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😐 Poor

Orkney Brewery

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

Score

3.48/ 5

Popularity

Widely rated

Beers tracked

38

Orkney Brewery is a brewery in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.48 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #35 in Scotland. Of the 38 beers we track, 37% are Strong Ale and 31% Amber Ale.

Ranked

Scotland
#35
Worldwide
#11,811

About Orkney Brewery

The Orkney Brewery was one of Scotland’s first independent micro–breweries and started brewing in 1988, in what was once an old schoolhouse in Quoyloo. We are a genuine island brewery that crafts a superb range of beers. North island values shape our resolute approach to brewing, resulting in world class, award-winning beers. We are honest, resilient, we work hard together and have an innate desire to perfect. We need to get it right first time, every time. We don’t believe in wasting resources and we are friends to the environment we dwell in. We brew iconic Scottish ales Dark Island, Red MacGregor, Dragonhead and Skull Splitter. In addition, we offer progressive pale ale Orkney Gold and the extraordinary Dark Island Reserve, aged in whisky oak casks. Norman Sinclair whose father had actually enjoyed his school years in the same building took over the tenure in 2006. He quickly developed a custom built brewhouse adjoining the schoolhouse and by doing so created the original classroom into a 5 Star visitor centre.

What they brew

  • Strong Ale37%
  • Amber Ale31%
  • Pale Ale17%
  • Stout / Porter6%
  • IPA5%
  • Other4%

How their beers score

Every beer we track from Orkney Brewery, grouped by score.

  • 5.0
  • 4.5
  • 4.01
  • 3.528
  • 3.05
  • 2.5
  • 2.0
  • 1.5
  • 1.0
  • 0.5

Find them

Address
Quoyloo House, Stromness, Orkney
Website
orkneybrewery.co.uk
Social
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