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The Black Isle

Black Isle Brewery

An organic brewery on its own farm near Munlochy on the Black Isle, brewing since 1998, with a shop, brewery tours and workshops.

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Welcome

On a farm at Old Allangrange, a few miles over the Kessock Bridge from Inverness, a timber building with a dark roof and a round sign is the home of the Black Isle Brewery.

Visited and photographed by Simon Hird

Since 1998 it has brewed organic beer here, on its own organic farm.

Inside the big shed, steel tanks stand in rows under red roof beams, beneath a sign that sums the place up: Save the Planet, Drink Organic. Stouts and porters age in wooden casks chalked with their dates, and the finished beer goes into cans painted in every colour. Outside are the polytunnels of the market garden that supplies the brewery's bars, and horses watching from the gate.

The shop sells the beers, and tours and workshops show how the beer is made; book them ahead. The brewery is a certified B Corporation.

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Before you go

The shop opens Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm, and Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

Brewery tours and workshops are booked through the brewery's site.

Where
Old Allangrange, Munlochy, IV8 8NZ.
Shop
Mon to Sat 10 to 6; Sun 10 to 5.
Tours
Book ahead.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–6pm
Tuesday
10am–6pm
Wednesday
10am–6pm
Thursday
10am–6pm
Friday
10am–6pm
Saturday
10am–6pm
Sunday
10am–5pm

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Stainless steel fermentation tanks and pipework fill a brewery beneath red steel roof beams, blue hoses connecting the vessels.
Did you know

Save the planet.

A sign in the brewhouse reads Save the Planet, Drink Organic.

Glass tumblers holding graded samples of malted and unmalted grain stand in a row on a dark wooden shelf, a pencil sketch visible on the wall below.
Did you know

A B Corporation.

The Black Isle Brewery is a certified B Corporation.

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From our guide to Ross and Cromarty

On a farm at Old Allangrange, a few miles over the Kessock Bridge from Inverness, the Black Isle Brewery has made organic beer since 1998. Inside the big timber shed, steel tanks stand in rows, and stouts and porters age in wooden casks chalked with their dates. Outside are the polytunnels of the market garden that supplies the brewery's bars. The shop sells the whole range in brightly painted cans, and tours and workshops show how it is all made, so book those ahead. The brewery is a certified B Corporation.

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Where it is

On its farm at Old Allangrange, near Munlochy on the Black Isle, a few miles north of Inverness, IV8 8NZ.

Close byMunlochy.
  1. The AllangrangeThe Allangrange2 miles 4 min by road
  2. Three archers with recurve bows stand beside a Pro-Boss target scored with arrowsWildwoodz4 miles 6 min by road
  3. The Clootie WellThe Clootie WellAn old healing well at Munlochy.5 miles 6 min by road
  4. A tray of sponge cakes dusted with icing sugar and filled with jam and cream.Harry Gow5 miles as the crow flies
  5. Black Isle BarBlack Isle BarIts own bar in Inverness.7 miles 11 min by road
  6. Teal banquettes and wooden tables at IV10 under glass pendant lamps and a model sailing ship.IV10 Café Bar DeliIts beers at IV10 in Fortrose.8 miles 14 min by road
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The Black Isle Dairy farm shop, a green timber building with a chalkboard and flower tubs on the gravel.ShoppingBlack Isle Dairy6.2 miles
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Places to stay near the brewery, and when each is next free.

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