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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cask at indie beer scot Saturday.... soft sweet caramel.. Light burnt toffee malts nose... big sweet caramel toffee fruit.. juicy sticky fruit

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2022 at 11:10


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

Cask at indie beer scotland. Pours golden, nose is toffee, floral, lemon, taste is similar, sweet, peach.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2022 at 11:08


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

Cask at indie beer scotland. Pours golden, nose is orange, lemon, toffee, taste is juicy fruit, sweet, floral.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2022 at 10:49


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Indie Beer Scotland. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt and citrus.Taste is caramel, citrus. Light bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2022 at 10:39


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cask at the indy beer festival... soft sweet fruit.. oily resinous fruit.. soft sweet fruit.. juicy lime fruit.. big sweet oily fruit

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 18:49


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

Cask at indie beer scotland. Pours hazy orange, nose is mango, citrus, grassy, taste is sweet, juicy fruit

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2022 at 18:48


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at GBBF '22 day 2, 03/08/22. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white swirl. Nose is melon, citric peel, grass, airy malts. Taste comprises grassy bite, bitter orange, citric tinged straw, toasted grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with grassy hop bitterness. Passable pale.

Tried on 11 Aug 2022 at 08:11


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330ml bottle - Pours a hazy golden colour with a small white head. The aroma is wheat, yeast, banana and light spice. A moderately sweet taste, wheat, banana and yeasty flavours with a light dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2022 at 17:38


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

Keg at gbbf 2022 day 3. A clear chestnut brown coloured pour with a a fine beige head. Aroma is earthy smoke, tcp, marker pen, brown bread. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts. Brown sugars. Mellow birch smoke, brown sugars. Apple. Ok.. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, highish carbonation. Decent.

Tried on 04 Aug 2022 at 14:34


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

Bottle 33 cl. Pours an opaque black with a small and creamy, beige head. Very distinct coffee/chili aroma. Medium body, soft on the palate, almost creamy. Sweet roastiness with a hint of licorice and bitter chocolate - and again coffee. Subdued roast bitterness towards the end. 030822

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2022 at 15:25


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