Swannay Brewery

{{Short description|Brewery in Orkney, Scotland}}

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| opened = late 2004

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| key_people = Rob Hill

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The Swannay Brewery is situated in Orkney, Scotland. It was founded as Highland Brewing Company in late 2004 by Rob Hill, formerly of the Orkney Brewery and Moorhouse's Brewery. It is situated in the old Creamery at Swannay Farms, Orkney Mainland.

Currently{{When|date=June 2011}} 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 IPA was the CAMRA 2012 Champion Beer of Scotland with Orkney Best getting the silver medal. Their Scapa Bere is brewed from bere, an ancient six-row barley cultivated mainly on Orkney.{{cite web|title=Understanding the living heritage of bere barley for a more sustainable future|url=http://www.hutton.ac.uk/news/understanding-living-heritage-bere-barley-more-sustainable-future|website=www.hutton.ac.uk|publisher=The James Hutton Institute|language=en|date=11 July 2017}}

In 2015 the brewery rebranded from Highland Brewing Company to Swannay Brewery.{{cite web|last1=Munro|first1=Alistair|title=Highland Brewing Company rebrands to show its Orkney roots - Scotsman Food & Drink|url=http://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/drink/highland-brewing-company-rebrands-to-show-its-orkney-roots/|website=Scotsman Food & Drink|accessdate=27 September 2016|date=26 October 2015}}