We love our beer at The Misty Bottle, we have a cave full!
Having seen the launch of the Isle of Eigg Brewery, we were eagerly awaiting the stock to give the Isle of Skye a taste from one of its island neighbours - it was worth the wait!
From their website-
In April 2020 Stu and Ben had an idea. They wanted to build a brewery that would explore the myriad beer possibilities that are out there - from bold IPAs to drinkable pilsners to fruited Lambic - and do so in as handcrafted a way as possible.
This brewery would also be community owned.
And it would be as environmentally positive as possible.
So, in November 2020 they ran a Crowdfund that raised £195, 000 from over 600 investors in 6 weeks. With much help from the Eigg community, they cleared a brownfield site and built a brewery. They added 24 solar panels and Tesla batteries to power the brewing processes and ordered a bespoke brewkit that used Eigg wood to power a gassification boiler for all hot water requirements.
The first beers were available in April 2022.
Beers that, from mash-in to labelling, are crafted by the hand of the brewer.
But this is an on-going project. Social and environmental change is a practice. There are always next steps. These are ours:
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We aim to employ 3 islanders by 2025
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We’d like to set-up an annual grant to help local people explore possible business ideas
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We’d like our ingredients to be local
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The bulk of our beer is to be sold locally and transported electrically
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The beer is of Eigg - so wild fermentation, local ingredients
And so. A brewery built to create handcrafted beer for social and environmental good.
Pilsner (4.3%): Our Pilsner balances traditional German malt and Noble Saaz hops with the soft grape notes of a late Nelson Sauvin addition. Crisp, refreshing, golden.
IPA (5.3%): An East Coast IPA: hop-forward, straw-coloured, juicy and smooth with oats and wheat malts to create a soft mouthfeel while dry-hopped with massive amounts of Citra. Expect tropical fruit and a lingering, balanced finish.
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