A Glasgow brewery founded in 2018 has plunged into liquidation after being wound up earlier this year. Overtone Brewing Ltd, known for its colourful beer cans and craft beers, appointed liquidators on May 21, according to filings today on the public record, The Gazette.

Founded by Bowei Wang and Dan Miller in Yoker, it had produced “bold” and “amplified” New England IPAs from its Glasgow base on the Albion Industrial Estate for nearly 10 years. Avid fans described it as “comfortably one of the best breweries in Scotland if not the UK” when reviewing the beer online. However, George Lafferty of restructuring firm BTG Begbies Traynor was appointed as its liquidator this month.

Overtone was wound up by the courts in February and made to appoint Mr Lafferty as an interim liquidator. According to STV, the business had accumulated unsustainable debts and was unable to secure further investment.

However, it appeared Overtone was saved after its business and assets were acquired by Inn House Brewery Company, another Glasgow brewer that has been around for more than 40 years.

At the time, Thomas McKay, a partner for BTG Begbies Traynor, said: “Following a review of the financial position of the company it was no longer sustainable to continue to trade due to the level of accumulated debts, and with no viable investment available, the company directors took the decision to place the company into liquidation and cease to trade.

“The business and assets were acquired by Inn House Brewery Company, who have since approached some of the affected workforce to assess future employment.”

The Express has contacted the liquidators for the latest update.

Businesses appoint liquidators for many reasons, including falling sales, rising costs, or overtrading. Liquidation is the process of bringing a business to an end by selling off its assets to convert them into cash. This cash is then used to pay off creditors and satisfy debts.

Other businesses in the beer trade have also fallen into liquidation this month. The Sorcerer’s Watering Hole in Brentford appointed liquidators on May 15.

The pub industry has been hit hard with closures in the last few years as it struggles with rising costs. Approximately two British pubs closed a day in the first quarter of 2026, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

Fans of a British beer brand have expressed their disappointment after it was pulled from supermarket shelves. The range of pale ales, IPAs and stouts was sold at Asda, as well as in smaller and independent alcohol retailers. However, after the brewery went bust, supply to UK supermarkets has been paused. Overtone Brewing Co., based in Scotland, announced it entered liquidation last week. 

The company became known for its unique craft beers, packaged in eye-catching designs. The brand is set to be taken over by a new owner, but it has paused beer supply to supermarkets and smaller shops for the time being. A notice was published in The Gazette on Tuesday, revealing that liquidators were appointed on February 13. George Dylan Lafferty, an insolvency practitioner of Begbies Traynor, has been appointed Provisional Liquidator of Overtone Brewing Ltd, the notice revealed. 

Fans and suppliers have shared their disappointment in the news. One shop that sold Overtone beer, The Wee Beer Shop, shared a post on social media about the liquidation news. 

“What a shame – they produced some of the best IPAs in the UK a few years ago,” the post reads. 

“If you have a hankering to try one last beer, their latest – Stovies – is as good as some of the ones they brewed in the past. I still have cans for sale.”

Another customer shared: “Awful news, I loved Overtone. Normally, they’re the only decent craft on draft down in Ayr.”

No formal closure of the brewery has been announced, but it has been confirmed that it’s pausing beer supply to supermarkets and off-licences across the country, with no return date announced. 

When searched on Google, it is labelled as temporarily closed. “Overtone is undergoing liquidation, but a new owner will continue to operate the brewery and brand in the future,” a spokesperson said.

Another customer called it “awful news”, while another simply said: “Sad times”. 

Liquidation is a legal process to help a company sell off its assets. Most of the time, the final result is the closure of the company and a cease in trading and/or operations. 

The money raised from selling off these assets is then used to pay creditors when they can no longer otherwise pay.