Cromarty Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Cromarty, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2011

Contact
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
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - 330ml bottle, pours hazy yellow with a white head. Aromas & tastes of lemon, peach, tangerine, melon, grass & hops. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:30


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

500ml bottle, pours cloudy golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, fruits, hops & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2025 at 14:12


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Pours cloudy amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of orange, grapefruit, biscuit, hops & malt. Medium body. Dry light bitter finish. Enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2025 at 13:50


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Half pint from the cask at Blackfrairs, Glasgow. Pours a near black with a tan head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, berries & roasted malt. Medium body. Smooth finish. Highly enjoyable

Tried from Cask on 20 Jan 2025 at 07:50


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Pours brown/red with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, rye, nuts, wood & smoked malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Very enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2025 at 11:45


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

440ml can from Good Spirit Co, Glasgow. Aromas & tastes of mango & wheat malt. Medium body. Sweet finish

Tried from Can on 07 Jan 2025 at 16:10


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear dark reddish - brown with a small khaki head. The aroma is rich and malty, toasted brown bread, malt loaf, molasses, dull vanilla fudge, toffee, bourbon soaked oak, raisin, sultana, fug jam, plum compote, port wine and toasty brown sugars. The taste is firmly dry upfront, sappy, warming booze, resinous, bitter - sweet, sticky green pine, resin, oily orange, raisin, sultana, red grape, some spice, earthy, toothy, chewy, bourbon soaked oak, tannin, red wine, damp herbal accents and wood with a drying finale. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Big and toothy. Maybe a touch drying, but enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2024 at 15:36


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at Shilling Glasgow, layover rakes off 712 (709/711), 05/10/24. Moderately hazed orange with an off white covering that thins to a swirl. Nose is grass, tangerine, hedgerow, earthy hop notes. Taste comprises tangerine, melon, citric tinged straw, herb, grass. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close punctured with earthy hop bitterness. Not bad.

Tried on 11 Dec 2024 at 15:44


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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear, dark amber with a solid head. Malty aroma. Flavour is malty first, with some toffee and a bit of biscuit, but it's the malt which leads the show and lingers. Very sessionable.

Tried on 02 Dec 2024 at 21:20


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

50cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark blonde, kind of opaque, with fine white foam. Aroma is cereal and biscuit. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderate in sweetness, with some bitterness providing dryness.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2024 at 13:11