# Swannay Brewery — Orkney

> Swannay Brewery in Orkney, Scotland scores 3.07 out of 5 — Limited, #62 in Scotland. 97 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Swannay Brewery is a brewery in Orkney, Scotland. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.07 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #62 in Scotland. Of the 97 beers we track, 41% are Pale Ale and 20% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.07 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #62 in Scotland · #17,340 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 97

## About

The brewery is located on the northwesterly tip of Orkney’s mainland, a wind-battered area known as Swannay. Brewing in a rustic farmstead we’re in a unique location: showered in spray from the Atlantic Ocean in the winter and surrounded by fertile farmland in the summer.

Once a dairy farm producing farmhouse cheese, our cluster of farm buildings is as much a labour of love as our beers. A mixture of cow sheds, barns and coldstores that used to house beasts, cheesemakers and tonnes of maturing cheese; the whole site is connected by our sheltered courtyard that you enter under the archway - the shape of which now forms part of our logo.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 41% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 20% of the beers we track
- IPA — 17% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Orkney, Scotland
- Coordinates: 59.14268910000001, -3.2345173
- Website: http://www.swannaybrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Orkney Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/orkney-brewery-10374.md) — 3.48, Poor — Stromness, Orkney — 5.7 mi away
- [John O'Groats Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/john-ogroats-brewery-17200.md) — 2.93, Limited — Caithness, Highland Council — 35 mi away
- [WooHa Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wooha-brewing-company-7906.md) — 2.88, Limited — Forres, Moray — 103 mi away
- [Speyside Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/speyside-brewery-34032.md) — 2.88, Limited — Forres, Moray — 107 mi away
- [Cromarty Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/cromarty-brewing-co-9250.md) — 3.52, Poor — Cromarty, Highland Council — 108 mi away
- [Atlas Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/atlas-brewing-company-34180.md) — 2.70, Limited — Nairn, Highland Council — 110 mi away
- [Spey Valley](https://finding.beer/brewery/spey-valley-6579.md) — 2.94, Limited — Keith, Moray — 110 mi away
- [Keith Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/keith-brewery-17203.md) — 2.64, Limited — Keith, Moray — 111 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Scotland](https://finding.beer/breweries/scotland.md)

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