Isle of Skye Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Uig, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Isle of Skye Brewery

Established in 1995

Contact
The Pier, Uig, IV51 9XP, Scotland
Description
One evening in 1992, some schoolteacher friends met in a local pub – and conversation turned to the lack of good beer on Skye. Someone jokingly suggested that setting up a brewery would be the only way to remedy the situation.
At the time there were just six small independent breweries in Scotland – and none on Skye. Could it really work?

It could, and it did. Three years later, we were finally ready to brew our first ale – Red Cuillin. It was such a success, we still brew it to the same recipe today. Only the name has changed – we now call it Skye Red.

Getting noticed. And getting bigger.
In 1997, we won the CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) Champion Beer of Scotland. And we were shortlisted for the UK championship too. This recognition helped the business to go full-time in 1998. To date, we’ve picked up over 60 awards. Not bad for what started as a joke over a few pints.

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 9
Bottle thnx to a friend, amber beer, small head. Aroma is malt, dough, hops, caramel. Taste is the same, caramel, malt, dough, hops, sweet, spices.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2025 at 22:31

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pale malt, biscuit, grain, citrus & grapefruit tastes with a long bitter finish.
A bit boring
Tried from Cask at Standing Order on 28 Nov 2025 at 10:22

5.5/10
Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 13:01

5.5/10
Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 11:25

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Amber med offwhite skum som legger seg rundt kanten. Aroma malt karamell plomme urter blomst. Smak malt karamell humle sviske krydder. Fyldig, smaksrik, noe alkohol i ettersmak, lett bitter. Flaske fra Co Op Portree, Isle of Skye
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2025 at 20:27

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sløret amber med offwhite skum som legger seg som ett slør. Aroma malt gress karamell fersken gjær. Smak malt karamell humle grapefrukt barnål gjær. Fin fylde, søtlig, moderat bitter. Flaske fra butikk i Portree, Isle of Skye
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2025 at 20:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Klar amber med lett hvitt skum som legger seg rundt kanten. Aroma malt karamell humle eple blomst. Smak humle sitrus fersken malt karamell gjær. Fin fylde, fruktig, lett bitter, godt øl. Flaske fra lokal butikk i Portree, Isle of Sky
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2025 at 19:53

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of apple, clove, cinnamon, oats, earth & malt. Medium body. Smooth finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2025 at 11:46

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle 'Red Cuillin' 4.2 %, pours red / brown with a small off white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, nuts, dried fruits, bread, chocolate & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 09:32

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from The Misty Bottle, Skye. It pours clear deep copper with a small dissipating white cap. The aroma is earthy, woody, sappy, resin, green, grassy, herbal, nutty, praline and brown bread. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, green, herbal, varnished wood, pithy, zesty, bitter citrus peel, grapefruit, brown bread and biscuit with spicy, herbal finale. Medium body and average carbonation. A bit toothy and spicy. More of a strong bitter than what you would call an IPA today. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2024 at 13:03