About
Deeside Brewery is an independent craft beer producer based in Scotland’s crowning jewel – stunning Royal Deeside. We have been brewing since 2006 with a range of small batch hand crafted ales and lagers.

Deeside Brewery uses filtered spring water sourced from the River Dee, which starts 4000ft above seawater in the mountain ranges of the Cairngorms.

Our small team was enhanced in 2016 when we were joined by the founders of Loch Ness Brewery, Stephen Crossland and George Wotherspoon. This has brought us a new range of skills and experiences allowing us to develop our products further for the UK and Overseas markets with a focus on delivering consistently high beer quality as we continue to innovate and create new beers.
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oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Macbeth from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask. Orangeish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is wood, some honey, mild toasted notes with some toffee as well. Flavour has mild leathery notes, some bitter floral and grassy notes as well as some slight sulphury notes to it.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2013 at 22:31
allmyvinyl (21581) reviewed
Macbeth from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle courtesy of Ashton McCobb. Pours a clear golden orange with a good long-lasting head, good carbonation. Earthy orange aromas, veering to marmalade on buttered toast. Some toffee. Finishes clean with a bitter zing. Nice bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2013 at 10:01
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Imperial Stout from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle from Deeside Drinks Emporium. It pours opaque black with a small tan head. The nose is roasted malt, dark chocolate, fudge, toffee and dark fruits. The taste is roasted malt, toast, earth, then the tang kicks in......sour berry, balsamic vinegar and tart lemon with a very dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. The sourness kills it... Shame it’s infected as the other version was very good indeed.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2013 at 06:58
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Imperial Stout from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle at the first night of Jack’s Farewell Tour in London - big thanks to Paul. Pours oily brown-black with a slight, filmy brown head. Nose has some dark bread, perhaps some licorice, tangy dark chocolate, a bit of sweat. Light sweet flavor, some bitter earth, oily and bitter cocoa, some tangy black raspberry. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Oily chocolate to finish, some mild tang, earth, baking cocoa. There may be the beginning of a good infection here but it hasn’t fully taken hold. Still, the overall character is still a bit lackluster.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2013 at 11:00
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Brude from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle conditioned at 5% from Dunnottar Wines. It pours faintly hazy amber with a large off-white head. The nose is wood, leather, spice, touch of cardboard and pithy orange. The taste is earth, wood, varnish, leather, pithy citrus and grapefruit, with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Crisp, well balanced and rather drinkable. A solid bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2013 at 10:35
Downender (11273) reviewed
Talorcan from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On gravity at the Gryphon, Bristol. Near black with a sight, off-white head. Sweet, black treacle and chocolate aroma, with plenty of toasted malts. Flavour had more sweetness, alongside black coffee, some liquorice and a touch of dried fruit, before a lingering, dry finish. Good.
Tried on 02 Mar 2013 at 03:28
LordAlwold1970 (10316) reviewed
Talorcan from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at NWAF, 2013. Black pour with a beige head. Bonfire toffee, caramel and butterscotch aroma. Toffee and caramel flavour. Light, bitter approach. Nice.
Tried from Cask on 27 Jan 2013 at 12:46
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Imperial Stout (Aged on Star Anise) from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Deeside Drinks Emporium. It pours jet black with a medium dark tan head. The nose is roasted malt, chocolate, pretty strong aniseed, coffee, toffee and salted liquorice. The taste is roasted malt, coffee, cocoa powder, intensely fruity, plum, red grape, prune, tart berry, jam, mild acidity and subtle aniseed in the background. Full body, soft carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Alcohol is very well hidden. Good depth of flavour and well-balanced. I hope Deeside make more of these more interesting bottle-conditioned beers.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2012 at 08:56
Scopey (25563) reviewed
Abhainn from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Conditioned bottle (4.1%) at Deeside Drinks Emporium. Gusher! It pours clear orange-amber with a thick off-white head. The nose is wood, orange, tangerine, spice and gingerbread. The taste is waxy orange, grapefruit, pithy lemon, wood, earth, spice and metal with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Nice citrusy session ale.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2012 at 12:54
Holmen_1 (15008) reviewed
Macbeth from Deeside Brewery
13 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Delt flaske hos Ole Anders des-12: Litt mørkere enn LAF, også her kortvarig skum. Floral aroma og frisk bitterhet. Bra munnfylde, medium og tørr ettersmak. Bitrere enn LAF som vi hadde først. En brukbar golden ale, men ikke i klasse med f.eks Lia Faill. Flaske delt med Willy på brygga, aug-17: lett uklar kobbergylden med flott skum som varer. Deilig aroma av tropiske frukter og honningmelon, og smaken følger opp. Stor enighet om at dette var en utmerket øl å nyte etter kveldens sjøbad (temp. 15,9C). Elegant, fruktig bitterhet i den gode ettersmaken. Opp fra 2.7 til 3.4. Humlene er iflg etiketten Fuggles, Amarillo og Cascade.
Tried on 23 Dec 2012 at 00:59