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To fine or not to fine?

by Posterous

Unless we are very much mistaken, the world of beer appears to be changing quite dramatically. Some well preserved myths surrounding our national drink are being given a right royal kicking, the latest being that clear beer is good beer. Should we use finings in our cask beer, or should we leave it 'au naturelle'?...

From Ground to Glass

by Posterous

Barley drying out in the store. Lots of rain really helped speed things up Whilst someone remembers, we thought a quick update on our barley situation might be a nice idea. After all, it's raining outside.  Barley being extracted from the beer store.   A month or so ago our finally dried barley was collected...

Pivo in a half shell, Tortoise power!

by Posterous

We've all seen these new beers haven't we? Fancy looking label, clever rhetoric and a cool, irreverent name to project an image of sophisticated yet casual endeavour. This isn't one of those. This new beer is called Geoffrey the Tortoise, and is named after Geoffrey the Tortoise. It may not be sophisticated, but at least...

Happy New Beer!

by Posterous

As it turned out 2011 was a great year for great beer, but 2011 was so last year! We're determind to make 2012 the new 2011, and to prove it we've bought a calender, some brewing shoes and cake (we have to eat too). Whilst scrabbling around under cupboards, conditioning tanks and the occasional sheep...

Our Year in Beer

by Posterous

Well as years go 2011 has been a cracker. Our industry is in the throws of a hugely exciting time for well crafted beer, which we have seen reflected in our growth over the past 12 months. We are 50% up on last year and we have seen some hugely exciting developments. Below, in no...

Black Isle hits Glasgow in Bruadar

by Posterous

As the world of beer continues to evolve at an exciting rate, beer lovers are seeing the benefit in the shape of some forward thinking bars. An excellent case in point is the imminent opening of Bruadar in Glasgow. Formerly the Millhouse at the foot of Byres Road this has been taken over by Fuller...

Black Islay: Welcome to the Evolution

by Posterous

Well it's been a long time coming but we've finally reached a point where we can unleash our new website on you, the World. Hello! Casks with yummy stuff in (beer)   It has most definitely been a labour of love, lots and lots of phone calls, emails, text messages, more emails, some more phone...

Black Isle is taking over Cloisters tonight

by Posterous

You might have noticed that of late we have all been just a little bit busy. We've got a new brewer, new shop manager, we're sending kegs to Sweden, bottles to Switzerland, and generally been having a lot of fun in the meantime. We thought it might be nice if we shared some of that...

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