Welcome to our Website
Our aim is to keep real ale drinkers up to date with local issues and events.
We maintain an on-line diary for our meetings and social outings, and we include any local real ale festivals we know about.
Our list of real ale hostelries includes all Highlands & Western Isles real ale outlets we know about, and links are included where possible.
You are welcome to join us at our meetings and events, even if you are not a CAMRA member yet.
News
19/01/2012 00:00
Highlands & Western Isles Brewers win National Winter Beer Awards
Cairngorm and Isle of Skye brewery beers win Champion Winter Beer of Britain awards at the National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester.
Full details here
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13/01/2012 00:00
Tomlinson’s Beer Shop - Opening Soon!
Tomlinson’s Beer Shop
Opening in January 2012 on Castle Street in Inverness.
A new beer shop for Inverness and the north supplying a great range of bottled beers, ciders and real ale to take home.
More information here
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13/10/2011 00:00
Wild West Beer Fest
The first Hebridean Real Ale and Cider Festival will take place from 20th to 22nd October at Tong Community Hall. Times are from 3pm to 11 pm each day, with Gaelic dramas in the afternoon and fiddle music in the evening to coincide with the Royal National Mod
There will be over 70 real...
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07/07/2011 00:00
Struy Inn Re-opens
Press Release – Bucking the trend of pub closures, The Struy Inn re-opens following extensive refurbishment.
www.thestruy.co.uk
Full story here..
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16/06/2011 00:00
Cuillin Beast - Champion Beer of Scotland 2011
Champion Beer of Scotland 2011
Isle of Skye Unleashes the Beast!
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has today announced that the Isle of Skye brewery's (of Uig, Isle of Skye) Cuillin Beast has been crowned 'Champion Beer of Scotland' for 2011 at the Scottish Real Ale Festival, Adam House,...
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08/10/2010 13:21
An Teallach Beer Festival at Blackfriars
Friday 8th - Sunday 10th October
A weekend of An Teallach Ales and live music at Blackfriars Highland Pub & Restaurant.
Full details of this and other October music dates here.
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28/07/2010 00:00
Gold Star Awards for Cairngorm Brewery
Cairngorm Brewery were “star struck” to receive the news that two of their Ales have won Gold Star Awards from the Guild of Fine Foods.
The coveted black and gold-star Great Taste stickers adorn thousands of speciality foods stocked on shelves and counters in stores throughout the UK and more...
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13/07/2010 00:00
Three Gold Medals for Cairngorm Brewery
The Cairngorm Brewery Team are standing proud, after receiving their results in the SIBA Scotland Beer Competition held at therecent Scottish Real Ale Festival.
They won 3 Gold Medals in 3 different categories including Black Gold winning Gold, in the Porters, Strong Milds, Old Ales and Stouts...
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09/06/2010 00:00
Landmark Addition to New Brewery
A distinctive copper-clad “pagoda” is to be installed on the roof of the Orkney Brewery this week as the initial phase of a major £1.2 million redevelopment of the Sandwick site nears completion. More..
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06/06/2010 00:00
Future of Atlas Brewery, Kinlochleven
Sinclair Breweries Ltd – owners of the Orkney Brewery and Kinlochleven’s Atlas Brewery – announced today (Sunday, 6 June) that production of all the firm’s award winning beers is to be consolidated at the Orkney Brewery, currently undergoing a major expansion.
More..