Plockton Brewery
Address: 5 Bank Street, Plockton, Ross-shire, IV52 8TP
Phone: (0) 1599 544276
Website: www.theplocktonbrewery.com
Plockton
Brewery opened in 2007 as the brewing business interest of Andy Will who is
a retired Royal Navy Officer having faithfully served his country for thirty
years. Upon retirement, Andy returned to his home and looked to continue to
supplement his Retired Pay from the Royal Navy. With the primary (nearly
only) "industry" in the area being tourism, what better business to enter
into than a brewery? He took the
BrewLab
"Introduction To Brewing" course and later formulated a business plan for
the brewery. The brewery is sited at Andy's home and the opening ceremony is
available for all to see on
YouTube.
Andy refers to the brewery as a "nano-brewery", being a One Barrel plant with Hot Liquor Tank, Mash Tun, Brewing Copper, and two Fermentation Vessels. The plant was purchased from David Porter at PBC Brewing Installations. All beers are conditioned in the cask prior to delivery to the pub. Andy plans to do some limited local bottling with future expansion to be done at the family's croft up the road due to space limitations at the brewery.
Having lived in England during his time in the Royal Navy, Andy developed a taste for English style Best Bitter. He has taken this inspiration for the first signature beers at Plockton that follow in the Bitter and Premium Bitter categories, although he plans to expand stylistically in the future.
Products:
- Crags Ale - 4.3% ABV
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- The flagship beer from Plockton. A Best Bitter that has proved very popular with the Plockton locals and visitors alike.
- Starboard - 5.1% ABV
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- An India Pale Ale (IPA) style brewed in celebration of the Plockton Regatta.
- Dall Winter Sunshine - 4.8% ABV
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- A dark, slightly sweet beer brewed to contrast the more hoppy nature of the other Plockton ales.