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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Klar gylden med offwhite skum som varer. Aroma eple sitrus malt humle. Smak malt gjær gress sitrus fersken. Fyldig, soft, lett fruktig og lett bitter. Fra Cask
Tried from Cask at Theatre Royal Bar on 24 Jun 2025 at 10:58

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Old rating from 23-12-14 - 500ml bottle from Dunell's in Jersey. Poured at home, black with a beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, caramel, dark fruits, earth, wood, hints of spices & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry mildly bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 16:18

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Old rating from 23-03-15 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, apricot, orange, caramel, biscuit & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Passable golden ale
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2025 at 08:26

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500ml bottle poured at Halladale Inn, Melvich - Deep amber body, no head. Toffee, caramel, a bit metallic, peppery in places. Pretty standard bitter fare.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2025 at 17:29

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Old rating from 14-06-15 - 330ml bottle from Dunell's in Jersey. Pours brown with a off white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, dark fruits, herbs, banana & a fair amount of alcohol. Medium body. Sweet moderate bitter finish. I didn't enjoy this at all & it was hard to finish
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2025 at 10:10

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Cask gravity at K&ES railway BF 2025. Clear amber gold colour lasting white. It's a decent golden ale. Some interesting malt. A little golden syrup. Moderate bitterness on the finish. Good condition. Decent
Tried from Cask on 07 Jun 2025 at 12:12

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Cask at the Lincoln beer festival golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity stone fruit and slight bitter ti finish. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 22 May 2025 at 15:54

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Pours a very dark reddish-brown with minimal off-white head. Aroma: nuts, figs and liquorice. Taste: liquorice, dark berries and brown sugar. Malty and toffee on the palate.
Next one, please!
Tried from Cask at Jack Fairman (JDW) on 20 May 2025 at 19:36

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Cask at The Globe, Aberdeen. It pours clear deep orangey - gold with a fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, zingy, tangy, orangey citrus vibes, marmalade sandwiches, toasty grains, cereal and a touch of nuttiness. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, pleasing bitterness which builds and lingers, earthy, cereal, toasted nut, pithy, zesty, tangy orange marmalade, tangerine, kumquat and some orange blossom with bitter, peppery finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy cask carbonation. A fairly hearty gold with an enjoyable tangy orange citrus character. Has a fresh bitter bite to it.
Tried from Cask at Globe Inn on 20 May 2025 at 11:50

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2008 Bottled from Grog in Edinburgh, drank in 2009. Poured super dark with just a bit of head. Incredibly fruity, perhaps overpoweringly so. Also hints of vanilla. Some spice too. OK but a bit hard to take for the full 750 mls.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:57