Octoberfest 2017

After months of planning Octoberfest seemed to fly by. We had a lot going on from Pub Quizzes and Pool Comps to Whisky and Gin Tasting. All in all we feel it was a great success.

Prizes very kindly donated from the Breweries we work with

First of all we would like to thank all the breweries who very kindly donated fantastic prizes for Octoberfest to help raise money for the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team. In total between all our fund raising we managed to raise £629 for the GMRT.

Limited Edition Octoberfest 2017 T-Shirt

This year we were very excited to release some brand new products and bring back an old one. It has been several years since we had an Octoberfest T Shirts. Probably at least 8 years when Atlas Brewery moved to Orkney. We would lank to that Cairngorm Brewery and Loch Lomond Brewery for sponsoring the T Shirt.

Getting the cellar ready for Octoberfest

On opening night we released our Clachaig Mocha Stout which we brewed in collaboration with Loch Lomond to Guys own recipe.

Our collaboration with Loch Lomond Brewery

Then during our Gin tasting we released our Clachaig Gin. We only took delivery of the Gin the day before the tasting after months of planning. The Gin is available to buy the bottle online or at the Inn.

Our brand new Clachaig Gin launched at the Gin Tasting

A record number of people (43) attended the Gin tasting.

Gins used at the Gin Tasting

Gin Tasting

Kevin presenting the winners of the Gin Tasting Raffle with their bottle of Rock Rose

We also seen record numbers participating in our Pub Quizzes surely because of the great prizes on offer. Jon the winner of our second pool competition last Octoberfest won both competitions this year. Will he be back next October to defend his title?

Winner of both Pool Competitions

We also had a visit from some of our local CAMRA Highland & Western Isles members. Chairman Simon Urry accommpanied by fellow member David Vincent and tasting panel coordinator Eric Mills

Highland and Western Isles CAMRA members

This year at our Whisky tasting we focused on the Loch Lomond Group showing all the different styles they offer from the Distilleries at Loch Lomond and Glen Scotia.

Whiskies used for the Whisky Tasting

Whisky Tasting

Staff enjoying the Whisky Tasting

Kevin presenting the winner of the Whisky Tasting Raffle with a bottle of Clachaig 10 year old single malt

We had some great bands playing this Octoberfest with Calum MacPhail and Sean Cousins opening Octoberfest on Friday 13^th. The Lewis Hamilton band followed on 14^th. Then local band Hò-rò were back on Saturday 21^st. The video we shared on our Facebook reached 23,500 people which is amazing. You can see the video below. Then Mad Ferret closed out Octoberfest on Halloween weekend which seen lots of people get in the spirit of Halloween with some great costumes.

Hò-rò styling the Octoberfest T-Shirts