Windswept

Microbrewery in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2012

Closed in 2024

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Unit B13 Coulardbank Industrial Estate, Lossiemouth, IV31 6NG, Scotland
Description
Anyone who knows the feeling of pushing boundaries also understands that a great pint tastes best when you’ve earned it. For Al Read and Nigel Tiddy, their love of the outdoors was always balanced by the beer they enjoyed at the end of each day. That’s exactly what led the two former RAF pilots into the world of hops and grains.

The name was inspired by the windswept beaches here in Lossiemouth on the Moray coast where like-minded adventurers gather to pursue their outdoor passions whatever the weather. Al and Nigel felt strongly that the brand should capture the spirit of rugged adventure found here on the edge of the Scottish Highlands. After all, a great pint tastes best when you’ve earned it.

All of our bottled beer is bottle conditioned. A small amount of yeast is added at bottling which allows the beer to ferment further in the bottle. This creates a natural soft carbonation with smaller bubbles. Light filtration and a minimum of mechanical intervention also help to retain all the vivid and defined hop flavours that our brewers work hard to get into the beer. The result – real ale in a bottle.

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Tried on 20 Oct 2022 at 16:27


6

bottle at neils... deep red brown... thin tan lacing.. soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose... soft sweet caramel light caramel smoke... soft herbal toffee malts

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2022 at 11:37


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deep amber... thin white lacing... soft spice yeasy nose... herbal fruit sift bready fruit

Tried on 11 Oct 2022 at 07:18


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask@The Great British Beer Festival 2022 (Days 1&2) - Fruity citrus and toasted and sweet malty, medium body, toasted grain, hoppy bitter close. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 04 Sep 2022 at 08:20


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Tried on 29 Aug 2022 at 08:38


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Tried on 29 Aug 2022 at 08:37


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

Bottle from HavnensVinOgTobak. Pours opaque reddish dark brown with huge light brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, blackcurrants, sour cherries, raisins, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, peated malt, campfire smoke and iron. Taste is medium sweet, light to medium bitter and light acidic. Body is oily with fizzy carbonation. Finish is long and balanced sweet, bitter and acidic with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, roasted malt, biscuits, peated malt, campfire smoke, spruce, resin, dried dark fruits (raisins, figs, dates) and spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom)

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2022 at 22:02


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On cask at Indie Scotland. Appearance - cloudy orange to red. Nose - biscuit, sweet spice and dried orange. Taste - sweet spice, Christmas biscuits. Marzipan. Palate - light bodied and sweet middle. Light tang on the finish. Overall - good.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2022 at 11:23


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at Indie Beer Scotland. Pours hazy amber to brown with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee and raisin, light spice.Taste is lebkuchen, toffee and raisin. Dry, spicy finish.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2022 at 11:15


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at indie beer scotland. Pours deep orange, nose is caramel, toffee, raisin, marzipan, taste is sweet, candi sugar, orange, malty, bready.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2022 at 11:11


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Score 6.66
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