The Orkney Brewery is delighted to have reached the finals in 6 categories in the first ever Scottish Beer Awards which are being held in Edinburgh on the 29th September 2016.
Categories are Beer Destination of the Year,
Best Amber or Dark Ale
Best British Style ale
Best Pale Ale
Best Porter or Stout
Best Speciality Beer
Still some Orkney Ales in 5L mini casks available for Christmas. Call head office on 01667 404 555 for mail order or check out online.
Collect from - Orkney Brewery visitor Centre
or
Cawdor Tavern
The foodie event "Living Food at Cawdor Castle" featuring artisan food, drink and craft producers in a showcase at Cawdor Castle will run for 2 days - 19 & 20th September. Orkney Brewery will be featuring a range of bottled ales and some draught available too! Why not take a trip to our sister business Cawdor Tavern for a light bite or full lunch to make a real day of it!
The popular new golden beer Orkney Gold is being released in 330ml bottles. Currently available at the Brewery shop, they will also be available to purchase online before being rolled out nationally.
Orkney Brewery will be showcasing its most popular ales for the Good Food Show Scotland 6-8 November at the SECC Glasgow. Many celebrity chefs will be attending the show including Michel Roux Jr, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, James Martin, Tom Kitchen to name but a few. Tickets available now.
Norman is delighted to be bringing home a collection of awards from the Sheffield festival of Beer by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). This is one of the biggest national events in the beer industry calendar with speakers, beer festival, judging and awards at national level.
We had three beers in the three categories and got three awards so Norman is quite chuffed!
GOLDEN AMBER
WAYFARER
NORTHER LIGHT - CRAFT BEER IN KEG
All took away bronze medals for their category.
They were presented by Neil Morrissey and to crown the event The Orkney Brewery won the BEST BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT award.
So a successful couple of days in Sheffield!
Look out for our newest addition to the Orkney Brewery range. 1878 - the year the original school house, which houses the Orkney Brewery, was built - is a full bodied auburn beer with big fruit and spice hop aromas.
Head Brewer Andrew says this is nicely balanced by a soft sweet malt background. It is a 5.5% Ale made from malted rye and USA hops.
New to the bottled range and launched in time for Shetland's Up Helly Aa, Norseman is a strong and lively pale ale at 4.4% abv.
Currently only available in Orkney and Shetland but casks being brought out nationally in the spring time.
PHILADELPHIA & NEW YORK CITY - COMMENCING 24TH JAN
Calling all Vikings and Craft Ale enthusiasts.... We are launching our much loved Skull Splitter on draft for the first time. Starting in Philadelphia at P.O.P.E. at 7.00pm on January 24th our very own Norman Sinclair will be attending the official launch of his highly sought after brew. He is so excited about the launch as the bottles have being going down a treat for years. He says "Skull Splitter is a hugely popular beer because it is packed so full of flavour that most tastes find appealing."
After leaving Philly it's onto New York City to carry on spreading the word. Various outlets are eagerly awaiting their new draft ale and we'll get details of where you can find it soon.
If anyone would like more info (press/ outlets/ followers etc etc) please contact christine@sinclairbreweries.co.uk and we'll do our best to point you in the direction of where you can find this new taste sensation.
Celebrate St Andrew's day with Orkney Brewery's own ANDREW'S ALE.
At 4.3% abv, it's a light beer brewed with Brewers Gold and Cacade hops giving hints of citrus fruit and a light spicy finish.
