival will see over 70,000 bottles hit shop shelves to keep up with consumer demand.

Richard Holloway, Scottish managing director at Aldi, commented: “Matching one of Scotland’s finest ales with Scotland’s best fish and chips is a no-brainer. This match is sure to whet the appetite of food and drink lovers across the Scotland. We’re proud to be bringing the Beer Festival back in time for the summer and, as part of our on-going commitment to work with local suppliers, it’s great to introduce Aldi shoppers to great new flavours and varieties of beer.”