Loch Ness Brewery

Microbrewery in Drumnadrochit, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Owned by Cairngorm Brewery

Established in 2011

Contact
Blarmor, Drumnadrochit, IV63 6UG, Scotland
Description
Brewing began in 2011 using a two-barrel plant in the grounds of the Benleva Hotel. The brewery moved in 2012 to nearby premises using an eight-barrel plant.

Went into liquidation in mid-2016 after which the brand and recipes bought by Cairngorm and continue to be brewed

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottled. Hazy amber, coarse head. Fruity nose with some tropical fruits. Mid sweet with light-medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Notes of caramel, a weath of peach and grapefruit. Mid bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2013 at 11:48

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled. Cloudy yellow, mid sized head. Aroma of peppered tropical fruits. Dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Loads of resinous grapefruity mango-like hops. Really bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2013 at 10:43

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Clear copper colour, small head. Mild floral hops and cookie malt up front. Mid sweet with light body and well rounded mouthfeel. Caramelly with notes of peat and grass. Mid bitter finish. Pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2013 at 09:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at the Pre-Zwanze tasting - London. Gusher! Pours light hazy amber with a fine cream head. Nose has some ripening berries. Light sweet flavor, light dry bread, maybe licorice, berries, faint leaves. Light bodied with average carbonation. Modest sweetness to finish, some bread, ripening fruits. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2013 at 10:55

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Bottle @ "This time Johan made the floor sticky" tasting. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized light brown head. Smell malts, roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate. Taste malts, roasted malts, dark chocolate, slightly coffee and nicely bitter. Dry texture, finishes with a touch of fruitpeel bitter. Average to medium body and carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2013 at 12:17

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a deep mahogany with a thin tan head. The aroma is of roasted malt. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with a roasted malt, dry, slightly sour palate with a little spice and pepper too..
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2013 at 12:17

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Bottle shared at THT. Pours near black with a beige head. Aroma of roast, dark fruit, light coffee, dark chocolate. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2013 at 12:17

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Bottle shared @ JMDST Thick creamy tan head. Clear black pour. Coffee and chocolate. Nice stout
Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2013 at 12:14

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild citrusy and herbal hoppy. Bitter, citrusy and towards grapefruity. Herbal hoppy finish. Bitter and dry, herbal into the finish.
Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2013 at 02:22

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Cask, 4.0 % abv, half pint at Cloisters. Golden-brown body with a reddish glint. Beige layer blanketing the glass. Malt-fruity nose. Flavours of leafy hops and caramel malts. Deep bitter ending. Medium to thin bodied. Just alright (Edinburgh 07.08.2013).
Tried from Cask on 23 Aug 2013 at 11:17