As you may be aware plans have been afoot for some time to start brewing our own ale. These plans are finally coming to fruition! The bothy has been tidied up and readied for the equipment which should be arriving from ABUK in the next few weeks, hopefully allowing us to start brewing in time [...]

Plans are in full swing for this years Beer Festival. The following entertainment is confirmed :-
Friday 17th September – Tipsy Laird, Saturday 18th September – Folk Night, Friday 24th & Saturday 25th September – Penny Dogs! Yes, due to their popularity, and inability to get through even a half their repertoire in a single evening, [...]

Well, it’s been a wee while since an update and we have much to tell you.
Firstly a wee gig is upcoming on Tuesday 13th July as Frankie Martin will be singing in the bar as part of the Great British Pub Tour to raise funds for Help For Heroes. He’s going to be playing 366 [...]

Thanks to all who attended our Golf Day on Sunday. A great day out was had by all in the sunshine at Royal Fort Augustus. Photos from the day can be viewed in the Galleries section.
Prizes were as follows:
“Wooden spoon” went to Jay House for the 2nd year running, his one stableford point was one [...]

Mild in May is a campaign by CAMRA to raise awareness of Mild, a particularly lovely type of cask ale. We’ve got our May of to a great start with Dark Munro and were hoping to follow it up with Mild May from Cairngorm. Alas, it’s apparently not going to be brewed this year but, [...]

An excellent evening last night when we hosted a meeting of the Drumnadrochit Chamber of Commerce with 2 talks. One from Keith Williams of the Ness and Beauly Fisheries Trust, and the other from Martin Douglas of the Loch Ness RNLI. Both talks were very interesting, and enjoyable,  and everyone left better informed than when [...]

In order to combat any worries people have about the volcanic ash we’ve ordered in plenty of excellent ales. We haven’t experienced any cancellations as yet but some guests had to stay on for an extra day, which was nice for them! In the last couple of weeks the beers from Skye have been on [...]

The Benleva Golf Outing will take place on Sunday 16th May at Fort Augustus Golf Club.
Bacon rolls and beer will be available before tee off, beer will be available throught the day and then back to the Benleva for prizegiving, food and more beer.
Anyone interested in playing should contact the bar for details.

Back from Cheltenham without losing the Hotel on a horse race – in fact making a small profit on the betting front – and had a wonderful time in Bath. I stayed at the Griffin Inn and can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone visiting that area. My favourite ales I encountered were those from the [...]