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Peter Maxwell Stuart

Peter D'Arcy Joseph Maxwell-Stuart, 20th Laird of Traquair (16 November 1922 – 1990)[1] was a Scottish landowner. He rediscovered the 18th-century brewery at Traquair House and became a noted brewer.

He was the father of Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair.

Early life

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Stuart was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1922,[2] to Francis Joseph Maxwell-Stuart, 19th Laird of Traquair, and Dorothy Mary Hartley.[1]

Career

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Traquair House

Stuart was an officer in the British Indian Army and a managing director at Vickers.[citation needed]

In the early 1960s,[3] he rediscovered the 18th-century brewery at Traquair House and began brewing beer using the original equipment.[4] Some of the oak barrels were over 200 years old.[5]

David Geary, who established D. L. Geary Brewing Company in the United States in 1983, worked as an intern under Stuart to learn the craft of brewing.[6][7][8] Geary began distributing Stuart's Traquair House Ale in 1984.[9]

Personal life

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In 1956, Stuart married Flora Carr-Saunders,[1] daughter of Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders, with whom he had a daughter, Catherine,[1] in 1964. She became the 21st Lady of Traquair.[2][5]

Death

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Stuart died in February 1990,[10] aged 68.[11]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Peter D'Arcy Joseph Maxwell-Stuart, 20th of Traquair". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "A brief history of Traquair and the family". Traquair House. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Snyder, Stephen (1996). The Beer Companion: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Finest Craft Beers. Simon & Schuster. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-684-83125-1.
  4. ↑ Alworth, Jeff (21 March 2017). The Secrets of Master Brewers: Techniques, Traditions, and Homebrew Recipes for 26 of the World's Classic Beer Styles, from Czech Pilsner to English Old Ale. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61212-654-8.
  5. 1 2 "Traquair House brewery and ales". Traquair House. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "History". D.L. Geary Brewing Co. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Maine Attraction: 30 Years of D.L. Geary Brewing - All About Beer". All About Beer. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Oxford Companion to Beer Definition of Geary, David". Craft Beer & Brewing. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Raise a pint to remember David Geary - Island Institute". www.islandinstitute.org. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Full record for 'LAIRD'S ALE' (6837) - Moving Image Archive catalogue". movingimage.nls.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  11. ↑ The Scotsman, 21 February 1990, p. 6
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