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Dried hop bines hang from the ceiling beams above shelves of wine and beer bottles, a poster reading "JUMP THE BEETLES" and a partial sign on the white wall behind.
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Futtle

A small organic brewery at Bowhouse near St Monans, brewing farmhouse and wild beers, with a taproom, natural wines and a record store above the tanks.

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Welcome

At Bowhouse, among the old stone farm buildings between Elie and St Monans, Futtle is a small organic brewery with a taproom.

Visited and photographed by Simon Hird

Lucy and Stephen started it in 2019, inspired by the farmhouse brewing of northern Europe and the coast they look out on.

Everything they make is organic, brewed with whole grains and whole leaf hops and water drawn from a borehole behind the brewery. There are light table beers, pales and wheat beers, and seasonal beers built round plants gathered from the beaches and hedgerows nearby. Some rest for months in wooden barrels with fruit and fresh hops, and since 2022 they have been making wild beers in an open coolship.

In the taproom, under old beams hung with plants, you can drink their beer fresh from the tank, try natural wines, organic cocktails or kombucha, and eat pastries and toasties. Up on the mezzanine is a record shop with vinyl from all over the world. Children and dogs are welcome.

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Before you go

The taproom opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm, with late openings for gigs.

Children and dogs welcome.

Where
Bowhouse, St Monans, KY10 2FB.
Open
Tuesday to Sunday.
Brewing
Since 2019.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10am–4pm
Wednesday
10am–4pm
Thursday
10am–4pm
Friday
10am–6pm
Saturday
10am–6pm
Sunday
10am–4pm

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A roundel logo reading "EAST NEUK ORGANIC BREWING & DISTILLING" hangs above two steel fermentation tanks, houseplants and stacked kegs filling the room below.
Did you know

Water from the farm.

Futtle brews with water from a borehole just behind the brewery.

A hanging sign reading "JAMP" hangs above a colourful mural of a flower, a target and the words "THE BEATLES" painted on a weathered wooden door, record sleeves displayed on shelving beside it.
Did you know

Records upstairs.

A record shop sits on a mezzanine above the brewery, and none of its stock is sold online.

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Where it is

At Bowhouse on the A917 between Elie and St Monans, KY10 2FB.

Close byBowhouse.
  1. BowhouseBowhouseThe food hub around it.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. Bàern Cafe, FifeBàern CafeUnder a mile 1 min by road
  3. The front of Craig Millar @ 16 West End in St Monans: its sign above white-framed windows hung with flower baskets, behind a whitewashed wall.Craig Millar @ 16 West EndUnder a mile as the crow flies
  4. Ardross Farm ShopArdross Farm ShopUnder a mile 2 min by road
  5. St MonansSt MonansThe fishing village along the coast.1 mile 3 min by road
  6. The Kinneuchar InnThe Kinneuchar InnThe inn at Kilconquhar.2 miles 4 min by road
Directions
White boat planted with flowers outside St Monans Welly Boot GardenAttractionsSt Monans Welly Boot Garden1.0 miles
Stone church with conical spire overlooking gravestones and the coastlineAttractionsSt Monans Auld Kirk1.2 miles
The Ship Inn's white harled frontage with dark green window frames on a quiet streetRestaurantsThe Ship Inn, Elie2.0 miles
Curved sandy beach edged by grassy dunes under a grey overcast skyAttractionsRuby Bay2.1 miles
Stone archway ruin on a rocky headland overlooking the seaAttractionsLady’s Tower, Ruby Bay2.1 miles
White lighthouse and keeper's cottage on a grassy rocky headlandAttractionsElie Ness Lighthouse2.1 miles
Whole lobsters arranged on a metal platter with salad leaves and grilled lemon halvesCafeThe Pavilion, Elie2.2 miles
Terraced houses with red pantiled roofs line a coastal lane beside a stone harbour wallAttractionsPittenweem2.2 miles
An orange leather sofa draped with a sheepskin faces a stone fireplace beneath a timber ceiling, a staircase rising behind.PittenweemThe Old StableSleeps 2 · 2.4 miles

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Places to stay near the brewery, and when each is next free.

An orange leather sofa draped with a sheepskin faces a stone fireplace beneath a timber ceiling, a staircase rising behind.The Old Stable
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Pittenweem
  • 2 miles from Futtle
Free 31 Oct – 2 NovThe Crow’s Nest, FifeThe Crow’s Nest
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Pittenweem
  • 2 miles from Futtle
Free 2–5 NovFifies, FifeFifies
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Pittenweem
  • 2 miles from Futtle
Free 1–3 NovA stone cottage with red pantiled roofs and a gabled dormer sits behind a gravel courtyard, an apple tree in the foreground.Maybell Cottage
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Pittenweem
  • 2 miles from Futtle
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