Orkney Brewery

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

Established in 1988

Contact
Quoyloo House, Quoyloo, Stromness, KW16 3LX, 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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at JDW The George, Croydon (27/03/2023) - JDW Spring Fest 2023 - bitter grassy and twiggy hoppy with some subtle citrus fruity undertones, soft cask carb and medium body, big bitter hoppy finish. Solid.
Tried from Cask on 10 Apr 2023 at 10:06

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at the cluanie Inn. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, floral, hint of berries, taste is similar, sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Apr 2023 at 19:33

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Cask at the Phoenix, Inverness, 25/02/23. Almost clear golden with a good sized white head ... full glass lacing ensues. Nose is mellow citric zest, soft malts, light breads, melon. Taste comprises orange zest, pale malts, light breads, melon, tangerine. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with mellow hop bitterness. Ok simple cask sessioner.,
Tried from Cask on 07 Apr 2023 at 09:40

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pours a clear golden amber colour with a small frothy white head. The aroma is fruity, predominantly citrus, with some malty notes. A moderately sweet and moderately bitter taste, sweet citrus, grapefruit, pithy oranges and sweet malt flavours with a citrus peel bitterness.
Tried on 04 Apr 2023 at 16:52

6/10
Tried on 01 Apr 2023 at 12:10

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has floral hops and some hints of pine. Pretty much the same in the mouth, where there is a harsh hoppy bitterness at the start which gradually mellows. Later on mango and hints of spices come through as well. The finish is bitter and sticky and rather puts me off it.
Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2023 at 21:32

Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2023 at 11:25

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Flasche 0,5l: Kräftiges Gold, glasklar, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; frisch, fruchtig, malzig-fruchtige Süße, helle/eingelegte Früchte, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, kräftig Malz, Getreide, Karamell, etwas Honig, leichte Hefearomen, fruchtig-malzige Bitterkeit; fruchtiger + leicht würziger Körper, trockene Zitrusnoten, Limetten, Limettenabrieb, florale/kräutrige Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, spritzig, moderate Kohlensäure, leichte Hefearomen; trocken-fruchtiger Nachgang
Tried on 27 Mar 2023 at 07:18

5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear golden coloured pour with a lasting white uniform cap. Aroma is subdued, buttery grains, grassy hop, wet grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, wet grass, sileage, harsh hop matter, vegetal, nutty malts. Harsh hop bitterness.. Not a fan.
Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2023 at 20:20

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On cask at the Guildford Arms, early March 2023. Appearance - golden with a very light haze. White head. Nose - lemon, brown bread and slight caramel. Taste - more caramel, zesty lemon, brown bread and toffee. Palate - light bodied, fairly dry finish. Overall - ok..
Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2023 at 16:06