Highland Brewing Company (Orkney)
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The Highland Brewing Company, Orkney is situated in Orkney, Scotland. It was founded in 2005 by Rob Hill, formerly of the Orkney Brewery
and Moorhouse's Brewery
. It is situated in the old Creamery at Swannay Farms, Orkney Mainland
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Currently at least six beers are brewed all year round: Orkney Best, Dark Munro, Scapa Special, St Magnus Ale, Orkney IPA and Orkney Blast. There are also rotating seasonal ales, these include Light Munro, Island Hopping, Orkney Stout, Orkney Porter and Old Norway. Dark Munro was the CAMRA 2007 Champion Beer of Scotland
. Scapa Special was the CAMRA 2008 Champion Beer of Scotland. Orkney Blast was the CAMRA 2010 Champion Beer of Scotland.
Orkney Brewery
Sinclair Breweries Limited parent company for the Orkney and Atlas ales' Orkney Brewery was founded in March 1988 by Roger White at the old schoolhouse in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. Atlas was formed in 2002 by Neill Cotton and merged with Orkney in 2004 under the name Highland & Islands Breweries...
and Moorhouse's Brewery
Moorhouse's Brewery
Moorhouse's is an independent brewery founded in 1865 by William Moorhouse in Burnley in Lancashire, UK as a producer of mineral waters and low alcohol beers known as hop bitters. It first produced cask ales in 1978.-History:...
. It is situated in the old Creamery at Swannay Farms, Orkney Mainland
The Mainland, Orkney
The Mainland is the main island of Orkney, Scotland. Both of Orkney's burghs, Kirkwall and Stromness, lie on the island, which is also the heart of Orkney's ferry and air connections....
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Currently at least six beers are brewed all year round: Orkney Best, Dark Munro, Scapa Special, St Magnus Ale, Orkney IPA and Orkney Blast. There are also rotating seasonal ales, these include Light Munro, Island Hopping, Orkney Stout, Orkney Porter and Old Norway. Dark Munro was the CAMRA 2007 Champion Beer of Scotland
Champion Beer of Scotland
The Champion Beer of Scotland is an award for Scottish beers presented by the Campaign for Real Ale , at their annual Scottish Traditional Beer Festival in Edinburgh....
. Scapa Special was the CAMRA 2008 Champion Beer of Scotland. Orkney Blast was the CAMRA 2010 Champion Beer of Scotland.