Dark Island Brewing

At present Dark Island Brewing beer can only be found, in very limited amounts, in my storage space - a wonderful little room which keeps the beer beautifully cool.

Dark Island Brewing currently has the following bottled beers:

• Dark Island Samoset 2010
• Dark Island Samoset 2011
• Dark Island Samoset 2012
• Bière d'Antoinette
• Dark Island Bitter 002
• Dark Island Bitter 003
• Dark Island Granát Polotmavý Ležák 12°
• Dark Island Stout Porter
• Dark Island 1900 IPA
• IHP 1877 Truman's No. 4 Burton Ale

Dark Island has the following beers in the works:

Dark Island Brewing is named for the island I grew up on, Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides, and also the hotel on the island where I had my first, legal, pint.

In Gaelic poetry the island is known as "An t-Eilean Dorcha" - The Dark Island.

Since I started brewing in 2009, I have won a number of awards for my beer:

2010 Virginia Beer Blitz

• Red Coat Robust Porter, Gold Medal - Porter Category
• Machair Mild, Silver Medal - Mild and Brown Ale Category

2010 Palmetto State Brewers Open

• Samoset 2009, Silver Medal - Strong Ale Category

2011 Dominion Cup

• Fuggold Bitter, Gold Medal - English Pale Ale Category

2011 Palmetto State Brewers Open

• Samoset 2010, Gold Medal - Strong Ale Category

2012 Virginia Beer Blitz

• Dark Island Bitter, batch 1, Gold Medal - English Pale Ale Category
• Dark Island Mild, Bronze Medal - Brown Ale Category