Fyne Ales

Microbrewery in Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Fyne Ales Brewery Bar & Shop

Established in 2001

Contact
Achadunan, Cairndow, PA26 8BJ, Scotland
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Description
We are Fyne Ales, a family-owned Scottish farm brewery. When our brewery was founded in 2001, the goal was not only to make the best quality beer, but to bring jobs, industry and tourism to our community and our quiet corner of rural Scotland. We’ve continued brewing in this spirit ever since. Drawing water from the hills and brewing in converted farm buildings, we create modern, ambitious and progressive beers in a wide variety of styles.

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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
440ml can, birthday present from friends who visited the brewery. Pours a slight cloudy golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, fruits, toffee, pine, dank hops & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2026 at 14:27

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Keg and cans. Clear deep golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of grapefruit and orange. Flavour of pink grapefruit and vine tomatoes. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Crisp and hoppy. This is an excellent west coast session IPA.
Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2026 at 15:32

7.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear golden body with a lasting white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of lemon, white grape, biscuit and orange. Flavour of tangerine, grass, minerals and lime. Thin to medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Fruity and well balanced. It’s like a lighter version of Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale. This used to be one of my go-to beers, but it’s not quite as fruity/orangey as I remember it once being.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2026 at 07:59

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at The Queen Vic. It pours clear blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, zingy orangey citrus, mango, peach, crunchy green melon and biscuity malt. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, pleasing and lingering bitterness, pithy, zesty, orange peel, tangerine, kumquat, peach, mango and some sherbet with a drying finish. Light body and soft carbonation. Bags of flavour. Super crushable.
Tried from Cask at Queen Vic (PBDevco) on 27 Jul 2026 at 11:21

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear dark amber with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of earthy malt, toffee, hedgerow fruits. Taste is sweet, woody, hint of leather and dark fruit. Light bitter, biscuity finish.
Tried on 26 Jul 2026 at 19:24

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at The Gordon Highlander. It pours clear dark brown with a thick, fluffy khaki head. The aroma is cacao nibs, chocolate bourbons, woody, bitter - sweet, brownie, coffee grounds and some charred wood. The taste is dry, woody, leather, cacao nibs, toasted nut, coffee grounds, dried berry and malt loaf with a lingering drying and bitter finish. Average body and cask carbonation. Maybe lacks a bit of oompf, but it is rounded and quaffable 3.6
Tried from Cask at Gordon Highlander (JDW) on 13 Jul 2026 at 08:50

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at Prince of Wales, Aberdeen. It pours hazy dirty blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, juicy, tangy, peachy, mango, tropical fruit hubba bubba, pineapple, green, dank and herbal. The taste is dryish upfront, sweet, juicy, nice depth of fruity flavour, mango, peach, passion fruit, twist of citrus, waxy peel, um bingo, green, herbal, touch of spice and slightly chalky finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy cask carbonation. Really like the aroma. Hazier, sweeter and less bitter than usual Fyne Ale offerings. Enjoyable, but a bit more muddled than usual Fyne.
Tried from Cask on 02 Jul 2026 at 12:22

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught keg at the King's Head, Stamford. Light reddish purple, very translucent with a pinkish white ring of head. Spicy notes, forest fruits, blackberry. Tart and wild in the mouth with the blackberry shining through but not dominating. Light body with extremely heavy carbonation. Exciting sour.
Tried from Draft at Kings Head on 27 Jun 2026 at 14:02

7.5/10
Tried from Cask at Brew Tavern on 20 Jun 2026 at 18:37

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Lotta flavour packed in there. Soft roast, milk chocolate, a little earth, burnt crackery malts, brown bread, a nip of toffee. Dried fruits, raisins. Good condition. Nicely rounded.
Tried from Cask at Cock Tavern on 05 Jun 2026 at 16:58