Speyside

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

Established in 2012

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

Bottle from Dobbies garden centre Ashford and drunk at home. Dobbies has an inexplicable Scottish beer distribution. Must have been a dozen rates for me. But nothing highly rated. Hazy deep amber colour lasting beige head. Hoppy as i poured it. Hop and toffee on aroma. Toffee malty in the mouth. Nowt wrong with it though. It’s a toffee malty bitter. Some bitterness on the finish. Well i thought a decent toffee hoppy bitter. Decent. Not exciting but drinkable enough to have more than one if you were down the pub.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2016 at 12:31


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

On cask at the Castle Tavern, Inverness. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - liquorice and roast. Chocolate at the back. Taste - more of the same. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a very elegant finish. Overall - great example of the style. Lovely.

Tried from Cask on 26 Sep 2016 at 12:21


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

Bottle from Great Grog. It pours cloudy amber with a thick, fluffy off-white head. The aroma is funky, musty, chai latte, lemon peel and tart green apple. The taste is dry, funky, musty, damp leaves, earthy, dry wood, sweet - sour, chai latte, cinnamon stick, clove, creaminess and some alcohol with a dry, woody finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. A bit weird... I’m not sure the balance of this one works out. Unique that’s for sure.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2016 at 09:45


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

Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light floral hops, faint fruit. Taste is more of the same. Not a right lot going on. Elderflower comes through on the finish.

Tried from Cask on 22 Aug 2016 at 06:29


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

Cask at cloisters. Pours clear golden, nose is floral, sweet toffee, taste is sweet, toffee, zesty, bitter.

Tried from Cask on 21 Aug 2016 at 08:50


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Blue blazer... Golden amber... Small white head.. Soft sweet floral fruit nose... Light dry fruit... Soft toffee floral fruit.. Light creamy malts

Tried from Cask on 19 Aug 2016 at 10:13


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

Keg at the Holyrood 9a. Pours hazy pale orange, nose is peppery, toffee, floral, taste is sweet, fruity, citrus, dry.

Tried on 09 Aug 2016 at 03:03


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at 9a...massive hazy Amber... Big white head... Soft sweet soapy fruit nose... Dry bitter herbal grassy fruit.. Long dry bitter

Tried on 29 Jul 2016 at 09:37


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Blue Blazer. Pours hazy golden amber with a thick creamy head. Aromas of tropical fruit, light resin. Taste is bitter, then a caramel maltiness on the finish. Good hop bite, but chewy.

Tried from Cask on 24 Jun 2016 at 07:20


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Keg at holyrood 9a...hazy Amber.. Small white head... Soft tropical zezty fruits nose... Juicy orange... Passion fruit.. But too cold and fizzy

Tried on 09 Jun 2016 at 10:03