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Orkney Brewery
Quoyloo, Orkney, United Kingdom · Est. 1988
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Tally's Take
Why this matters
An iconic heritage brewery situated in a former schoolhouse, famous for their legendary Skull Splitter wee heavy.
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The Beer Library
Beers
Skull Splitter
Year-RoundScotch Ale
ABV8.5%
Named for Thorfinn Hausakljúfr, the seventh Viking Earl of Orkney. Portman Group complaints about the name have never quite managed to stick.
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