Deeside Brewery (prev. Hillside Brewery)

Microbrewery in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2006

Contact
The Seading, Lochton of Leys, Banchory, AB31 5QB, Scotland
Description
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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6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle from Scottish Real Ale Shop, Kilmahog as Deeside APA. Pours clear amber, white head. Aroma is citrussy orange. Taste continues with some caramel sweetness. Needs a bit more clarity of flavours.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2016 at 14:35


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Clear, dark amber with a thin white head. Soft fruit aroma, flavour is caramel and fruit. Average

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2016 at 17:05


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask, half-pint at The Grill. A stable off-white head to a clear amber-gold body. Good lacework. Peach and herbal hops on the nose. Peachy and grassy flavours. Followed by a clean bittersweet end. Oily palate. Decent stuff (Aberdeen 18.04.2016).

Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2016 at 13:44


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Banchory Lodge Hotel. Dark brown body with a beige head that quickly fades. No lacing. Aroma of ashy malt, liquorice and treacle. Flavour of dark chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. Thin body with a watery texture. Light fizz. Quite tasty, but lacking the body and richness of the better Stouts I’ve tried.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Dec 2015 at 18:50


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Torben Mathews tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, dry hops, malt and has a light bitter finish. Easy drinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2015 at 12:54


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Torben Matthews tasting. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and light hoppy - flowers. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 171115

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2015 at 12:54


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting at omhper, 2015-08-14.
Appearance: Clear golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Vegetables, weak malt, grass.
Body: Thin body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, pine, grass, some fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2015 at 12:59


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Aroma: Sweet malty caramel and slightly sour. Flavour: Fairly malty sweet with slight bitterness and a buttery finish. Colour: Golden amber with a white head. From: Taster @ FOF Scottish beer tasting with Torben Mathews Nov. 2015

Tried on 12 Nov 2015 at 03:37


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at SRAF 2011. Pours hazy amber, nose is sweet citrus and toffee, taste is light fruit, toffee, little thin.

Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2015 at 03:24


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at SRAF 2011. Pours golden amber, nose is light lemon, caramel, taste is sweet citrus, toffee.

Tried from Cask on 16 Oct 2015 at 03:22