31 October 2007

A £12m four-year project, led by Newcastle University has found a general trend showing organic food contained more antioxidants and less fatty acids. "The findings call into question the current stance of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which says there is no evidence that organic food is better."

We never needed any convincing about the benefits! See BBC News, Nature.com, and Soil Association Press Release.

11 September 2007

Sign up to our newsletter for latest news, brews, offers and regular free draws. Next draw at end of December 2007 will be for two free 'Save the Planet - Drink Organic' Black Isle Brewery T-shirts. (The winner will be emailed for address and sizes). You can view our newsletter archive.

21 April 2007

Black Isle Organic Wheat Beer is featured in the Telegraph today under 'Top Four Beers': "The brewery uses locally grown, locally malted organic barley and wheat for its beers, which are sold in recycled materials. This semi-cloudy wheat beer is full of zesty citrus flavours. Ideal with steamed mussels."

19 April 2007

New special limited brew for Runrig 'Beat The Drum at Loch Ness on Saturday 18 August 2007. For concert info see Runrig site. This amber coloured ale has a light malty palate and a refreshing crisp aroma. It represents some of Scotlands finest assets; music, beauty and great tasting beer. Place you order now to avoid disappointment.

16 April 2007

We are now at the Edinburgh Farmers' Market every week.

8 April 2007

New Brew… With our new seasonal beer we encourage you all to “get fit for Easter!” by abandoning the eggs in favour of Chocolate Beer 6.2% abv It is organic natural ruby coloured ale brewed with a little rye malt and cocoa. It comes in 33cl bottles and can be delivered anywhere mainland Britain from £1.87 per bottle. Place your order now to avoid disappointment.

4 April 2007

Some of you will no doubt have read in that esteemed Highland organ the Inverness Courier that Black Isle Brewery is expanding. As you know already we are a fully organic brewery registered by the Soil Association, and now our aim to go one step further by building a new ‘green’ brewery using renewable and recyclable energy and materials. We will be installing a larger brewery to keep up with demand and export and we are also developing the shop and visitor element. Although still at the design and planning stage we will keep you updated of this exciting development and its progress throughout the summer.

3 April 2007

This year we have an Oktoberfest festival planned for September! End the summer with a weekend of beer, music, food and camping. There will also be tours of the brewery throughout the day and competitions and prizes. Not only will we brew a range of new organic special beers, but we will also have beers from other breweries both home and abroad, including organic cider. The weekend starts on Friday night with the festival opening and live music and continues all day Saturday, with camping from Friday to Sunday afternoon. More news, tickets, etc. soon.

2 April 2007

Black Isle organic beer will be served for the first time this year at Rockness, 9th and 10th June, the biggest musical event in the Highland calendar on the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Ness. We will have our own organic highland theme bar so book your tickets and come a roamin’ in the gloamin’ where the pints are foamin! www.rockness.co.uk

The other unmissable musical event of the year is Belladrum, 10th and 11th August. For those who haven’t been to this beautiful festival it is a must for the diary. With a heavy accent on organic and sustainable, and a 60 band line up of diverse and eclectic music, it is a family friendly festival washed down with a delicious Black Isle brew! www.belladrum.co.uk

22 February 2007

We have enlarged the shop to give us a little more retail space and include some other local and regional produce including Black Isle organic beef and organic cheese which can also be sent mail order – soon to be added to the web site.

12 November 2006

Goldeneye Pale Ale 5.6% is a straw coloured Pale Ale made with a Belgian yeast. This beer is bottle conditioned and will throw a light sediment. It is natural and good for you. Drink cool.

Raspberry Wheat 4.8% is a traditional Belgian style bottle conditioned beer with a fruity twist. The addition of highland grown raspberries makes for a refreshing appetizer to be enjoyed day and night.

As seasonal ales, Raspberry Wheat and Goldeneye IPA will be available for a limited time. Available in our 330ml bottles. Place you order now to avoid disappointment.

1 June 2006

Following the success of Hibernator II we have just bottled a stronger version of our strong tawny ale, Hibernator III at 7%. This ale is secondary fermented in the bottle. Made from fresh quality water, malt, hops and yeast it is a strong ale with a wonderfully rich aroma and flavour of fruitcake, treacle and plum.

As a seasonal ale, Hibernator III will be available for a limited time.

10 May 2006

Not tried our delicious beers before? Now there is no excuse as we have introduced a mail order 12 pack for for just £31.50 delivered. This can contain any mix of our of 500ml bottles. We continue to offer our 20 packs of 500ml and 24 packs of 330ml bottles. Buy now.

5 May 2006

Visit us for a free brewery tour. We are open Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm and Sunday 11am - 5pm during April to September inclusive. After the tour taste some of our beers and perhaps stock up from our brewery shop.

22 March 2006

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17 January 2006

The Oxford Bottled Beer Database has reviewed our Porter "Flavours are rich, malty and dry, with anthracite, nettles, chocolate, cocoa powder, figgy biscuits and grapefruity, slightly metallic hops. Despite the richness of the dark malt flavours, it manages to seem quite light and even refreshing in the mouth." concluding"This is a very drinkable, very moreish porter." See full review.

22 November 2005

We now offer our Blonde, Red Kite, Heather Honey Ale and new seasonal strong ale Hibernator II in handy 330ml bottles.

You can order a case of 24 bottle for just £44.95 delivered.

Order more than one case (including 500ml cases) and save 7.5% on the second and subsequent cases.

28 October 2005

Web site beer-pages.com by Roger Protz and Tom Cannavan is an online magazine dedicated to real beer. Their main focus is bottled beers, bottle-conditioned ales and world beers. See Black Isle Brewery reviews where all our beers have been rated as good or excellent. Order some today and decide for yourself!

18 October 2005

The Oxford Bottled Beer Database has reviewed Yellowhammer "This is a very enjoyable session beer, with lots of flavour for its strength. And its organic status means you can feel good about the environment while you're drinking it." See full review.

We have added a links page for those wishing to know more about beer, breweries or organic products. Send us any suggestions of useful sites.

Update 26 August 2005, see our Tartan Heart Photos.

13 - 14 August 2005

The 2nd Annual Tartan Heart Rock Festival was one cracker of a party; this event has a nice mellow atmosphere perfect for families and others looking to have a good time. Hosted in the spectacular Italian Gardens of Belladrum Estate near Beauly, Inverness-shire.
Headlining the event was the legendary band THe Proclaimers; backed up by other favourites like Alabama 3, The Bees, Jah Wobble, Rickey Ross, British Sea Power and Peatbog Faeries. The Black Isle Brewery was the major sponsor for the event and as such ran three bars including the The Black Isle Brewery Grass Roots Stage. We hope you enjoyed the fresh filtered Blond and real ale Red Kite on draft.

For more information see the Tartan Heart Festival web site.

In The Ten Best Organic beers on 4 July 2005, Jonathan Brown's second choice was Yellowhammer "this golden ale exudes grapefruity freshness" and tenth was Black Isle Porter a "highly unusual creamy, malty porter brewed in the Highlands." Order some today and judge for yourself!

A new beer has been added to our range of organic products, Heather Honey. This wonderful crisp larger is modeled after the very popular Blonde but heather honey is added giving it a mild honey aroma and finish.

This tasty new beverage is offered in a new sleeker 330ml bottle, perfect for an outdoors lunch on a sunny day or alongside your eggs at breakfast!

If you are in the area stop by for a sample or a box of 24. Now available mail order. Red Kite and Blonde are also available in 330ml bottles.

Media photos on our Marketing Resource page.

In the Sunday Times 26 June 2005 article Trio: Pubs with grub the review of No 27 pub, 27 Castle Street, Inverness, says "For the patriot, Red Kite or Yellowhammer, organically produced by the Black Isle Brewery, is a must-sup." We can only agree with this statement!

Look out for us at the following events:

24 - 26 June 2005 - 12th Scottish Traditional Boat Festival.

23 July 2005 - Inverness Highland Games in the Bught Park Arena.

4 August 2005 - Black Isle Show.

5 - 6 August 2005 Moy Game Fair.

1 - 3 June 2005

This traditional Scottish Game Fair takes place on the ground of the magnificent Scone Palace beside the mighty River Tay. The fair showcases game events from falconry to fly casting. There will be a food hall chalk full of traditional meats, fish, cheeses and breads. While watching the world class RAF Red Arrows soar past you can enjoy a crisp cool pint of Red Kite Ale.