Sonja Mitchell is a former brand manager with consumer goods giant Unilever who became her own boss when she launched Jump Ship Brewing, Scotland’s only non-alcoholic brewery, in 2019. Ms Mitchell’s passion for brewing was sparked when she tried her first beer after a debut rugby match to remember. When she is not overseeing the creation of award-winning beers with her trusty crew, she likes nothing more than to be out on the ocean waves.
What is your business called? Jump Ship Brewing. Where is it based? Our brewery is based at Rosemains Steadings, a hub for makers and producers on the Prestonhall Estate in Pathhead, Midlothian. What does it produce/do? Jump Ship Brewing is Scotland’s first non-alcoholic brewery, and we have created a range of award-winning alcohol free beers.
Rather than stripping the alcohol out of the beer and removing flavour at the same time, we brew our beers to be naturally less than 0.5% ABV (alcohol by volume) - about the same level of alcohol as a large ripe banana. We have a core range of a lager, IPA, pale and stout, as well as seasonal releases such as our current Gooseberry Gose and Galaxy IPA.
We brew our beers to be as inclusive as possible, all of our beers are vegan and gluten-free. We’ve pledged 10% of profits to charity and brew on 100% renewable energy. To whom does it sell? Anyone who would like to try our beer.
Our beers are stocked in over 300 independent bars, restaurants and retailers, mainly in Scotland with a few stockists.