Breweries around Highlands & Western Isles

Applecross Brewing Co was established in 2016 in the remote wilderness of the Applecross Estate in the Highlands of Scotland. All the beers are available in bottle and cask. The main cask outlet is th... View

Opening in 2020, eight years after Fergus and Lizzy Stokes bought the crumbling Manse with a view to bringing great beer to Scotland’s west coast, this new-build, five-barrel brewery is situated in th... View

Black Isle Brewery was set up in 1998 in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. It expanded substantially in 2011 with a new brewhouse and bottling line. All beers are organic with Soil Association cert... View

Cairngorm brews using a 20-barrel plant. Now with its own bottling line, it supplies the free trade as far south as the central belt, and nationally via wholesalers. In 2016, in partnership with the C... View

Family-owned, Cromarty began brewing in 2011 in a purpose-built brewhouse. Many awards have been garnered. Fermenting capacity was increased during 2014 and again in 2015. The varied portfolio of regu... View

The five-barrel brewery opened in 2004 and is situated in central Skye at the foot of the Cuillin mountains. The water from the Cuillins provides a distinctive colour and taste to the ales. Beers are... View

Microbrewery founded by Bob Masson in 2019, Dog Falls brew modern interpretations of international beer styles. Beers are unfined and unfiltered, available in can and keg. View

Established in 2018, this small brewery is named after the two neighbouring Iron Age brochs (forts) - Dun Telve and Dun Troddan. Using its own spring water, organic ingredients and 100% renewable ener... View

Commissioned in early 2022, Ewebrew is the creation of James and Jo Struthers. Initially two core beers are brewed with an ever-evolving range coming on stream. A self catering holiday cottage is oper... View

Based in a converted steading, brewing began in 2018. View

Hanging Tree began brewing in 2017 using a two-barrel brew plant in an old bothy in the grounds of the Benleva Hotel. Named after the 400-year-old chestnut tree growing in the garden, which was used a... View

Crowdfunded during 2020, Isle of Eigg is Scotland's first cooperative brewery. Having built the brewery and installed the kit in 2021, production began in 2022. The brewery uses 100% renewable energy... View

Established in 2020, small batch, limited edition beers are produced in a tiny brewshed overlooking the Sound of Harris. Beers are bottled and labelled by hand. View

The Isle of Skye Brewery was established in 1995. Originally a 10-barrel plant, it was upgraded to 20 barrels in 2004. View

Brewing began in 2015 with a four-barrel plant. It is housed in the old John O'Groats Fire Station almost opposite its tap, the Seaview Hotel. A second three-barrel plant is installed in the Last Hous... View

Knoydart is one of the most remote breweries on mainland Britain. There are no road links so access is by ferry, or on foot over mountain passes. Beers are brewed in part of an old chapel using a 60-l... View

Set up in 2017 Nessie Brew is a nanobrewery that markets a range of bottled beers to the tourist trade around Fort Augustus. View

Brewing began in 2010 using a 150-litre plant. Brewing is currently suspended. View

The brewery started trading in 2007 and expanded to a 2.5-barrel plant in 2009. Bottle-conditioned beers are available and are suitable for vegetarians. View

First established in 2011, the brewery is under new ownership from 2023. Beers are produced using the pure Kinlochleven water with no added sugars or unmalted grain. View