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.
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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a dark brown with a light brown head. Aroma is rich malty, salty, caramel, sugary. Taste is sweet sugary, chocolate, rich malty, candy bar, honey.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2026
at 01:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is herbal, fruity, danky, melon, citrus. Taste is bitter hops, citrus, fruity, melon, rinds.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2026
at 01:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a golden amber with off white head. Aroma is hoppy, piney, danky, citrus. Taste is bitter, danky, chewy hops, citrus, fruity.
Tried
on 30 Mar 2026
at 00:13
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Dark brown-black colour, no head and aroma of dark malt, chocolate, with strawberry & blueberry. Taste is malty, caramel, strawberry & blueberry notes, with some biscuit, zingy berry fruit and bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, biscuity tart berry fruity bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2026
at 17:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours darkest brown to black with a light brown head. The aroma is sweet and intoxicating, huge almond character, biscotti, liquid chocolate, vanilla, toasted marshmallow, nougat, mocha coffee, rocky road and fudge brownie. The taste is initially smooth, rich roasted malt, slick, thick, toothy, chewy, sweet, plenty of almond once again, chocolate, bitter, cacao nibs, chocolate brown, coffee grounds, burnt toast, vanilla, rocky road, slightly charred, touch of umami and some boozey warmth. Fulsome body and moderate carbonation. Almond took me by suprise a bit... Not exactly balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 17:14
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
can at joes ...(cheers aidy) hazy amber ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet floral peach fruit nose ..big pineapple ..Light dry floral pithy fruit
Tried
on 07 Feb 2026
at 18:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Ayrshire Coastal Walking Mini Break Beer#32. First sour of this trip, a hazy orange coloured, juice appearance ale. The fruit itself is potent and best in aroma, mildly soured in taste, becoming sweetish in aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
at
Allison Arms
on 05 Feb 2026
at 12:09
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Ayrshire Coastal Walking Mini Break Beer#3. First craft beer in Paisley on a travel day. Golden with a carbonation. Crisp easy, and with light citrus, which is most stated in aroma where it gets very fruity.
Tried
from Can
at
Wee Howff
on 02 Feb 2026
at 13:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2026
at 19:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
10/1/2026. Can at ITFC Beer share. Bought direct from the brewery. Good pour. Aroma is salted caramel, honeycomb, crunchie bar, roasted malts, liquorice, tar. Bitter toffee brittle, salted caramel taste. Liquorice comes through more. Quite full bodied, smooth, low carbonation. Rather good.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2026
at 19:34