Speyside

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

Established in 2012

Contact
2 Greshop Rd, Greshop Industrial Estate, Forres, IV36 2GU, Scotland
Description
Speyside Brewery is based in Moray Speyside, the heart of Scotland's malt whisky country. More than 50 distilleries are within a 30-mile radius of the brewery, using the same water for their iconic whiskies that we use to make our beer.

Founded by chemistry student Seb Jones in November 2012, the brewery produces a varied core range of beers - named after local
icons - as well as popular seasonal beers. We are proud to make them.

Brewery closed in 2020. Relaunched in Summer 2023 with a different beer lineup.

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Great Grog. Clear pake golden body with a few flecks beneath a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of straw and melon rind. Flavour of lemon and crisp malt. Thin to medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Simple and easy to drink.

Tried from Can from Great Grog Bottle Shop on 24 Apr 2025 at 20:50


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Can from Great Grog. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. No visible. Faint lacing. Aroma of papery malt and orange peel. Flavour of melon rind and grain. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. I wanted to like this but it’s not great.

Tried from Can from Great Grog Bottle Shop on 24 Apr 2025 at 20:39


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can from BrewDog Inverurie. It pours ever so slightly hazy golden - yellow with a bubbly white head. The aroma is fresh, fragrant, zingy, zippy, grapefruit, pomelo, piney, touch tropical, melon, star fruit and lychee. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, pleasing bitterness, green, piney, freshly cut grass, herbal, pithy, zesty, grapefruit, pomelo, some florals and light mineraly vibes with a dry finish. Average body and and fine, prickly carbonation. Rather nice stuff. Bright and crisp. Moreish.

Tried from Can at BrewDog Inverurie on 17 Apr 2025 at 16:24


5

Toasted and ashy charred malty, notes of burnt and light smoked malt, just some vague fruity undertones, medium body, how is this a witbier.

Tried on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:45


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can from Marshall's Farm Shop, Aberdeenshire. It pours pretty much black with a bubbly yellowy - beige head. The aroma is sweet, vanilla, minty, coconut, bounty bar, chocolate, toothy, fruit cake, dark roasted malt, chocolate brownie, cookie dough and a touch of coffee. The taste is firmly dry, bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, coffee grounds, cacao nibs, minty, dark chocolate, jammy, dark and dried fruits, some warming booze, pleasing whisky character throughout, burnt toast, liquorice allsorts, whisky fudge and vanilla, with a warming, fruity whisky finish. Medium+ body and average carbonation. Tasty stuff. Impressed this works so well with a modest abv. Enjoyable stuff.

Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2025 at 16:43


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

Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruit, grain, caramel & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 08:51


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

330ml panda from LCB. Pours a dark brown with tanned head. Aroma of rich caramel, chocolate, fruitcake, light vinegar. Taste of boozy fruitcake, dark malts, red wine. Nice long bitterness running through. Good.

Tried on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Growler fill from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, mixed dried fruit, caramel. Taste brings some red wine. Bitter finish.

Tried from Growler on 14 Jun 2024 at 16:59


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

330ml. bottle. @Dornie Accomodation, Dornie (Scotland). 05/08/2023 [#6.677 Global - #214 Scotland - #3 Speyside Brewery] Pours clear pale yellow with a small lasting off-white head. Aroma: sweaty pale malts, yeast and dough. Taste: dough, pithy and zesty. Lemony mouthfeel. Medium bodied. Next one please!

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2023 at 10:02


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

330ml. bottle. @Dornie Accomodation, Dornie (Scotland). 05/08/2023 [#6.676 Global - #213 Scotland - #2 Speyside Brewery] Pours amber with a small and lacing fluffy white head. Aroma: smoked biscuity malts, caramel, tobacco and nuts. Taste: caramel malts, roasted malts and toffee. Malty dry finish. Next one please!

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2023 at 09:59