Isle of Skye Brewing Co.

Made with live yeast, this is their strongest ale. But it’s also beguilingly sweet, fruity and smooth. You’ll live to tell of your encounter with the beast.

Tasting Notes: Sweet and fruity smoothness belies the strength of The Beast

The colour comes from dark roasted barley, balanced with just the right amount of sweet, rolled oatmeal. The true taste of malt shines through, balanced by the sweetness of pure Scottish heather honey.

Tasting Notes: Complex, full-bodied and malty. The bitterness of Roast Barley is smoothed by Heather Honey.

The ale started out in 1996 as a winter-only brew. However, the rich malty character and well-balanced hop aroma proved so popular, they decided to make it available all year round.

Tasting Notes: Creamy, full-bodied and smooth, Blaven is also somewhat deceptive – the strongest of the regular ales.

Made mainly with lager malt but with some pale ale, amber and caramalt too. Lightly hopped with a soft, lingering finish.

Tasting Notes: Blonde as the name suggests is a light craft beer with a mix of Lager malt, Pale Ale, Amber & Caramalt all brought together then lightly hopped to give a refreshing easy to drink Craft beer.

The taste of grain has always been a vital part of the Scottish brewing tradition. The result is an ale with the flavour of gentle hops, a creamy head and just the right amount of bitterness.

Tasting Notes: Balanced, softly fruity with a light bitterness and oaty background

A clean golden bitter ale with an underlying biscuit flavour and zesty, zingy, citric aroma and aftertaste.

Tasting Notes: Biscuit flavour, with a zesty zingy citric aroma and aftertaste

They use three different varieties of malt to create the deep colour and smooth nuttiness. Then they balance this rich brew with just the right amount of Challenger and Fuggle hops.

Tasting Notes: Malty and fruity; dry bittersweet aftertaste

This light and refreshing ale is a real thirst quencher. Plenty of fruit and hops lead to a lingering light hoppy finish.

Tasting Notes: A classic Light Pale Ale with mild hoppiness and a zeisty finish

Tarasgeir is brewed using peat-smoked malt from the Ardmore Distillery, imparting a delicate smoky aroma and wonderful burnt peat flavour to this unique craft beer, which lingers well into the aftertaste.

Tasting Notes: Smoky, dry refreshing ale.

YER BEN is the signature ale of Scotland’s Michelin star chef Tom Kitchin, who took the passion of the Isle of Skye Brewery and created this exceptionally smooth ale.

Tasting Notes: Smooth Golden, full bodied, delicately hopped

Shimmering gold and refreshingly full-flavoured, Young Pretender is an ale to challenge received wisdom.

Tasting Notes: Refreshing golden ale with a dry bitter finish