Our flagship beer - the one Rob brewed first and still the beer we brew the most. Scapa Special is a classic pale ale with wide appeal. Ever so balanced, the skill that Rob has so well honed, this beer has biscuity malt upfront and delicate but ascending hops in the middle and end.

The label depicts the voluntary scuttling of the interned German fleet in Scapa Flow, 1919. Once the anchorage of the British Home Fleet, today Scapa Flow is a world class diving destination. Three malts and five hops - from Britain, Germany and the US - make Scapa Special a classic pale ale.

BREWSHEET

Style: Pale ale
Malts: Maris Otter, Wheat, Crystal
Hops: Bobek, Willamette
Alcohol By Volume: 4.4%
Size: 500ml

AWARDS

Where do we begin...

Orkney IPA

Regular price £3.00

THE BEER

Literally all our beer has been upon the waves, albeit only for an hour or so (on a calm day!) on the ferry from Orkney. India Pale Ales (IPAs) of old were heavily hopped to survive their journey to the colonies. This is Rob’s interpretation - believing the hops may have mellowed by arrival.

BREWSHEET

Style: IPA
Malts: Maris Otter, Best Pale, Wheat
Hops: Chinook, Dana, Summit
Alcohol By Volume: 4.8%

AWARDS

CAMRA Champion Beer of Scotland 2018 - Overall winner

CAMRA East Malling Beer & Cider Festival 2015 Beer of the Festival - Runner Up

CAMRA Paisley Beer Festival 2014 Strong Bitter - 3rd

CAMRA Paisley Beer Festival 2013 Strong

International Brewing Awards 2011 - Overall winner (cask)

Banyan (440ml can)

Regular price £3.00

THE BEER

Session IPA. Banyan is navy-speak for a holiday or a party, usually on a beach. We love beaches and Orkney has some of the best. Banyan is a beer for a Banyan.

Unfiltered, unfined & unpasteurised - may pour hazy.

Serve cold and drink fresh.

THE BREWSHEET

Style: Session IPA
Malts: Golden Promise, Oats, Wheat
Hops: Citra, Simcoe, Mosaic
Alcohol By Volume: 3.9%

Unfiltered, un-fined and un-pasteurised, may pour hazy. Store upright and pour gently. Drink fresh!

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Voe (440ml can)

Regular price £3.00

THE BEER

A roasty yet hoppy sweet oat stout. A Voe is a small creek or bay.

BREWSHEET

Style: Oat milk stout
Alcohol By Volume: 5.0%

Contains Lactose (MILK)

Burn the Boats (440ml can)

Regular price £3.20

THE BEER

Ekuanot IPA, 5.0% ABV. To burn your boats could have many meanings. For us it means to fully commit to what we're doing - striving to build a world class brewery making world class beers in Orkney.

THE BREWSHEET

Style: IPA
Malts: Best Pale, Munich, oats
Hops: Eukanot (mostly)
Alcohol By Volume: 5.0%

Unfiltered, un-fined and un-pasteurised, may pour hazy. Store upright and pour gently.

Serve cold and drink fresh.

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Muckle IPA (440ml can)

Regular price £3.60

Unfiltered, un-fined and un-pasteurised, may pour hazy. Store upright and pour gently. Drink fresh!

THE BEER

Muckle means big and this is one mighty IPA. Breathe in the hops like you'd breathe in the fresh Orkney air! We put a lot of hops in Muckle but there's a pervading sweetness as well - it's a balanced IPA. Unfiltered, unfined and unpasteurised to ensure you get the full flavour. May pour hazy.

BREWSHEET

Style: IPA
Hops: Simcoe, Citra & Mosaic
Alcohol By Volume: 6.6%

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AWARDS

A few, including overall SIBA keg champion 2019!

Low Roller (440ml can)

Regular price £3.30

Unfiltered, un-fined and un-pasteurised, may pour hazy. Store upright and pour gently. Drink fresh!

THE BEER

Low Roller is a Mosaic and Simcoe IPA, inspired by the oceans that surround our brewery. On days after a storm, we often watch the low waves rolling in from miles away, before they burst against the cliffs and release their energy.

The beer is our latest 440ml release; a 4.9% India Pale Ale with a clean malt profile uplifted by berry, mango and citrus aromas from the pairing of American hops.

Serve cold and drink fresh.

THE BREWSHEET

Style: India Pale Ale
Malts: Golden Promise, Oats, Wheat
Hops: Mosaic, Simcoe
Alcohol By Volume: 4.9%

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Double Down (440ml can)

Regular price £3.20

Double Down was the first beer that we both brewed and canned in Orkney, back in the Covid days when we'd just invested in our canning line.

This is the third (and probably last) batch of this beer and we think it's the best one yet!

4.5% ABV

Hopped with Amarillo, Simcoe and Mosaic.

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Peedie Taster Box

Regular price £36.00

MIXED TASTER BOX

Our most popular item

Beer list is as per list below, not as per the picture

Not sure what to try, or want to try a wide range of our beers? This one is for you.

No clicking around the website and checking your basket to get the best shipping rate, choose this taster box for a great range of Swannay beer and a branded glass. All boxed and ready to go.

Bottles and cans, pale and dark, low strength and high strength - beers of all styles are included and will vary depending on availability.

The beers you'll get (updated 09/05/23):

2 * Scapa Special (500ml bottle)

1 * SWO Stout (500ml bottle)

2 * Orkney IPA (500ml bottle)

1 * Magnus Blonde (500ml bottle)

1 * Pale Ale (500ml bottle)

1 * Banyan (440ml can)

1 * Orkney Blast (440ml can)

1 * Table Bere (440ml can)

1 * Muckle IPA (440ml can)

1 * Swannay Brewery Logo Tulip Glass

Cheaper than buying individually (we've discounted the glass).

Swannay Cans Taster Box

Regular price £39.00

A full box of 12 cans from our current selection.

Beer selection as of 11/01/23:

3 * Burn the Boats (440ml can) 5.0% ABV

3 * Double Down (440ml can) 4.5% ABV

3 * Muckle (440ml can) 6.6% ABV

3 * Voe (440ml can) 5.0% ABV [contains milk]

Hoppy Cans Box

Regular price £40.40

A full box of 12 hoppy cans from our current selection.

Current beer selection:

4 * Muckle (440ml can) 6.6% ABV

4 * Low Roller (440ml can) 4.9% ABV

4 * Burn the Boats (440ml can) 5.0% ABV

The Scapa Special Box (free glass!)

Regular price £32.45

SCAPA SPECIAL BOX

Our most popular beer, and for good reason!

Eleven Scapa Special 500ml bottles, plus a branded Scapa Special pint glass, boxed and ready to go.

The story (as written at the end of 2020):

Scapa Special was the first beer Rob brewed at Swannay and in normal times is the one we make the most of. Most pubs in Orkney have Scapa Special on hand pump and in the summer months some sell 100s of pints per week - to locals and visitors alike.

For the first time ever in our history, in 2020 we had to brew a half batch brew size of Scapa Special to balance up the reduced demand and our requirement for stock freshness.

The demand did not dry up completely and some Orkney pubs have managed to take a regular weekly delivery for most of the year. Some south pubs have helped us too but the total litres brewed of our flagship pale ale dropped to their lowest level for a long, long time.

Here are 11 bottles and brand new nucleated Scapa Special pint glass to drink it with.