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Orkney Dragonhead Stout (Bottle)

Orkney Dragonhead Stout (Bottle) - Stout

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 Percentile 
75
overall
Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Stout

Stromness, Orkney, Highlands & Islands, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3213.31/5.03.3/5.04%58English pint
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Commercial Description:
"A black stout which is brimming over with roast malt flavours, balanced with a complex hop blend. Really smooth with roasted aftertaste."
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 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Jan 27, 2009  
16oz bottle. Pours a dark brown with a decent tan head. Nose is interesting, some grape, vanilla, and coffee. The flavor is utterly unique as I have come to expect from this brewery. Sort of like eating toast and vanilla beans with coffee. Very bready and malty with tons of vanilla and a little coffee with no bitterness. A little peat smoke but not alot. Slightly watery, to be expected given the low abv, but complex and unique.


 drjay44 (757), Salida, Colorado, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/104/514/20
Jan 21, 2009  
500 ml. bottle. Pours a mocha colored head of good duration, over an utterly opaque blackish brown body.....nose is heavily roasted malts with coffee chocolate and a bit of molasses.... tastes of dry malts, much less sweetness than the nose would suggest, finishes dry with a bit of lingering vanilla and coffee....mouthfeel is light , but creamy, an interesting brew. An almost perfect example of a dry stout.


 SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/512/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Bottle: Poured a black brown with a tan color head. Aroma was vinegar and coffee. Taste was roasted malt and coffee bean.


 RichJ7 (1175), Cullman, Alabama, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Way too similar to Dark Island, in my opinion. dark brownish-black pour with a thick tan head. Same smokey peat notes, same malt over hops dryness. Roasted malt. I dunno. Was not a big fan.


 mcjay (301), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 27, 2008  
Pours dark with a medium brown head. Aroma and flavor of dark chocolate with a hint of roasted coffee.


solifugid (11), New Paltz, New York, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/53/102/57/20
Dec 6, 2008  
Got a bottle of this from Half Time in Poughkeepsie, NY. Pours black with a dark brown head. Smells and tastes like stale cigarette smoke, if the cigarette was dipped in coffee. Quickly disappearing aftertaste of - yep, you guessed it - cigarette smoke. A disappointing offering from a great brewery.


 daknole (2802), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Bottle from total wine. glack pour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted chocolate and coffee beans. Flavor is a tad bitter and flat. Not such a great stout here. Too roated, not enough body....blah.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Nice dark black color with a decent head that stuck around longer than I expected. Aromas of roasted malts and some chocolate. Touches of dried fruit. Flavors fell off a bit. Somewhat watery with some dust and metal. Still nicely roasty. Less chocolate, but touches of coffee. Still pretty decent.



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