The 10th Loch Ness Beer Festival is nearly ready to start. Over 60 ales have arrived (well most of them have!) along with some lovely looking ciders from GWatkin – brand new to the Highlands we believe. Day 1 will see the official debut of the River Leven Brewery – a new brewplant installed in [...]

Sad news this week amidst the excitement of the Brewery test brews and the build up to the 10th Loch Ness Beer Festival. Archie, our faithful collie who had been with us throughout our time here at the Benleva died on September 11th. He’d been ill for a while and passed away quietly at home [...]

Confirmed breweries update :- Isle of Skye, Cairngorm, An Teallach, Inveralmond, Highland Brewing, Fyne Ales, Stewart Brewing, Ayr Brewing, Traditional Scottish Ales, Orkney, Tempest, Deeside, Burnside and Loch Ness Brewery from Scotland. With hopefully a special new brew from Colonsay too. From England-shire :- Thornbridge (Jaipur back to defend its crown), Blue Monkey, Salamander and [...]