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The Cromarty Brewing Company's stone building and painted sign beside a lane at Davidston, under a blue sky.
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Cromarty Brewing Company

A family-run craft brewery at Davidston, just outside Cromarty, with a shop selling its small-batch beers straight from where they are brewed.

Welcome

Just before the road reaches Cromarty, a small lane turns off to Davidston, and at the end of it a low stone building with a painted sign is where the Cromarty Brewing Company makes its beer.

It is a family business, and a small one, though its beers have won a string of awards.

The brewing is done in small batches, and nothing is pasteurised or filtered. The core range runs from Happy Chappy, a new-wave pale ale, to Ghost Town, a dark porter made with ten malts, and Red Rocker, a red rye IPA, with limited editions coming and going.

The shop sells the lot, chilled, in cans and bottles, along with cards, gifts and brewery clothing, and the staff are happy to talk you through what to try. It opens on weekdays, and on Saturdays until 3pm.

A short drive awaySutor Creek CaféFresh seafood and woodfired pizzas at Sutor Creek Café in Cromarty5 min by roadSee itOchre-painted shop with slate roof and outdoor benches under a grey sky
Before you go

The shop opens Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm, and Saturday, 10am to 3pm; it is closed on Sundays.

Where
Davidston, just outside Cromarty, IV11 8XD.
Hours
Weekdays 10am to 4pm; Saturday to 3pm.
Known for
Small-batch craft beer.
Where it is

At Davidston, down a small road off the main road into Cromarty, IV11 8XD.

Close byCromarty.
  1. CromartyCromarty3 miles5 min by road
  2. Calluna clothing shop with hanging baskets on Church StreetCallunaAn independent women's clothes shop in the middle of Cromarty since 2018, with colourful brands, good fabrics and friendly help.3 miles5 min by road
  3. Cromarty FerryCromarty FerryThe little summer ferry to Nigg.3 miles6 min by road
  4. Cromarty lighthouse's white tower and keepers' cottages behind the sea wall under a stormy sky.Cromarty LighthouseThe Stevenson lighthouse on the shore.3 miles6 min by road
  5. RSPB Udale BayRSPB Udale BayWading birds on the firth.5 miles8 min by road
Directions
Ochre-painted shop with slate roof and outdoor benches under a grey skyCafeSutor Creek Café3.2 miles
The Renfrew Rose ferry docks at a slipway, an oil rig visible across the firthAttractionsCromarty Ferry Terminal3.3 miles
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A hand-painted Cromarty Pottery dish with a striped cat, on a wooden shelf.ShoppingCromarty Pottery3.3 miles
Yellow "cinema" lettering on a dark corrugated building beside the waterAttractionsCromarty Cinema3.4 miles
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Quiet street lined with sandstone cottages leading to a gabled village hotelAttractionsRosemarkie5.6 miles
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