Isle of Skye Brewery - bottled beer and real ale casks

Product Information

At the Isle of Skye Brewery we put quality of product and customer relations as our priorities. Skye ales are made from only premium quality grains and hops; only natural ingredients are used, with no additives.

Our bottled ales are cold-filtered and bottled at the brewery with, again, no additives.

Here is a list of our current ales. You can also find out what's brewing on Skye by using The Hop Line

[ Cask Ales ][ House/Occasional/Seasonal Ales ][ Bottled Ales ]

Cask Ales


Red Cuillin (4.2% ABV) Smooth, malty and slightly nutty; lightly fuggles-hopped for aroma. Named after the famous hills of the Isle of Skye, Red Cuillin is a premium ale, which has won many awards.	Black Cuillin (4.5% ABV) The dark one, brewed with rolled roast oatmeal and honey. It takes its name from the world reknown mountains of the Isle of Skye, and is a unique strong flavoured dark ale.	Young Pretender (4% ABV) A golden-hued, hoppy, refreshing ale of character and flavour. The driest of the Skye Beers possesses a refreshing full flavour and a light aroma.	Blaven (5% ABV) A strong, refreshing, golden ale, malty and full-bodied. A fruity, hoppy character and delightful aroma.	Hebridean Gold (4.3% ABV) A distinctively different ale, brewed with porridge oats. An ale of exceptional smoothness, with a deep and creamy head.

House/Occasional/Seasonal Ales

Ben Nevis Ale (4.1% ABV)
Blind Piper a house ale for the Old Inn, Gairloch
Ferryman's Choice a house ale for the Boat Inn, Aboyne
Four Seasons (4.2% ABV)
Lairie's a house ale for the Lairhillock Inn, near Stonehaven
MacKenzie's Ale (4.1% ABV) a house ale for MacKenzie's bar, Sligachan Hotel, Skye
MacNab's (4.2% ABV) a house ale for the Royal Hotel, Portree
Midge Ale a house ale for the Clachnaharry Inn, Inverness
Old School Ale (4.6% ABV) a house ale for the Clachnaharry Inn, Inverness
Pulpit Ale (4.5% ABV) a house ale for the Four Seasons, Onich
Sligachan Ale (4.2% ABV) a house ale for Seamus's Bar, Sligachan Hotel, Skye
The Reeling Deck (4.3% ABV) a house ale for the Stein Inn, Portree
Wedding Ale (4.1% ABV)

Bottled Ales

Bottled Red Cuillin Bottled Black Cuillin Bottled Hebridean Gold Bottled Blaven

Red Cuillin
(4.2% ABV)
Smooth, malty and slightly nutty; lightly fuggles-hopped for aroma.
Named after the famous hills of the Isle of Skye, Red Cuillin is a premium ale, which has won many awards in its cask version. Like the hills, it is rounded and pleasing.
Black Cuillin
(4.5% ABV)
The dark one, brewed with rolled roast oatmeal and honey.
It takes its name from the world reknown mountains of the Isle of Skye, and is a unique strong flavoured dark ale.
Hebridean Gold
(4.3% ABV)
Brewed with porridge oats and malt.
Originally only available in bottled form, now available in cask due to demand.
Blaven
(5% ABV)*
* This product is available only on Skye
Smooth and creamy with a full flavour and deceptive strength.


Red Cuillin (4.2% ABV) Smooth, malty and slightly nutty; lightly fuggles-hopped for aroma. Named after the famous hills of the Isle of Skye, Red Cuillin is a premium ale, which has won many awards in its cask version. Like the hills, it is rounded and pleasing.	Black Cuillin (4.5% ABV) The dark one, brewed with rolled roast oatmeal and honey. It takes its name from the world reknown mountains of the Isle of Skye, and is a unique strong flavoured dark ale.	Hebridean Gold (4.3% ABV) Brewed with porridge oats and malt. Originally only available in bottled form, now available in cask due to demand.	Blaven (5% ABV)* * This product is available only on Skye Smooth and creamy with a full flavour and deceptive strength.