Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries)

Microbrewery in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Orkney Brewery

Established in 1988

Contact
Quoyloo, Stromness, KW16 3LT, Scotland
Description
Orkney Brewery was founded in March 1988 by Roger White at the old schoolhouse in Quoyloo, Orkney. In June 2004, the Orkney Brewery was acquired from its retiring founder by the shareholders of Atlas Brewery (founded in 2002 by Neill Cotton ) to form Highlands and Islands Breweries. Highland & Islands was taken over by Sinclair Breweries in 2006.

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7/10
Black with a foamy head. Smoky malty. Slight bitter.
Tried from Cask on 21 May 2026 at 12:55

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, bread, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish. 6/5/6/3/12
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2026 at 19:55

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
Cask. An amber beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a bitter finish. 6/4/6/3/13
Tried from Cask on 14 May 2026 at 19:39

5.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Draft. A golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma has notes of herbs, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrus fruits, herbs, hops, and malt, leading to a bitter finish. 6/3/6/3/12
Tried from Draft on 12 May 2026 at 19:30

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Casknat hw beer festival. Pours clear golden, nose is lemon, orange, toffee, taste is zesty, sweet, grassy. 7/7/6/6/6
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 13:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at hw beer festival. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, toffee, citrus zest, taste is sweet, toffee, nutty. 6
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 13:52

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at hw beer festival. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, berries, some citrus, taste is bitter, toffee, fruity. 7
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 13:48

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at the Inverness spoons. Pours clear amber to brown with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of biscuit, toffee and fruit. Taste is more of the same. Light roast finish.
Tried on 19 Apr 2026 at 09:37

6.5/10
Cask at the Strugglers Inn, Pale golden colour with a white head. Fairly dry and fruity.
Tried from Cask at The Strugglers Inn on 07 Feb 2026 at 12:33

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled. Clear golden, mid sized head. Aroma of xitrus, hay and apples. Mid dry with light body and cridp, rounfed mouthfeel. Slender bread, leaves, citrus and apples. Mid bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2026 at 16:57