2010 Beer List

Please note that due to the fast-growing list of beers, some information is incomplete at this time - the list will be updated as that information becomes available.
Please note also that the list is subject to change according to availability.

Brewer	Style

Brewer↑↓	Name↑↓	Style↑↓	Abv↑↓	Notes
An Teallach	Crofter's Pale	G	4.2	A good quaffing golden ale with no strong flavours. Meaty, with yeast often to the fore.
An Teallach	Kildonan	B	4.0	Golden ale with plenty of fruit and a good smack of bitterness.
Angus Ale	Gowfers Gold	G	3.8	A golden ale with some initial sweetness. The principal hops are First Gold English.
Angus Ale	Mashie Niblick	UK	4.2	A full-flavoured, reddish-brown malty ale with North American leaf hops
Angus Ale	Driver Dark	S/P	4.4	A full-flavoured stout with plenty of roasted barley and chocolate malt.
Arran	Arran Ale	B	3.8	An amber ale where the predominance of the hop produces a bitter beer with a subtle balancing sweetness of malt and an occasional hint of roast.
Arran	Red Squirrel	BB	3.9	Reddish brown beer with nutty aroma and deep malty palate. Good balance of malt & hop with suggestions of liquorice & burnt toffee in the finish.
Arran	Arran Dark	OA/SM	4.3	A well-balanced malty beer with plenty of roast and hop in the taste and a dry, bitter finish.
Arran	Clyde Puffer	S/P	4.5	A stout with a deep black colour. Sweet and mellow with a low hop taste.
Arran	Blonde	S	5.0	A pale, golden, continental-style beer with a floral hop aroma.
Ayr	Leezie Lundie	UK	3.8	Pale, golden, floral ale. Sweet, with hints of citrus and soft fruits. Made with Challenger and Celeia hops.
Ayr	Jolly Beggars	BB	4.2	Creamy, copper-coloured best bitter.
Ayr	Towzie Tyke	UK	4.6	Premium amber ale. Fruity and hoppy with hints of orange and grapefruit. Made with Challenger and Pioneer hops.
Black Isle	Yellowhammer	G	3.9	Refreshing, hoppy golden ale with light hop and fruit throughout. A short, bitter finish with a yeasty background.
Black Isle	Red Kite	S/P	4.2	Tawny ale with light malt on the nose and some fruit on the palate. Slight sweetness in the taste and a short bitter finish.
Black Isle	Goldeneye	G	5.5	A golden beer packed with floral hops.
Black Isle	Scotch Ale	SB	6.2	A strong, full-bodied, ruby ale with a bittersweet balance of fruit peel and malt loaf.
Black Isle	Organic Porter	S	4.6	A hint of liquorice and burnt chocolate in the nose and a nice creamy mix of malt and fruit in the taste.
Black Isle	Hibernator	S/P	7.0	Made with roasted malts and hedgerow fruit for tastes of espresso and liquorice. The brewer describes it as ‘big, black and wholesome’.
Broughton	The Reiver	UK	3.6	A light-coloured ale named after the notorious cattle raiders of the Scottish Borders. Brewed with a subtle use of Crystal malt and generous use of First Gold hops for aroma.
Broughton	Merlin's Ale	UK	4.2	Named after the legendary Merlin, whose burial site is said to be close to the brewery. A golden, hoppy, ale with a light flavour and a 'mystical' aftertaste.
Broughton	Exciseman's 80/-	SB	4.6	A traditional 80/- cask ale. A dark, malty brew. Full drinking with a good hop aftertaste.
Broughton	Champion Double Ale	UK	5.0	A blend of strong ale and porter, each brewed in their own way but married together to produce a mix of flavour and aroma.
Broughton	Coulson's EPA	B	3.5	No tasting notes available at this time.
Broughton	Summer Ale	G	3.6	Light and dry golden ale with a crisp hop flavour and aftertaste.
Broughton	Oatmeal Stout	S/P	4.2	Full-bodied stout with Fuggles, First gold and Challenger hops.
Broughton	Old Jock	BW	6.7	Strong, sweetish and fruity in the finish.
Cairngorm	Trade Winds	S	4.3	Light golden colour with masses of hop, fruit and citrus flavours with elder flower on the nose.
Cairngorm	Black Gold	S/P	4.4	Award Winning Scottish Stout. Rich dark colour, traditional smooth sweetness with underlying roast barley hints.
Cairngorm	White Lady	B	4.7	A light-bodied, copper-coloured, bitter with a delicate malt flavour and a hint of caramel from Crystal grains. Bittered with Goldings hops for a dry, slightly spicy finish.
Cairngorm	Highland IPA	UK	5.0	Traditional strong India Pale Ale, light in body and amber in colour. Has a tart initial bitterness with subtle malt flavours and a big-hopped finish with dry with citrus notes.
Cairngorm	Nessie's Monster Mash	BB	4.4	Predominately malty and lightly hopped with a warm finish.
Cairngorm	Wildcat	UK	5.1	A deep amber ale with a complex malt and fruit flavour with a delicate bitterness from Challenger and Fuggles hops.
Caledonian	Deuchars IPA	G	3.8	Easily the most prolific real ale in Scotland. Light and hoppy with a crisp, clear aftertaste.
Caledonian	Surff Sup	UK	0.0	Shimmering, bright-golden, presentation and a delicate herbal hop aroma with a tidal wave of malt flavours and a splash of hop.
Caledonian	Nectar	UK	0.0	Rich bronze ale with a fruity character. Citrus flavours are balanced with sweetness from roasted malt and honey.
Caledonian	80/-	BB	4.1	A predominantly malty, copper-coloured beer with underlying fruit.
Cuillin	Black Face	UK	0.0	No tasting notes available at this time.
Cuillin	Skye Ale	BB	4.1	No tasting notes available at this time.
Deeside	Brude	G	3.8	Straw-coloured ale with grapefruit, elderflower and citrus flavours.
Deeside	Macbeth	BB	4.1	Is robustly hopped with Fuggles and Cascade hops. A bittersweet citrusy beer, which can be drunk on its own, or with spicy foods.
Deeside	Talorchan	S/P	4.5	A thick, creamy, velvety-smooth stout, full of rich deep-chocolate flavours.
Deeside	Lulach	BB	4.0	A 4 very pale ale. Amber malt gives a touch of nuttiness, whilst Fuggles and aurora hops give a pleasant balance. An excellent beer suitable for any occasion at any time of year.
Deeside	Nectan	G	4.0	No tasting notes available at this time.
Fowlers	Prestonpans 80/-	BB	4.2	Pale straw in colour with a taste of light, crisp malt with complex hop bitterness and a dry hop aroma.
Fowlers	Gothenburg Porter	S/P	4.4	A Swedish-style Porter with a pronounced roast barley character and a long dark-chocolate and espresso coffee finish.
Fowlers	Llinger	S	5.0	A brand new brew from Fowlers
Fyne	Cairn Dhu	M	3.3	A dark mild with lots of malt flavours. Bitterness balances with a lasting, smooth, finish.
Fyne	Pipers Gold	B	3.8	Quintessential golden ale brewed for refreshing easy drinking. The floral flavour of the hops to come through.
Fyne	Avalanche	G	4.5	A deliciously dry, straw-coloured ale with a fragrant “lemony” foretaste and an intriguing hint of grapefruit.
Fyne	Vital Spark	BB	4.5	A rich, dark beer that shows glints of red. The taste is clean and slightly sharp with a hint of blackcurrant.
Fyne	Highlander	SB	4.8	Strong traditional ale with intense malt and a citrus hop aroma.
Fyne	TBC	UK	0.0	No tasting notes available at this time.
Greene King - Belhaven	60/-	M	2.9	60/- Pale Ale is brewed to an old Scottish recipe. It has a distinctive dark colour and a light roast character.
Greene King - Belhaven	70/-	B	3.5	Pale brown beer has malt and fruit and hop throughout, increasingly bittersweet in the aftertaste.
Greene King - Belhaven	Fruit Beer	S	4.6	Not too sweet, has just the right balance of fruit and bitterness.
Greene King - Belhaven	Heid the Ba	BB	4.2	A world cup seasonal citrus ale. Dry-hopped with Styrian Goldings hops.
Greene King - Belhaven	Herrok & Howells IPA	BB	5.0	Seasonal premium amber ale with flavours of fruits and berries.
Harviestoun	Bitter & Twisted	G	3.8	Refreshingly hoppy golden ale. A bitter-sweet taste with a long bitter finish.
Harviestoun	Haggis Hunter	BB	4.3	A blend of Pale and Crystal malts with floral spicy hops creating the perfect ale to compliment Scotland’s national dish.
Harviestoun	Schiehallion	S	4.8	A Scottish cask lager with a hoppy aroma, floral hoppiness and a bitter finish.
Hebridean	Berserker Export	BW	7.5	Brewed using traditional methods and based on 19th-century recipes. Matured to develop a smooth, intricate flavour.
Hebridean	Seaforth Ale	BB	4.2	A golden beer in the continental style.
Highland	Orkney Best	G	3.6	A refreshing easy drinking pale ale, hopped with American & Polish hops early & late in the copper.
Highland	Dark Munro	M	4.0	Champion Beer of Scotland 2007, soft & velvety chocolate with a perfectly balanced hop and a hint of fruit.
Highland	Scapa Special	BB	4.2	Champion Beer of Scotland 2008. A satisfying world-class pale ale made with a blend of four hops from America, Germany, New Zealand & Slovakia.
Highland	Sneeky Wee Orkney Stout	S/P	4.2	Full of roast malt flavours with a balancing hop.
Highland	Orkney IPA	G	4.8	A refreshing well hopped pale ale. Good balance of malt & hop with the hop coming through at the finish.
Highland	St Magnus	SB	5.2	A brown to red ale made with Maris Otter pale malt and dash of chocolate malt. On tasting, hops should come through over nuttiness.
Highland	Orkney Blast	SB	6.0	A stunning stronger ale in the true British fashion, with balanced flavours from Maris otter malt and English hops added early and late in the copper. One to take great care with, as it is so drinkable.
Highland	Island Hopping	G	3.9	A hoppy golden pale ale with a resin, lemon, hop character.
Houston	Killellan	G	3.7	Light in colour, this is a clean, mellow and refreshing ale with a long zesty finish
Houston	Texas	BB	4.3	A ruby, malty, beer with a balance of roasted malt and hops. A long, lingering, dry and bittersweet finish.
Houston	Warlock Stout	S/P	4.7	A dark and spellbinding Stout. Strong, smooth and bursting with flavour. A long, rich and dry finish.
Houston	Crystal	SB	5.0	Light golden ale with a delicate floral aroma and a hint of citrus on an undernote of hops.
Inveralmond	Inkie Pinkie	G	3.7	Inkie Pinkie is an old Scottish term for 'light beer' thought to have originated in Stirlingshire around the end of the 18th century. It is fruity with a hop aroma. Made with Pale malt, Caramalt and wheat, using Pilgrim, Fuggles and two varieties of Goldings hops.
Inveralmond	Ossian	G	4.1	A pale, golden coloured brew with a full bodied fruity flavour and hoppy aroma, derived from First Gold and Cascade Hops.
Inveralmond	Lia Fail	SB	4.7	The Gaelic name means Stone of Destiny. A dark, robust, full-bodied beer with a deep malty taste.
Inveralmond	Blackfriar	BW	7.0	Brilliant, deep copper colour. Full-bodied palate with dark toasted malt, toffee, and chocolate citrus peels.
Inveralmond	Independence	B	3.8	A well balanced Scottish ale with fruit and malt tones. Hop provides an increasing bitterness in the finish.
Inveralmond	Thrappledouser	BB	4.3	A copper-coloured ale, with a thick and creamy off-white head. A marriage of Pilgrim, East Kent Goldings and Cascade hops presents a delicate citrus aroma and a spicy floral taste.
Inveralmond	Sunburst	G	4.8	A Czech-style Pilsner made with Hersbrucker Hallertau hops.
Islay	Finlaggan	B	3.7	Brewed with Pale and Crystal malts, giving the beer a mid-brown colour. The use of Golding as the bittering hop gives the beer a gentle, rounded bitterness, while Mount Hood and Styrian Goldings hops added towards the end of the boil give a fresh, fruity, and hoppy flavour.
Islay	Angus Og	BB	4.5	Made using Pale and Crystal malts with Golding, Mount Hood and Styrian Golding hops. Close in taste to a traditional India Pale Ale, it has a fruity nose with a fruity and bitter taste, followed by a long bitter finish.
Islay	Dunshog's Head	OA/SM	4.4	No tasting notes available at this time.
Islay	Single Malt	SB	5.0	Uses just one type of malt, like the other drink for which Islay is famous. Made with Amarillo and Bambling Cross hops.
Isle of Skye	Cuillin Beast	BW	7.0	Skye`s strongest ale .Its fruitiness, sweetness and dry caramel belie its strength.
Isle of Skye	Skyelight	G	3.8	This light and refreshing ale is a real thirst- quencher. Plenty of fruit and hops lead to a lingering light hoppy aftertaste.
Isle of Skye	TBC	UK	0.0	No tasting notes available at this time.
Isle of Skye	Hebridean Gold	S	4.3	Oats are used to produce this golden beer. Nicely balanced, it has a refreshing, bitter, fruity flavour.
Isle of Skye	Black Cuillin	S/P	4.5	Dark ale made with roasted barley, rolled roast oatmeal and heather honey.
Kelburn	Pivo Estivo	G	3.9	A pale, dry, citrus, hoppy session ale.
Kelburn	Goldihops	G	3.8	Golden, hoppy, clean on the palate and leaving a long, lingering, aftertaste.
Kelburn	Red Smiddy	BB	4.1	A smooth ale with a reddish hue and a citrus, fruity aftertaste.
Kelburn	Dark Moor	OA/SM	4.5	A dark, fruity ale with undertones of liquorice and blackcurrant.
Kelburn	Cart Blanche	SB	5.0	Named after Paisley’s river, White Cart Water, the wonderfully dry after-taste won’t be easily forgotten.
Luckie Ales	Eighty Shilling	BB	4.2	A traditional Scottish malty beer, finely balanced with aroma hops. This copper coloured beer achieves a fullness of flavour and body from the wide range of speciality malts used in the mash (6 different malts) and the high mash temperature, which results in some unfermentable sugars remaining in the finished beer.
Plockton	Crags Ale	BB	4.3	A best bitter in the English style from a one-barrel 'nano-brewery'.
Sinclair - Atlas	Three Sisters	BB	4.2	A lightly malted beer with a short, hoppy, bitter finish.
Sinclair - Atlas	Nimbus	G	5.0	A full-bodied golden beer using some wheat malt and three types of hops. Dry and fruity at the front, and a dry finish.
Sinclair - Atlas	Latitude	S	3.6	This golden ale has a light citrus taste with a hint of hops in the light, bitter finish
Sinclair - Atlas	TBC	UK	0.0	No tasting notes available at this time.
Sinclair - Atlas	TBC	UK	0.0	No tasting notes available at this time.
Sinclair Orkney	Dark Island Reserve	BW	10.0	Normally only available in 75cl bottles, this beer is made by maturing Dark Island in Orkney whisky casks for three months.The Dark Island taste is enhanced with vanilla, spice, and bitter orange flavours from the whisky.
Sinclair Orkney	Raven	B	3.8	A well-balanced, quaffable bitter. Malty fruitiness and bitter hops last through to the long, dry aftertaste.
Sinclair Orkney	Dark Island	OA/SM	4.6	Roast and chocolate malt combine in a sweetish roast malt taste, leading to a long-lasting roasted, bitter finish.
Sinclair Orkney	Skullsplitter	BW	8.5	Hints of apple, prune and plum on the nose. Satiny smooth malt with fruity spicy edges leads to a long, dry finish.
Sinclair Orkney	Red MacGregor	BB	4.0	Generally a well-balanced bitter, this tawny red ale has a powerful smack of fruit and a clean, fresh mouthfeel.
Stewart	Pentland IPA	G	3.9	Delightfully refreshing hoppy IPA. Hops, fruit and a lingering bitter aftertaste contribute to its full-flavour.
Stewart	Stewart 80/-	OA/SM	4.4	Classic full-bodied, malty, bittersweet Scottish 80/-, with plenty of character.
Stewart	Edinburgh Gold	G	4.8	Full-bodied golden ale in the continental style. Plenty of hops give a bitterness balanced by the sweetness of fruit.
Stewart	Copper Cascade	BB	4.1	A generous addition of North West American Cascade hops gives this beer a spicy and floral, almost blackcurrant, character.
Stewart	Light Edinburgh Draught	M	3.5	A full-bodied but mellow ale with hints of apricot and grapefruit. Made with aromatic and fruity English and American hops.
Stewart	Edinburgh No.3	M	4.3	A full bodied, smooth ale with an intense colour, rich malty taste, and a clean finish. Brewed using soft Scottish water and four types of malt, subtly balanced using only a small amount of the finest fresh hop cones.
Strathaven	Clydesdale	B	3.8	A refreshing session ale made with Maris Otter malted barley and Clyde Valley hops.
Strathaven	Summer Glow	S	3.9	Summer seasonal golden ale.
Strathaven	Old Mortality	BB	4.2	Brewed with a glorious blend of Scottish full malt and a wee touch of English hops.
Strathaven	Lord Kelvin	UK	4.7	Robust strong ale
Sulwath	Cuil Hill	B	3.6	Distinctively fruity session ale with malt and hop undertones. The taste is bittersweet with a long-lasting dry finish.
Sulwath	The Grace	BB	4.3	Extremely refreshing celebration ale, made using three different hop varieties, combined with the best Maris Otter & Crystal malts to create a colour reminiscent of a Galloway sunset, with a rich full bodied flavour that balances the caramel undertones.
Sulwath	Black Galloway	S/P	4.4	A robust porter/stout that derives its colour from the abundance if Maris Otter barley and chocolate malts used in the brewing process.
Sulwath	Criffel IPA	SB	4.6	Full-bodied beer with a distinctive bitterness. Fruit is to the fore of the taste with hop becoming increasingly dominant in the taste and finish.
Sulwath	Solway Mist	S	5.5	Cloudy Wheat Beer
Traditional Scottish Ales	Wild Mild	M	3.8	This mild has a creamy, lightly toasted, flavour and is gently hopped. Complex roast malt aromas and a smooth, silky aftertaste.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Ben Nevis	BB	4.0	Ruby-red beer, brewed to produce a full-bodied rich malty flavour and a lightly hopped aftertaste.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Bannockburn	BB	4.2	Pale, golden,beer with a thick, tight head and a complex hoppy, fruity aroma.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Double Expresso	S	4.8	Brewed with double-strength coffee beans and lightly hopped. Coffee but with a toasted oatmeal flavour.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Gold Torpedo	G	5.0	Full-bodied golden ale with a hoppy finish and refreshing aftertaste.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Black Velvet	S/P	5.5	A lightly-hopped stout made with champagne yeast.
Traditional Scottish Ales	1488	S	7.0	Matured in newly disgorged Tullibardine casks for up to 12 weeks to give it a rich, natural, malt whisky colour and a light Tullibardine aroma with a clean, fresh, whisky aftertaste.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Stirling Bitter	B	3.7	Full-flavoured beer with a nutty and fruity taste and a dry aftertaste.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Glencoe Stout	S/P	4.5	A sweetish Stout, plenty of malt and roast balanced by fruit and finished with a hint of hop.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Ginger Explosion	S	5.0	A smooth blonde full bodied ale with a rich ginger flavour. Hand brewed with root ginger in the mash and infused with more root ginger in the cask to reinforce the explosion of ginger on the palate. Excellent golden appearance with a creamy head and well rounded finish with a memorable aftertaste.
Traditional Scottish Ales	Red Mist	S	5.0	A raspberry wheat beer brewed in small batches. Light red in colour with a zesty tang, packed full of fruity flavours.
Tryst	Brockville Dark	M	3.8	A dark-ruby, full tasting, session ale with hints of liquorice and roasted grains. An edge of bitterness gives additional character.
Tryst	Brockville Pale	B	3.9	A golden session ale, combining three British hop varieties balanced with pale malts to be smooth and easy on the palette. A mix of fruit and malt linger in the aftertaste.
Tryst	Blathan	B	4.0	Pronounced Bla-han in Gaelic the name of this ale translates as little blossom. A strong nose and refreshing taste has made this a very popular pint. A single hop variety is enhanced with elderflower and pale malts to great effect.
Tryst	Sherpa Porter	S/P	4.1	A dark-red porter made with a combination of seven malts. Flavours of chocolate and dark grains.
Tryst	Carronade	BB	4.2	A refreshing American style Pale Ale bursting with citrus flavours. Several varieties of Washington State hops, combined with pale malts and Carron Valley water create a memorable pint.
Tryst	Buckled Wheel	BB	4.6	The malts are complimented by a blend of traditional English Fuggles and Golding hops.
Tryst	Raj IPA	OA/SM	5.5	A traditional, full-bodied IPA resonant with three British hop varieties giving a smooth enduring bittersweet taste.
Valhalla	White Wife	B	3.8	A light golden clean session ale, with a dry bitterness and a fruity aftertaste.
Valhalla	Simmer Dim	BB	4.0	A light golden bitter. The name comes from the local term for the midsummer twilight, when night never truly falls on Shetland.
Valhalla	Sjolmet Stout	S/P	5.0	A very dark full-bodied stout, brewed using Pale malt, roast barley, malted oats, malted wheat and Crystal malt with Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops.
West	Dunkel	S	4.9	A German-style dark ale brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot, the Bavarian purity law of 1516. Flavours of spice, espresso coffee, dark chocolate, molasses and walnut.
West	Munich Red	S	4.9	Brewed to the exacting standards of the Reinheitsgebot, this German-style red ale has a malty body with caramel undertones.
Williams Brothers	Ginger	S	3.6	A traditional alcoholic ginger beer with a distinctly adult taste. Brewed using malted barley, wheat, fresh root ginger, some lemons and a small amount of organic cane sugar. It is recognisable as beer but contains no hops.
Williams Brothers	Harvest Sun	G	3.8	A golden wheat beer with a dry, crisp flavour and sweet, hoppy aroma.
Williams Brothers	Joker IPA	G	5.0	Made with malted wheat, this ale has a fresh citrus aroma and bittersweet, full flavour.
Williams Brothers	Seven Giraffes	S	5.1	Combines wild elderflowers, lemon zest and seven varieties of malted barley with fresh cone hops from around the world to create a fruity and aromatic brew.
Williams Brothers	Midnight Sun	S/P	5.6	Created from a blend of malts and oats, balanced with a generous hopping and a wee bit of fresh root ginger.
Williams Brothers	Rooster	BB	4.3	A beer to crow about! Red session ale-just gets better by the pint.

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