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Orkney Dark Island (Bottle) 3.5 398

Orkney Dark Island (Bottle)

Percentile
88
overall
Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Old Ale

Stromness, Orkney, Highlands & Islands, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3983.51/5.03.5/5.04.6%77.2English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
"The nose on this beer is ripe and fruity with slightly vinous esters, married to interesting hop notes - the colour of a glorious red ruby wine."
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 fishingnet (1047), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jun 11, 2008  
Bottle courtesy Ibrew2or3. Pours dark brown with a one finger tan head that leaves good lacing. Aroma is slightly smokey with a hint of caramel and chocolate. Taste is the same as aroma. Thin mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness. Decent.


 Floback (337), Naples, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 10, 2008  
Bottle from Total Wine. Pours a dark brown body with no head and round webs of tan lace. Pleasant aroma of chocolate candies. Flavors are roasty malt notes, chocolate, licorice, toffee, subtle hints of coffee. I didn’t get any of the smokiness other raters are experiencing. The medium body is surprising considering the color of the beer. Medium carbonation as well. Very smooth and easy drinking.


 Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2008    Updated: Mar 10, 2009
Black colour, tan-coloured small head. Aroma has malts and licorice. Flavour is malty, chocolate and lemonade. Not my style. Rerate: aroma has roasted malts and chocolate. Flavour has sour fruits. +0.6


 Icommonsewer (122), TUCSON, Arizona, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/57/20
Jun 7, 2008  
This ale has a raison nose with a hint of olive. The taste though is quite different, being overly smokey. The mouthfeel was nice but the smokiness was just too overwhelming.


 beerbill (1973), Laurel, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/102/514/20
Jun 3, 2008  
500 ml bottle courtesy of a trade with SoLan. Pours dark brown with a moderate off-white head that lasted until mid-glass and left light lace. Very light aroma of malt and not much else. The flavor was quite different and very enjoyable with lightly sweet malt up front followed by smoke. Thin mouthfeel and the finish is very short-lived.


 ChristianScheffel (4632), Odense, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Dark brown with a small, off-white head. Fruity aroma with a touch of chocolate. Dry, malty flavour with some chocolate character.


 Lunkie (1020), Glen Iris, Australia
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/102/58/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Hop malt aroma with a hint of light roasted chocolate. Dark brown colour with fair head and lacing. Bitter malt flavour with a light chocholatey aftertaste. Smooth palate but a bit thin.


 skortila (2913), Bunnik, Netherlands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
May 31, 2008  
Bottled @ Aarhus beerfestival 2008. More light bodied and English old than the Reserve. Aroma has caramel malts and smoke. Dark coloured with a beige head. Taste is sweet with smokey caramel malts. Nice.



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