About
Two Towns Down is a brewing project founded by Sandy McKelvie.
Sandy started his brewing career in the Isle of Man before returning to his native Scotland to complete the Brewing and Distilling Degree at Heriot Watt University. In his third year he was also the in-house brewer at the Hanging Bat which included collabs with the likes of Six Degrees North.
Once the four year course was complete he took a brewing position at Fallen Brewing Co. before moving on to head up recipe development and barrel aging at Black Isle Brewing Co. Having recently relocated to 71 Brewing in Dundee, Sandy has taken the opportunity to launch his own project, showcasing innovative and cutting edge beers while still drawing inspiration from classic brewing philosophies.
Sandy started his brewing career in the Isle of Man before returning to his native Scotland to complete the Brewing and Distilling Degree at Heriot Watt University. In his third year he was also the in-house brewer at the Hanging Bat which included collabs with the likes of Six Degrees North.
Once the four year course was complete he took a brewing position at Fallen Brewing Co. before moving on to head up recipe development and barrel aging at Black Isle Brewing Co. Having recently relocated to 71 Brewing in Dundee, Sandy has taken the opportunity to launch his own project, showcasing innovative and cutting edge beers while still drawing inspiration from classic brewing philosophies.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Large foamy white head a hazy dull golden coloured body.
Orange & mango aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a cloying back.
Mango, vegetal, blueberry, pithy & pale malt tastes with a hopped up peppery finish.
Nice enough.
Orange & mango aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a cloying back.
Mango, vegetal, blueberry, pithy & pale malt tastes with a hopped up peppery finish.
Nice enough.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2026
at 20:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - murky, thick and chunky in look. Yellow to orange in colour. White head.
Nose - loads of ripe strawberry. Lime if you search for it.
Taste - big ripe and juicy strawberry, just a hint of lime.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet and juicy. Not really sour at all.
Overall - not a sour. A fruit beer. Feels like the ingredients are all real, mind.
Appearance - murky, thick and chunky in look. Yellow to orange in colour. White head.
Nose - loads of ripe strawberry. Lime if you search for it.
Taste - big ripe and juicy strawberry, just a hint of lime.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet and juicy. Not really sour at all.
Overall - not a sour. A fruit beer. Feels like the ingredients are all real, mind.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 30 May 2026
at 19:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - cloudy to murky orange with a fluffy white head.
Nose - apricot, melon and orange zest.
Taste - orange zest, dried apricot, juicy melon and closing off with orange zest again.
Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy and then nice bitterness on the finish.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Appearance - cloudy to murky orange with a fluffy white head.
Nose - apricot, melon and orange zest.
Taste - orange zest, dried apricot, juicy melon and closing off with orange zest again.
Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy and then nice bitterness on the finish.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 29 May 2026
at 18:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can at Joe's. Pours hazy orange, nose is mango, floral, taste is sweet fruit, floral, grassy. 7/7/6/6/6
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 10:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Two Towns Downs At Home Beers #6 of 6 (Second Night). Last of the half dozen, the only one that is a collaboration, and the strongest of the lot. In terms of the latter comment it doesn't feel that way in taste, although has aspects of its strength. Its rather dense textured sugary-woody dryness on the buds, on a dark-malty base feels like it should be blander than it actually is. I enjoyed this one despite being on the understated 'stout' side for me. It's booziest in its aroma, although lightly so here.
Tried
from Can
at
Two Towns Down Taproom & Shop
on 24 Apr 2026
at 20:53
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Two Towns Downs At Home Beers #5 of 6 (Second Night). Another second good one of the night, this time its huge caramel aroma before I even supped this one indicated so. A hazy brown colour, despite strong salts, chocolate and caramels are abundant, and although it comes across somewhat dense, it's not particularly sticky-sweet in texture, feeling more smooth than expected. It has a good mouthfeel for it.
Tried
from Can
at
Two Towns Down Taproom & Shop
on 24 Apr 2026
at 19:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Two Towns Downs At Home Beers #4 of 6 (Second Night). Three more brews starting with a good one, you can tell with a first sip! Hazy golden, the wheat part is good, especially in its taste where yeasts and mild banana are apparent. This gets more stated in its aftertaste and in its aroma too. September always ends, but sadly this excellent beer will too.
Tried
from Can
at
Allison Arms
on 24 Apr 2026
at 18:22
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at Craig's, says 8%. Pours black, chocolate, caramel, hints of tonka? Taste is roasted, wood spice, chocolate, creosote. 7
Tried
on 24 Apr 2026
at 07:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Two Towns Downs At Home Beers #3 of 6 (First Night). Last of the first evening of brews, and this black stout has an initial grittiness about it, but as the palate adjusts becomes a little more smooth in texture and taste. Never fully stated with its roastedness, there's nevertheless enough here to enjoy, coupled with a very lightly salted marine influence.
Tried
from Can
at
Two Towns Down Taproom & Shop
on 23 Apr 2026
at 23:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Two Towns Downs At Home Beers #2 of 6 (First Night). Second of six cans from TTD. This black brew with no head was a little more strength infused than expected from something not at imperial levels, it does impact the taste somewhat. Nevertheless the sweetness of the strawberry can be found, withe blueberry a little on the sour side, enjoyed with hints of chocolate in aroma.
Tried
from Can
at
Allison Arms
on 23 Apr 2026
at 21:11