First Scottish craft beer company to accept Cryptocurrency payments!

Aberdeen based craft beer company OGV Taproom has become one of the first craft beer brewers in Scotland to accept Cryptocurrency payments for its range of craft ale products. Customers will now be able to buy OGV Taproom beer online using Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and one of Elon Musk’s favourite – Bitcoin itself.

Having launched the business successfully last year during lockdown with the iconic “Rig Pig” and a range of craft ales dedicated to the energy sector, OGV Taproom has diversified its product portfolio to encapsulate some truly unique offerings, which exemplify distinctive and memorable flavour profiles.

OGV Taproom has been developed by the team at OGV Energy, a well-established media group that is focused on delivering news and events to the energy sector. It was through the growth and development of OGV Energy, that the directors and staff members decided to augment their brand offering to include a craft ale business and premises that fostered a true culture of community, where their customers could relax.

Managing Director, Kenny Dooley said: “Having discovered the popularity of craft ale beers and breweries in the energy hubs across the world and the sense of togetherness that it brought to the people who drank there, the light bulb went off for us and we thought we could replicate this for the energy community too and bring some excitement and good fun into the process.”

Operations Director, Daniel Hyland also commented: “Lockdown has allowed us all to find a sense of clarity, not just to us as a company but to the wider business community in general. Over the last 12 months, since learning about blockchain technology and its adaption within the energy sector, it has become clear to me that it will form part of the future financial system. Bitcoin is the best performing financial asset of all time, bar none and will be a store of value that most blue-chip companies will have included on their balance sheet and retail investors will include as part of their investment portfolio.”

OGV Taproom will soon have 16 beers available and more in the tank as they look to open their first taproom in Bridge place, Aberdeen in June, pending Scottish government clarifications. The taproom will consist of a number of firsts for the city and encompass a number of new ways to buy and order drinks, interactive games as well as an events space, where they hope to showcase local musicians/comedians and host client nights for some of their customers from the energy sector as well as a space for local community groups to utilise for free. All OGV Taproom beers are made from high quality, locally sourced produce.

For more information on OGV Taproom, please visit: https://ogvtaproom.com

Read the latest issue of the OGV Energy magazine HERE.