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
+44 1470 542477
info@skyeale.com
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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Kasper40
Kasper40 (1543) ticked
Black from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tried on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:32
Rasmus40
Rasmus40 (37520) reviewed
Black from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Moonshine, Inverness. Clear dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is dry, roasted malt and a little coffee. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 210726
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:31
Kasper40
Kasper40 (1543) ticked
Red from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:29
Rasmus40
Rasmus40 (37520) reviewed
Red from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Moonshine, Inverness. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 210726
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:28
Kasper40
Kasper40 (1543) ticked
Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:27
Rasmus40
Rasmus40 (37520) reviewed
Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Moonshine, Inverness. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, bready and light hoppy - herbal. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 210726
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:26
Kasper40
Kasper40 (1543) ticked
Gold from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tried on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:24
Rasmus40
Rasmus40 (37520) reviewed
Gold from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Moonshine, Inverness. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, light yeasty and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 210726
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2026 at 18:23
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Nisse666
Nisse666 (18417) reviewed
Red from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
1 month ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6
Nisse666's photo of Red
Bottle local CO-OP 2026-07-15 Göteborg
AR: smoke, roasted malt, dry, smooth, dark fruity,
AP: dark amber, wee beige lid
F: smoke, roasted malt, dry, smooth, dark fruity,
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2026 at 18:14
CosmicCharlie
CosmicCharlie (9826) reviewed
Craft Lager from Isle of Skye Brewing Co.
2 months ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pours deep gold into a tulip. White head with excellent retention recede to coat surface. Caramel aromas. Crisp and dry with sweet malt front to back. Medium length brown bread finish.
Tried on 20 Jun 2026 at 20:35