Macfoys

Microbrewery in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2025

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Waterfront, 4 Crowness Road, Hatston Ind Estate, Kirkwall, KW15 1RG, Scotland

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5.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
Tried from Can on 03 May 2026 at 13:30

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2026 at 13:29

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2026 at 12:58

5.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
3/5/2026. Bottle at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. Bought directly from the brewery. Opened with a bit of a gush. Aroma is grassy, citrusy, grainy, some light tropical notes. Medium sweet, light bitterness, slight tart edge. Foamy carbonation. Started quite well, faded a bit.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2026 at 12:56

6.1/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2026 at 12:55

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Hop Shop at Westhill Service Station, Aberdeen - Clear pale yellow body with a firm white head. Sweet clean citrus flavours, really refreshing crisp lager.
Tried from Bottle from Westhill Service Station (Hop Shop Aberdeen) on 31 Dec 2025 at 18:00

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Almost black pour with a massive tan head, looking ideal when it finally settles, took around 10 mins to fully pour. Aroma of chocolate and roast malt, hint of dark fruits, all a bit muted. Taste of dark malts, chocolate, quite roasty and ash, mild liquorice or dark fruit, bitter finish. Body is very thin, watery, and it feels very airy, gassy. This needs work, too weak. I've had AF stouts with more body and flavour than this.
Tried from Bottle from Hop Shop Aberdeen on 26 Oct 2025 at 23:56

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml bottle, explosive opening making a mess everywhere. Thankfully the beer seemed to be fine.
Pours a slightly unclear amber with a huge off-white head. Aroma is resinous, pine, grass, marmalade. Taste is again predominantly resinous, with citrus, orange, grapefruit, marmalade, biscuity malt base, bitter finish. Medium bodied.
A rocky but pleasant enough start for this new brewery.
Tried from Bottle from Hop Shop Aberdeen on 26 Oct 2025 at 18:40

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours darkest brown to black with a decent khaki head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, slightly charred, quite chocolatey, praline, mocha coffee and rocky road. The taste is bitter, dark roasted malt, dull acidity, plenty of coffee, cacao nibs, cola and Dr Pepper with a dry, toasty finish. Average body and carbonation. Not a much depth, but very drinkable stuff.
Tried from Bottle from Westhill Service Station (Hop Shop Aberdeen) on 16 Oct 2025 at 14:28

6.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear amber with a decent white head. The aroma is sappy, oily, resin, pine, lychee, pink Turkish delight, papaya and orange marmalade white bread sandwiches. The taste is dry upfront, mellow bitterness, bitter - sweet character, piney, sappy, resinous, pithy grapefruit, fragrant, grass, touch of lychee and biscuit with a drying, resinous finish. Average body and fluffy carbonation. Decent west coast inspired number.
Tried from Bottle from Westhill Service Station (Hop Shop Aberdeen) on 23 Aug 2025 at 12:54