Sinclair Breweries
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Sinclair Breweries are the owners of Atlas Brewery and Orkney Brewery in Scotland.[1] Orkney Brewery was founded in March 1988 by Roger White at the old schoolhouse in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland.[2] Atlas was formed in 2002 and merged with Orkney in 2004 under the name Highland & Islands Breweries.[3] Highland & Islands was taken over by Sinclair Breweries in 2006.[4]
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[edit] History and development
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 cask ale and filtered beer in bottles, and since October 2005, a lager. Dark Island a rich, fruity, vinous dark ale, is the biggest seller. Dark Island has won Champion Beer of Scotland on several occasions. Red MacGregor, a 4% bitter has won the World Cask Beer Gold Medal (BIIA 2001). The same name is used for a 5% premium bitter available filtered in the bottle.
[edit] SkullSplitter
SkullSplitter is a 8.5% abv strong pale ale [5] SkullSplitter won the award of Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2001 at CAMRA's national winter celebration of beer. SkullSplitter takes its name after Thorfinn Hausakluif who was nicknamed "Skullsplitter". Hausakluif was the 7th Viking Earl of Orkney sometime around 950 AD .[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sinclair Breweries. www.sinclairbreweries.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Orkney Brewery. www.quaffale.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Atlas Brewery. www.quaffale.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Highland & Islands Breweries Ltd. www.quaffale.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Beeradvocate
- ^ SkullSplitter at Legends Ltd.
