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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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jamestulloch (10072) reviewed
Macbeth from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried in bottle and cask. Clear amber body with a small white head that holds well. Light lacing. Clean aroma of earth, grass and lightly roasted malt. Flavour is crisp, bitter and grassy, with a hint of malt sweetness. Medium body with an oily texture. Easy drinking and moreish. Great beer.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2012 at 13:59
jamestulloch (10072) reviewed
LAF from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Clear golden body with a thick, fluffy white head. Lively carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of grass, custard and boiled sweets. Flavour of tangy hops, grass and white bread. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft fizz. Juicy and refreshing. Really good - and massively improved from when I last had it nearly five years ago.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2012 at 14:21
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
LAF from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
bottle at home ... golden yellow ... big white head ... soft lemon ... soft toffee ... something interesting in nose ... little over fizzy ... dry bitter fruits ... soft lemon ... bit too blah for me ... quite GRASSY ... not my thing at all
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2012 at 10:09
Stuu (35163) ticked
1057 from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
6/10
SRAF, taster.
Tried on 30 Jun 2012 at 10:05
stravale (3279) reviewed
Abhainn from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
4.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Cask @ Bridge Inn, Peebles 140612
Golden amber, bi hazy, thin frothy head
Aroma of sweet light fruity malts, peach, not much else
Taste - sourish fruits, odd fruity taste, hint of strawberry, some rough copper coins, not balanced, poor flavour
Palate - soft carb, light to medium body, dry, some harsh bitterness...finish bit metallic and lingering
Overall - Not good - maybe in poor condition / bad batch
Tried from Cask on 23 Jun 2012 at 06:06
McCash (16382) reviewed
Macbeth from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Re-rating on 16/04/14 as new brewer/owner apparently. Solid as before - best I’ve had from them so far. Previous rating 23/05/12 = 7+3+6+3+12=3.1 50cl bottle. Pours golden/orange with steady to frantic bubbles and a nicely proportioned head, The nose has oranges and a little toffee. The taste is of malt and some tangy toffee. The palate has a medium body, medium texture and a fairly clean finish. Overall, it’s another bitter, very drinkable but not particularly distinguished.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2012 at 16:05
McCash (16382) reviewed
LAF from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Re-rating. Sample as supplier said they now have a new brewer. Similar notes to the previous rating. Some butterscotch though and generally more sweetness than before. Less enjoyable actually. Score this time 6+4+6+3+11=3, so scores averaged to 3.2 Previous rating on 23/05/12 7+4+6+4+12=3.3 50cl bottle. Pours a very slightly hazy lemon colour with steady bubbles and a nice head. Nose of slightly sweet malt probably going into toffee apple, maybe with a hint of creme brulee. Taste of creamy apple and grapefruit. Palate is medium bodied with a creamy/tangy texture and a clean finish. Overall, a solid ale.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2012 at 10:44
stravale (3279) reviewed
Ten 57 from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Keg @ Highlander Inn, Craigellachie 120512
Golden amber, slight haze,frothy white head, reasonable lacing
Aroma - resinous hops, quite thick resinous, piney, sweet golden caramel, hops cramped by sweet malts, aroma not fantastic to be honest
Taste - heavy golden caramel malts, heavy honey, thick resinous hops, piney, bit of citrus grapefruit, orange juice, unbalanced, alcohol pretty noticeable for 5.7%
Palate - medium body. soft carb, texture oily and viscous, sweet gloopy malts. Finish as main flavour, quite dry, slight bitter metallic tail, gloopy residue in mouth.
Overall - too much sweet malts, perhaps needs more hops. It’s rather unbalanced and gets rather cloying.
Tried on 15 May 2012 at 17:50
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Abhainn from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask at bow bar ... hazy amber ... thin white head ... soft floral orange hop nose ... sweet creamy malts ... soft fruity ... juicy malts ... soft orange hop ... decent session ...
Tried from Cask on 22 Feb 2012 at 07:10
cagarvie (40318) reviewed
Titan Stout from Deeside Brewery
14 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
cask at b ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... dark roast and quite a bit of sourness ..dark roast ... big chocolate ... a kind of sweet and sourness going on .... dark roast ... quite fruity ... its a kind sour cherry tones ... i think i need to retry this
Tried from Cask on 14 Feb 2012 at 04:24