By STAFF REPORTER

THE NON-ALCOHOLIC brewery, Jump Ship
has launched a court case claiming that Brewdog
has caused “confusion and damage” to its brand.
The Edinburgh brewing giant used an image of
the second release of Jump Ship’s product in
their marketing. Jump Ship claim that this has
been detrimental to their business and say that
Brewdog has not responded to correspondence.
Jump Ship launched the first edition of ‘Shore
Leave’ in the middle of last year.
Sonja Mitchell founder of Jump Ship said: “I am
incredibly disappointed that despite contacting
BrewDog directly, I have been forced down the
legal route to defend all that I and my team have

built. We have put considerable investment into

the development of our Shore Leave series of

beers – from the creation of the beer itself to the

branding, packaging and distribution. We

cannot afford to lose that.

Jump Ship has developed a steadfast reputation

for great tasting beers with ethics at our heart

and this is what we’re seeking to protect.

“At the point where

BrewDog launched its beer,

Jump Ship was the only

brewer in the UK market

with a beer called Shore

Leave in production. The

basis of our claim is that

BrewDog’s actions cause a

risk of confusion amongst our stockists and

drinkers and this causes financial harm to our

brand. This is a period of exciting and positive

growth for Jump Ship with growing sales in the

UK and beyond and this matter is one we’re

keen to clear up.”

Sonja set up Jump Ship in 2019 and following

an equity based crowdfunder a brewery will

open at Rosemains in

Pathhead later this year.

The number of employees

has risen this year with a

new full-time brewer,

marketing manager and

head of sales appointed.

http://www.jumpship.beer

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Jump Ship founder,

Sonja Mitchell

Edinburgh trio on stage

By KIRSTY LEWIN

MANY PEOPLE IN Edinburgh are now

travelling to Europe for their holidays by

train, often with bikes, to avoid flying

and to enjoy a slower, more interesting,

and pleasurable journey. It can seem

daunting if you haven’t done it before.

In October I travelled alone to Portugal

with my Brompton, a fold up bike, by

train, ferry, and bus. It took around 76

hours but was a fantastic trip. The beauty

of a fold up bike is that it doesn’t need

booked onto trains or buses. It’s treated

as luggage if it’s covered or bagged. It’s

also useful in the event of a train

replacement bus service as many bus

companies will refuse to take a non-

foldable bike without a box or bag.

I started my planning with The Man in

Seat 61 website - a brilliant resource

which provides information about UK,

European and worldwide train travel. I

looked at various options from

Edinburgh to Lisbon, most of which

involved two overnight stays in hotels on

the way. These were expensive, so I

looked at further options using the

Trainline and ferry websites. The great

thing about Trainline is that you can also

book buses through it where there are no

useful train options.

CHOSEN ROUTE

The long-distance ferries don’t go every

day, so it took a bit of juggling but

eventually I settled on a route. This

involved cycling to Waverley station from

Portobello, getting the train to London,

cycling across London, getting the train

to Portsmouth, taking the ferry to

Santander, getting the train to Madrid,

taking the metro across Madrid, catching

the night bus to Lisbon, travelling on the

metro across Lisbon, and finally getting a

bus to Ericeira on the coast. It may sound

complicated but it was easy and fun,

even with an unexpected bus

replacement on part of the route.

The most expensive segment was on

Brittany Ferries to Santander. As it’s a

two-night trip I needed a bed so had to

reserve a four-bed cabin. However, that

expense was more than made up for by

the £8 ticket for the night bus from

Madrid to Lisbon. The highlight of this

epic trip was having the ORCA charity

on-board the ferry and spotting dolphins

around the boat. You won’t see that

on a plane.

http://www.seat61.com

From Edinburgh

to Portugal with

a Brompton

THREE MEMBERS of the

cast of the Pantomime

Adventures of Peter Pan

are locals - Kieran Lynch is

from Portobello and he

plays Peter Pan. He said:

“I went to the panto since

I was 5 years old and

watched Allan and Grant

on stage. Now getting to

be in it, in the rehearsal

room, getting to fly to

Neverland with them

is amazing.”

Rebecca Stenhouse

plays Tink and used to

visit the panto with her

school - St Mary’s RC in

Leith - each year. Rebecca

used to teach Kieran how

to dance and told us that

“with a little pixie dust

and some happy

thoughts I can actually

fly”. Staying with her folks

while she is here is a

definite advantage as well

as looking forward to

time at the Christmas

market and meeting up

with friends.

Robyn Whyte is a new

graduate from the Urdang

Academy in London, and

studied at the Central

School of Ballet in South

Queensferry. She

previously appeared in

the ensemble in Chitty

Chitty Bang Bang with

Jason Manford at the

Festival Theatre in 2016.

She said that on the first

night of the panto run her

family had booked the

entire front row of the

stalls to give her their

support. She said: “It is

lovely to be here in

Edinburgh. I really have

been made to feel

welcome by all the cast.”

And panto favourite

Clare Gray is back once

more, with Britain’s Got

Talent finalists Flawless

playing the Pirate Crew.

I’ll see

you in

court

Edinburgh brewer launches court

proceedings against Brewdog to

protect the name of one of its beers

Pretty in Portugal

Kieran Lynch,

Rebecca Stenhouse

and Robyn Whyte