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Orkney Dark Island Reserve

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Barley Wine

Stromness, Orkney, Highlands & Islands, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
1723.86/5.03.82/5.010%88.4Snifter
Commercial Description:
Bottled, Filtered, Special;
Dark Island Reserve is a strong and full Orcadian Ale - lagered for 3 month in old Dalmore whiskey oakbarrals. This slow proscess makes a classic - a fruity, spiced, oakroasted maltflavour.
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 Dedollewaitor (3730), Odense, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 31, 2008    Updated: Jan 3, 2009
75cl bottle bought at VinensVerden, Odense. Pours pitch black with a brown creamy head. Nose is mega roasted. Lots of hard roasted coffee, caramel, chocolate and vague smoke. flavor has peat smoke - a bit too heavy for my likings. Smooth, phat and oily palate. Oak and whisky. Low carbonation. Vinous and very salty....


tipsytoad (84), Jersey
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Dec 31, 2008  
My second bottle of this fairly pricey beer. Given the relatively poor quality of the regular Orkney beers now I was pleased to find that it was brewed by Rob Hill (the original brewer) who made Orkney into one of the best in the UK until it was taken over. This beer is excellent, with lots of whisky, chocolate and fruit in the nose and some oak.


 Bullit (1352), Glasgow, Scotland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Dark colour, virtually no head. Aroma is sour cherry and glue. Flavour of sour chearry, peat, whiskey. Alcoholic and toasty finish. Good stuff.


 Travlr (727), Washington, Washington DC, USA
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/519/20
Dec 22, 2008  
Absolutely unbelievable. 750 ml bottle, bottled on 3rd September 2008. Jet black, no head. Aroma of burgundy wine, taste of a single malt whisky. D bitter and malty finish. Heaven.


 NoiZe (1319), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Black colored brew. Roasted, sweet aroma. Flavor is chocolate, oak, coffee and vinous flavors. Some licorice and hops. Nice one.


 riversideAK (2727), Shoreline, Washington, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 18, 2008  
Smoky licorice, chocolate and sweetness in the aroma. Dark fruit too. Black pour with a thin head. The flavor profile is made up of smoke chocolate, dark malt, salt, bacon. Full almost heavy body. Lots of smoke in the finish, almost to the point of dryness.


 Bragesnak (2257), Aarhus, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 25, 2008  
Aros Ĝlfest, Aarhus, DK. Bottled, 241008. Dark brown with mall white head. Aroma of roasted malt and wood. Flavor is complex of chocolate, coffee, caramel, oak, oats and dried fruits.


 dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Bottle, thanks to WeeHeavySD for sharing. Pours a deep black with a light tan ring. Huge aroma of sweet toasted malt, scotch, oak, chocolate, bread. Taste is rich, of sweet malt, scotch, oak, oats, chocolate, coffee, a hint of dark fruits. Lingering malt and scotch flavors. Delicious.



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