Cromarty Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Cromarty, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Cromarty Brewing Co

Established in 2011

Contact
Canon Street, Davidston, Cromarty, IV11 8XD, Scotland
Description
The Cromarty Brewing Co is a family run business consisting of Craig, Chap and Jenni Middleton. Craig, our fanatical founding brewer studied the science of brewing at Heriot Watt University and the art of beer making in the student accommodation and flat basements. After finishing the course he went on to do some work in various breweries to gain valuable experience. It was during this time that he decided he wanted to get his own beers to market.

In the spring of 2011 construction of the brewery started on the shed works and some awesome stainless steel was ordered from Bavarian Brewery Technologies. Hectic times and long hours later led to the first of the casks rolling out on the 19th December 2011.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at Craft Beer Co - Islington on 17th November 2012. Amber with thin off-white head. Fruity aroma. Grassy and fruity and tangy hops in-mouth. Tangy citrus finish with a touch of salt. Zingy mouthfeel and fair body to strength ratio.
Tried from Cask on 26 Nov 2012 at 11:22

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co. - Islington, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white cap. Melon and jammy citrus in the nose. Light sweet flavor with sweet fruits and light sticky grass. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Lightly dry on the finish with lime, citrus and straw. Nice, although the condition is sub-par. I’m sure this could be better.
Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2012 at 14:41

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
19th November 2012
Craft Islington. Clear dark red - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and dry. Smooth dark malts, very mild coffee - smooth and slightly earthy. Nice fruity tang, a little red berry fruits - well buried. Dry finish. Fresh and tasty.
Tried on 24 Nov 2012 at 07:05

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
19th November 2012
Craft Islington. Clear gold beer, little white head. Light palate, mild carbonation. Decent but mild hops - pronounced tangerine with a tiny bit of skunk. Finishes semi dry. Simple stuff done very well. Really like the tangerine.
Tried on 24 Nov 2012 at 07:02

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask @ Bandstand Bar, Nairn
Amber, clear, frothy white head with good lacing
Aroma - tropical fruits, soft grapefruit citrus hops, sweet pale caramel malt backbone
Taste - citrus hops, tropical fruits, light grassy hops, soft hop resins, some tangy orange, soft bitter zest, quite complex hop profile, soft fruity pale caramel malts in the background
Palate - soft carb, medium body, oily creamy texture, bit acidic. Finish as main flavour, clean finish, bit oily
Overall - This is better cask than on keg (which I didn’t rate) - I prefer Red Rocker over this though
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2012 at 07:57

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
cask-retaining offwhite bubbles-copper. A-resin, sweet medium malt. T-soft resin hops, sweet medium malt-caramel.
Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2012 at 08:00

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Cask at Craft Beer Co - Islington on 17th November 2012. Deep ruby with creamy coloured head and lacing especially at first. Rich fruity roasty aroma with coffee. Intense coffee flavours and roastiness in-mouth. Rich coffee and fruitiness meet in a pleasant finish, on a slightly grainy texture and medium body. Lovely beer.
Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2012 at 17:08

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Cask at Craft Beer Co, Islington, London. An amber/red coloured pour with a small off white head on top. Fruity, hoppy aroma. Tastes fruity, malty, slightly dry. Couldn’t really detect the rye, unusual but also quite drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 17 Nov 2012 at 04:46

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From cask at Cloisters. Pours light cloudy with a small, creamy dense and white head. Aroma is peachy, light pine and grapefruity hops. Smooth fruity, pine, light herbal and crisp bitter. Lingering ðry hoppy and mild fruity nto the far finish.
Tried from Cask on 16 Nov 2012 at 09:02

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From tap at Inn Deep. Pours hazy deep amber to orange with a small off white head. Aroma is solid hops fruity, grapefruity and light peachy. Bitter, toasted malty, toffee and grapefruity. Dry and smooth bitter into the finish. Lingering fruity and crisp hoppy.
Tried from Draft on 14 Nov 2012 at 09:39