Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - 1878 strong ale
Ruby - 5.5%
Awaiting tasting notes from brewer.
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1878 strong ale
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Blizzard
Pale - 4.7%
Blizzard is the winter beer, a pale winter warmer at 4.7% abv with hints of spices and orange zest. Availble December - January
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Blizzard
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Clootie Dumpling
Amber - 4.3%
A light tawny beer. It has an aroma of spiced fruits and dried fruits, with hints of smooth roasted malt. Clootie Dumpling has a soft rounded palate, with flavours of dried fruits, citrus fruits and spices. Only Available in December
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Clootie Dumpling
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Corncrake Ale
Golden - 4.1%
This new, very drinkable spring beer is straw-gold in colour, with a white, creamy head and flavours of soft citrus fruits which combine beautifully with gentle floral notes.
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Corncrake Ale
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Dark Island
Dark - 4.6%
Exhibiting a ripe, fruity, chocolate nose,Dark Island is balanced by flavours of dark chocolate, dried fruit, figs and nuts from the combination of roasted malts and rich hops.
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Dark Island
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Dark Island Special Reserve
Dark - 10%
Dark Island beer is finished in old oak casks formerly used to mature malt whiskies. Creates a timeless classic full of fruit, spice, oak and roast malt flavours. 750ml Bottles
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Dark Island Special Reserve
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Dragonhead
Stout - 4%
Dragonhead is a truly classic black stout. This beer is brimming over with rich roast malt and roast barley flavours, complemented by a complex, bitter blend of traditional hop varieties.
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Dragonhead
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Golden Amber
Pale - 4.5%
Formerly Equinox. Pale-Golden Beer with a delicate aftertaste of sweet Honey and refreshing gentle bitterness. Available March/April and October 2011
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Golden Amber
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Latitude
Lager - 3.6%
The aroma combines a zesty attack and an apricot fruitiness with the floral hop notes of the Styrian Golding, Saaz and Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops. Moderate levels of residual sweetness are balanced by a crisp, well-rounded bitterness to give a clean, refreshing mouthfeel.
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Latitude
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Nimbus
Pale - 5%
The aroma is of pronounced fresh-fruit hops, together with a sweet nuttiness. On the palate this beer has a verdant, almost vegetal, hop presence. Nimbus also exhibits lovely malt character of fresh bread and almonds.
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Nimbus
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Northern Light
Pale - 4%
Northern Light is a delicate hoppy pale ale: light and refreshing. This beer combines juicy pale malt character with citrus and apricot hoppiness.
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Northern Light
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Raven Ale
Golden - 3.8%
Raven Ale is the classic Scottish session ale. Exhibiting a biscuity malt character and a slightly spicy hop aroma of tangy orange.
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Raven Ale
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Red MacGregor
Ruby - 4%
It is a hoppy, pleasantly bitter, red-coloured session beer with smoothness that belies its aggressive ancestors!
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Red MacGregor
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Skull Splitter
Dark - 8.5%
Scotland's strongest beer takes its name from Thorfinn Hauskaluif, "The Skullsplitter", 7th Viking Earl of Orkney. At 8.5% abv, this beer is deceptively drinkable: fruity vinous, complex and rewarding
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Skull Splitter
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Three Sisters
Dark - 4.2%
Chocolate and crystal malts contribute to some of the toasty and liquorice flavours in the beer. However, a very large charge of whole-flower hops balances the dark malt character with an abundance of hop fruit flavours not normally found in such a dark beer.
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Three Sisters
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - Wayfarer
IPA - 4.4%
Wayfarer is a deep golden Indian pale ale, with a lively fruit hop character and a strong, appealing bitterness. Available July/August and November 2011
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Wayfarer
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Core
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Real Ale in Quoyloo
Orkney - ORKNEY No 1
Amber - 4.3%
Tawny colour ale with lively fruit & hop character.
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ORKNEY No 1
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Seasonal
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