The Bandstand
Nairn, IV12 4NB
Nairn, IV12 4NB
The Bandstand
Nairn, IV12 4NB
Nairn, IV12 4NB
Cask Beers Available
Cask Beers Available
Leezie Lundie - 3.8%
Leezie Lundie
Ayr
3.8% abv
Leezie Lundie is brewed using Savinjski Styrian Golding hops from Slovenia, to produce a fruity, pale golden, thirst quenching session ale. The nose has grapefruit and pine which slowly opens up to give a delicate sweet maltiness. The palate is full and creamy with a long refreshing finish.
Sheepshagger's Gold - 4.5%
Sheepshagger's Gold
Cairngorm
4.5% abv
An exceptional continental style beer with good body and refreshing aftertaste.
Hillbillies - 4%
Hillbillies
Five Kingdoms
4% abv
Crisp refreshing pale ale brewed in support of our local bike club The Galloway Hillbillies.
Nessie's Monster Mash - 4.1%
Nessie's Monster Mash
Cairngorm
4.1% abv
A predominantly malty, lightly hopped beer giving a satisfying fullness of flavour with a warm finish. A glass or two is a must before seeking an audience with the monster!
80/- - 5%
80/-
Braemar
5% abv
Traditional Scottish export ale.
Session Pale - 4.2%
Session Pale
Cross Borders
4.2% abv
A light session ale with grapefruit and citrus notes. Made only for cask.
Hurricane Jack - 4.4%
Hurricane Jack
Fyne
4.4% abv
Pale gold with a big grassy hop aroma with some delicate hints of cinnamon and ginger, and a slight floral note. Citrus hop flavours lead to a pleasant bitterness.
Ten Storey Malt Bomb - 4.5%
Ten Storey Malt Bomb
Alechemy
4.5% abv
Pouring a dark brown with bright flashes of red when it hits sunlight, this gorgeous Scottish ale, which uses ten kinds of malts, carries flavours of caramel and fruit loaf. A smokiness carries onto a nose that has a woody, nutty quality that adds brilliantly to the brew's wintry feel. Hops: Tettnang.
Stag - 4.1%
Stag
Cairngorm
4.1% abv
A mahogany coloured ale with medium to light body. Challenger and Fuggles hops are added plentifully giving initial bitterness that is then balanced by a caramel finish from the roast malts.
Rebus - 4%
Rebus
Five Kingdoms
4% abv
The first of a series of limited edition beers. A light session ale designed as the perfect session thirst quencher. It's based on a simple light malt bill with the focus on the hops. We are using a relatively new English hops Jester and Mystic developed by the Charles Faram Hop Development Programme to produce new British hop varieties that have the flavour characteristics of the New World varieties. The beer is crisp and fresh with a hoppy bitter kick.
Red Squirrel - 3.9%
Red Squirrel
Arran
3.9% abv
Chestnut red session ale with a nutty aroma, toasted caramel hints and a deep malty palate.
Red Rocker - 5%
Red Rocker
Cromarty
5% abv
A Red Rye based beer, recklessly laced with American Hops during the boil and dry hopped after fermentation with more USA and NZ varieties. A real fruity character with a smooth bitterness, perfect to rock your senses to the edge.
AKA IPA - 6.7%
AKA IPA
Cromarty
6.7% abv
American styled India Pale Ale that is big, resinous and stoked with amazing fresh hops. Copper coloured with a strong malt body and alcohol content allows us to lash hops at it and create a beer worth sending on a stormy voyage.
Ritual - 4.1%
Ritual
Alechemy
4.1% abv
Originally called Cairnpapple, this classic Alechemy recipe has been renamed Ritual. A well-balanced light coloured refreshing IPA with a floral aroma leading to a lingering citrus taste. Hops: Tettnang and Cascade.
Bitter & Twisted - 3.8%
Bitter & Twisted
Harviestoun
3.8% abv
A superbly-balanced, refreshingly-lively beer. It has a malty-sweet aroma with a floral, fruity hoppiness and a zingy, zesty flavour. Complex, rounded, sweet and dry; this is the connoisseurs' session beer par excellence!
Amber Rye - 5%
Amber Rye
Wasted Degrees
5% abv
With flavours of spiced biscuits and marmalade, you won’t want to miss this! Brewed with a generous amount of delicious Mandarina Bavaria and Cashmere hops, we’re really proud of this beer. We usually brew our recipes only once (with the exception of our Helles Lager), but the first 1,200L batch of this beer sold-out in only two weeks, so here it is for round two!
Jolly Beggars - 4.2%
Jolly Beggars
Ayr
4.2% abv
Brewed using Brewers Gold hops from Southern Germany, to produce a traditional style best bitter with plenty of character. The nose is floral and sweet. The palate is of citrus hops, toffee fruits and blackcurrant with a malty finish.
Life On Marzen - 6.5%
Life On Marzen
Black Isle
6.5% abv
We make one of, if not the only, core range Scotch Ale in Scotland. We also make a variety of cracking lagers thanks to our lager legend, Thorsten. Then we had the great idea of combining the two. So this is, essentially, a Scotch Lager brewed in March… Life on Märzen. Vegan friendly.
Man O' Hoy - 4.2%
Man O' Hoy
Orkney
4.2% abv
Deep golden ale with summer scents of soft and dark fruit. Flavours of citrus and mango with a soft malt background, creamy, hoppy and a lob bitter fruity finish.
IPA - 5%
IPA
Isle of Skye
5% abv
A clean golden bitter ale with an underlying biscuit flavour and zesty, zingy, citric aroma and aftertaste.
Applecross Lager - 4%
Applecross Lager
Applecross
4% abv
A crisp, light and refreshing Kolsch-style lager using Scottish malt. Saaz hops add an authentic Continental, floral flavor and a subtle spicy quality.
Adrift - 3.2%
Adrift
Swannay
3.2% abv
Simple session pale with a clean malt bill and loads of Citra hops.
Lia Fail - 4.7%
Lia Fail
Inveralmond
4.7% abv
Lia Fail is a dark, robust, full bodied beer with a deep malty taste, smooth texture and hoppy aroma. The beer is rich with a well-balanced and satisfying sweetness with chocolate notes.
Craft Keg Available
Halo - 0.3%
Halo
Black Isle
0.3% abv
Organic low alcohol IPA with aromas of pineapple and tangerine, and tropical flavours. Got work? Got sports? Got to drive and get the kids? Got to wake up feeling ready for the world? Grab a halo. Ironically, contains no lightheadedness.
Gladeye IPA - 5.5%
Gladeye IPA
Drygate
5.5% abv
The mighty golden cyclops! Light floral and citrus aromas, with hints of resin and lime. Cut wood, pithy, subtle biscuit, and an aggressive bitterness. Resin adds depth to the light, dry mouthfeel. Hops: Herkules and Centennial.
Lager Beer - 4.6%
Lager Beer
Innis & Gunn
4.6% abv
Our Lager takes its inspiration from the German style of lager, Helles. It has a sweet, malty flavour balanced with a light aromatic hoppiness that makes it very refreshing. We use Naked Golden Oats to make our Lager. Naked Golden Oats are grown without husks so that even more sweetness and flavour can be extracted from the grains during brewing.
Lost Lager - 4.7%
Lost Lager
BrewDog
4.7% abv
This is a dry-hopped Pilsner made with classic German Saphir hops, giving vibrant citrus and stone-fruit notes. Built from Bavarian yeast, it has a crisp clean taste. This is lager like it was, like it should be, like it will be. Lager is back!
Best - 3.2%
Best
Belhaven
3.2% abv
A sweet malty beer with lots of toffee and caramel notes from the pale and crystal malts. Fresh dry hop taste comes from the Challenger and Goldings which also give a satisfying easy drinking bitter finish.
Ciders & Perries Available
Cyder - 4.5%
Cyder
Aspall
4.5% abv
Made in the Aspall house style by blending culinary and bittersweet apple varieties such as Cox and Russet to deliver the refreshing, crisp taste of just-bitten apples. Delivering the refreshing, crisp taste of just-bitten apples with a light to medium body. A new mid-strength cider for all occasions.
Coming Soon
Goddamn, Jimmie! - 5.5%
Goddamn, Jimmie!
Five Kingdoms
5.5% abv
Rich, silky smooth coffee porter. A collaboration brew with Absolute Roasters coffee.
Highbridge IPA - 4%
Highbridge IPA
Glen Spean
4% abv
A rich but clean caramel colour with a hoppy citrus hit on the nose, dominated by the Chinook and Amarillo hop. The base of the ales flavour comes from a complex blend of five different malts which develop beautifully to create a mild palate and a bittersweet finish, making this IPA at 4% abv the perfect session beer.
Stillman's IPA - 4.6%
Stillman's IPA
Spey Valley
4.6% abv
An English-style IPA that has great hoppy aroma and a punchy bitterness that's not overpowering, with light spices and floral notes. A great all-rounder beer that's not too strong and is just the trick on a hot sunny day.
Porter - 4.8%
Porter
Cross Borders
4.8% abv
Rich, dark and smooth porter. Dark crystal and chocolate malt make for a luxuriant malt forward beer with a little Bramling Cross for balance and some oats in the grist make for a roasty smooth mouthfeel with hints of coffee and spice. Vegan friendly.
Cart Blanche - 5%
Cart Blanche
Kelburn
5% abv
Named after Paisley's river, White Cart Water, this golden full-bodied ale boasts smacks of flavour. The appearance is enhanced by a touch of wheat malt, giving good head retention and a wonderfully dry after-taste that won't be easily forgotten. As the name suggests feel free to enjoy 'Cart Blanche' as the mood dictates.
Applecross Pale Ale - 3.7%
Applecross Pale Ale
Applecross
3.7% abv
Easy drinking, light citrus, hoppy session pale ale. Biscuity bedrock with hoppy notes of gooseberry, lime and fresh florals.
Gobhar Odhar - 4.3%
Gobhar Odhar
Ardgour
4.3% abv
Gobhar Odhar (Dun coloured goat) is a light brown, easy drinking Best Bitter. American Cascade hops give this pleasant, malty ale a fresh aroma and a satisfying mouthfeel - this is a very moreish beer which uses some wheat in the grist to give a resilient head. Vegan friendly.
70/- - 4%
70/-
Allanwater
4% abv
Our house pale ale. A true session ale. One for the Cascade lover, lovely and refreshing.
Nomad Pale - Mosaic & El Dorado - 4.2%
Nomad Pale - Mosaic & El Dorado
Campervan
4.2% abv
Batch 3 of Nomad Pale. We've gone for the classic combination of Mosaic and El Dorado for our new age cask release. Supported by the same biscuity backbone as the previous batches, this will bring apricot, lemon zest, stone fruit, mango, tropical notes and the Mosaic blueberry flavours to your local handpull!
Pale Blonde - 3.6%
Pale Blonde
Glen Spean
3.6% abv
Lovely fresh, biscuity refreshing blonde ale. Enjoy the malty aroma with its light fresh citrus hit and smooth finish.
Moo-Lin Rouge - 5%
Moo-Lin Rouge
Dargavel
5% abv
Dark red heartwarming ale brewed with a selection of rye malts to give flavours of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg with crackles of black pepper. With specially selected hops to compliment these flavours we give you a unique Scottish red ale.
Swelkie - 4%
Swelkie
John O'Groats
4% abv
Golden Ale with slight honey taste in this citrus hoppy brew.
Young Pretender - 4%
Young Pretender
Isle of Skye
4% abv
A refreshing, sessionable full flavoured dry and slightly hoppy golden ale.
Procrastination - 6.5%
Procrastination
Allanwater
6.5% abv
Our twice boiled, twice hopped IPA. Smooth on the mouth and full of real juicy fruity flavours. Beautifully balanced golden beer high alpha hop and alcohol content.
Wild Rhino - 4.5%
Wild Rhino
Burnside
4.5% abv
A crisp but delicate blonde beer, carefully handcrafted using quality malted barley, torrified wheat and classic British hops. Light and refreshing.
Blonde - 4%
Blonde
Windswept
4% abv
A light, refreshing session ale with citrus notes and a crisp bitter finish.
Skull Splitter - 8.5%
Skull Splitter
Orkney
8.5% abv
One of our strongest beers, named after Thorfinn Einarsson the 7th Viking Earl of Orkney. A rich fruity wine-like complexity on the palate includes fresh and dried fruits, warm exotic spice and light summer citrus fruits. Sophisticated, satiny smooth with a deceptively light character.
Jarl - 3.8%
Jarl
Fyne
3.8% abv
Light and golden coloured beer with a strong citrus and hop aroma. Citrus and grassy hop flavours dominate the palate with a light and refreshing dry finish. A superbly drinkable beer.
Starboard Porter - 4.5%
Starboard Porter
Swannay
4.5% abv
A complex malt bill and dialled back hop grist give us a luscious, layered, smooth and sophisticated porter.
Dark - 4.3%
Dark
Arran
4.3% abv
Arran Dark is a smooth dark beer brewed from the purest water and natural ingredients - free from artificial additives and preservatives, naturally. Rich caramel malts and subtle hop flavours blend seamless together with a clean, fruity finish.
Peters Wellies - 4.2%
Peters Wellies
Dargavel
4.2% abv
A pale session bitter bursting with flavour, fresh grassy aromas with floral hops notes and a well balanced smooth creamy finish.
Goldilocks - 4.5%
Goldilocks
Cromarty
4.5% abv
A golden oatmeal pale ale brewed with loads of Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe hops.
Amarillo - 4.3%
Amarillo
Five Kingdoms
4.3% abv
The first of a new single hop series on cask this Spring/Summer is Amarillo, giving notes of orange, marmalade, sweet and floral with a rounded bitterness.
Deep Groat - 4.8%
Deep Groat
John O'Groats
4.8% abv
Silky smooth oatmeal stout with warm coffee and chocolate flavours to keep the cold away through those long, winter nights.
Gobhar Shamhna - 4.1%
Gobhar Shamhna
Ardgour
4.1% abv
An Irish style red ale, the Samhain Goat is about the fading of the light and the closeness of loved ones. With a fruity, roast aroma and a wide, spiced yet creamy palate from the Polish Perle hops this is a beer for reminiscence around a homely fire. Vegan friendly.
Gold - 4.3%
Gold
Isle of Skye
4.3% abv
The taste of grain has always been a vital part of the Scottish brewing tradition. The result is an ale with the flavour of gentle hops, a creamy head and just the right amount of bitterness.
Treehouse Pale Ale - 4.5%
Treehouse Pale Ale
Black Isle
4.5% abv
A hazy golden in colour with a bright and zesty aroma, floral notes and a pronounced hop character. The aroma is complemented by a crisp, refreshing citrus and pine flavour that is well-balanced. Treehouse has a light body and a dry finish with an ABV of 4.5%, making it an easy-drinker for those who prefer a mid-strength beer that is bursting with flavour. Collaboration with Ecosia, the search engine that has planted over 170 million trees worldwide.
Golden Cow - 3.8%
Golden Cow
Strathcarron
3.8% abv
Light and hoppy and a bit less bitter. A very refreshing beer.
Sunset Song - 5.3%
Sunset Song
Burnside
5.3% abv
Whilst the name pays homage to the literary history of our region (Lewis Grassic Gibbon) this beer pays homage to everything we like about beer. Flavourful and light, this artisanal pale ale rounds out any meal and any occasional. It's beer, the way it's supposed to be, golden in colour with aroma of citrus, floral and elderflower. Taste is of sweet malt with a crisp soft finish.
Orkney Blast - 6%
Orkney Blast
Swannay
6% abv
A stunning stronger ale in the true British fashion, with balanced flavours from maris otter malt and English hops added early and late in the copper. One to take great care with as it is so drinkable.
80/- - 5%
80/-
Braemar
5% abv
Traditional Scottish export ale.
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