Growing demand for its products has prompted Scottish beer maker Brewmeister to relocate twice in a year.
The Keith firm recently moved to premises which, at 5,000 square feet, are triple the size of its previous site.
Founder and managing director Lewis Shand told the Press and Journal the larger facility at Isla Bank Mills would allow the firm to increase brewing capacity more than four times, and meet growing demand from customers throughout the world.
He added: “We first launched Brewmeister in a small farm steading in 2012.
“In the past two years we have seen a huge increase in demand for our beers and we quickly outgrew the facilities.
“Expanding to larger premises allows us to significantly increase our production and will enable us to grow as a business through increased ability to export further and also employ more staff.
“The new brewery is also key to our future plans of creating a retail outlet to sell our beers direct to the customers, and also educate them through tours at the site.”
It is less than a year since Brewmeister moved from Kincardine O’Neil in Royal Deeside to an industrial unit in Keith.
Mr Shand and fellow director John McKenzie, both former pupils of Keith Grammar School, were aiming for annual turnover of more than £2million within a year of the initial relocation.
The business now employs 13 people and has recently undergone a rebranding to coincide with its expansion, and its new labels are up for a Scottish design award.
Beers made by Brewmeister, launched on a £5,000 student loan, include Neon Blonde, Black Hawk, Snake Venom, Supersonic IPA, Kaiser and 10.
Snake Venom boasts of being the world’s strongest beer at 67.5% alcohol by volume.
The beers are sold in several Aberdeen bars, hotels and restaurants, while the firm is exporting to Europe, Asia and is in talks with US distributors.