TROUBLE has been brewing for a famous Arran beer maker as stock is at the lowest it has ever been in the wake of the hot weather.

The Arran Brewery announced that it can’t keep up with demand and after the sunny period is down to the very last pallets of beer.

In a statement, the brewery said it was “flat out and has enough beer in tanks to just stay ahead of the forecast but expansion of capacity is needed rapidly”.

Arran’s new breweries at Loch Earn and Dreghorn and further expansion on Arran have been delayed because of an insurance claim for a fire at Loch Earn taking the insurers almost year to agree to pay out.

The firm said this had a considerable knock-on effect on and delayed the project pipeline considerably.

Managing Director Gerald Michaluk said: “We are very tight for stock but managing to keep our heads above the waters of demand – just.

“When the season ends we will be able to build up stock for Christmas and hopefully begin to open the new facilities as our project pipeline beings flowing again.

“The considerable delay at Loch Earn has had a considerable impact on our project plan’s way out of proportion to the actual damage to the hotel.”