Black Isle Brewery
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Black Isle Brewery Ltd. is a brewery
on the Black Isle
, in the Highland
region of Scotland, near the village of Munlochy
. The brewery makes a variety of beers including Yellowhammer, Red Kite Ale, Porter and Scotch Ale, along with a wheat beer
and a blonde ale; all of their beers are organic
and suitable for vegetarians, as they do not use isinglass
in the brewing process.
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
on the Black Isle
Black Isle
The Black Isle is an eastern area of the Highland local government council area of Scotland, within the county of Ross and Cromarty. The name nearly always includes the article "the"....
, in the Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...
region of Scotland, near the village of Munlochy
Munlochy
Munlochy is a small village, in northern Scotland, lying at the head of Munlochy Bay . There are few early records of a settlement, but it seems likely that Munlochy expanded in the 1760s due to quarry workers extracting stone nearby to build Fort George on the far side of the Moray Firth.-GM...
. The brewery makes a variety of beers including Yellowhammer, Red Kite Ale, Porter and Scotch Ale, along with a wheat beer
Wheat beer
Wheat beer is a beer that is brewed with a large proportion of wheat. Wheat beers often also contain a significant proportion of malted barley. Wheat beers are usually top-fermented...
and a blonde ale; all of their beers are organic
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
and suitable for vegetarians, as they do not use isinglass
Isinglass
Isinglass is a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer. It can also be cooked into a paste for specialized gluing purposes....
in the brewing process.
External links
- Black Isle Brewery
- Scottish Real Ale