Orkney Brewery
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Orkney Brewery is a small brewery founded in March 1988 by Roger White at the old schoolhouse in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. It is part of Highlands and Islands Breweries.
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[edit] Brief details
The brewery produces cask ale and filtered beer in bottles, and since October 2005, a lager. In June 2004 the brewery merged with Atlas Brewery to form Highlands and Islands Breweries. Neill Cotton, founder of Atlas Brewery, was Managing Director of Highlands and Islands and drove a series of changes at The Orkney Brewery, including a rebranding and the launch of a very interesting lager. In summer 2006, the company was bought by Sinclair Breweries Ltd.
[edit] Availability
The cask ales are available in various pubs around Britain and at British beer festivals. The filtered bottled ales are sold throughout Britain and in North America.
[edit] Beers
The brewery produces six regular ales, an excellent lager, and a winter seasonal. The most acclaimed and popular in the US being Skullsplitter; in the UK, Dark Island a rich, fruity, vinous dark ale, is the biggest seller. Dark Island has previously won Champion Beer of Scotland on several occasions, whilst The Red MacGregor has won the World Cask Beer Gold Medal (BIIA 2001).
