Two Towns Down

Microbrewery in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Two Towns Down Taproom & Shop

Established in 2019

Contact
47 Back Sneddon Street, Paisley, PA3 2DD, Scotland
Description
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.

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6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Two Towns Downs At Home Beers #1 of 6 (First Night). Six beers over a couple of evenings with a clear pale golden lager to begin with. Hoppy and clean tasting with a mild sweetness. This has some flavour, but struggles a little, although as it's not one of my favourite styles it probably wouldn't win too many awards from me anyway.
Tried from Can at Allison Arms on 23 Apr 2026 at 19:53

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Can at home. Pours clear golden, nose is grassy, toffee, watermelon, taste is sweet, sugary, citrus zest, watermelon hints. 6/6/7/7/6
Tried on 21 Apr 2026 at 08:24

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Can at ash's. Pours hazy orange, nose is guava, sweeties, pineapple, taste is floral, sour lemon sherbert, guava, zesty. 7/8/6/6/6
Tried on 18 Apr 2026 at 10:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can at ash's. Pours pale pink, nose is refreshers, fairy liquid, some berry, taste is sweet berries, floral, soapy. 6
Tried on 18 Apr 2026 at 10:30

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Can at ash's. Pours hazy pale golden, nose is pineapple juice, light coconut, floral, passionfruit, taste is pineapple, acidic, some creamy coconut, little flat in the finish. 7/8/7/7/7
Tried on 18 Apr 2026 at 10:29

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Can at ash's. Pours hazy golden, nose is herbs, lime, grassy, taste is bitter, grassy, some juicy fruit. 6
Tried on 18 Apr 2026 at 10:27

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Can from Great Grog. Pours clear dark brown to black with a thick beige head. Aromas of roast coffee and a light saline note. Taste is coffee, smoke, liquorice and that saline note again. Roasted bitter finish. Lovely example of the style.
Tried on 05 Apr 2026 at 11:16

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Great Grog. Pours hazy golden orange with a thick white head. Aromas of pineapple and orange. Taste adds some peach. Light sweet finish.
Tried on 03 Apr 2026 at 16:00

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Keg at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival 2026. Pours hazy purple-ish with a thin white head. Aromas of blueberry and vanilla as promised, light tang. Taste is on the sweet side of things. Fruity finish.
Tried on 03 Apr 2026 at 15:09

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at the Paisley Craft Beer Festival. Pours hazy pinkish with a thin white head. Strong lime sourness on the nose. Strawberry comes in on the taste. Sour linger.
Tried on 03 Apr 2026 at 15:07