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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 
3223.31/5.03.3/5.04%58.1English 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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 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.


 radagast83 (1273), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 20, 2008  
500 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is sweet malts, with a strong chocolate body to it. Flavor is not too overpowering, smooth, with touches of roasted malts. It’s a shame half of it went all over my carpet when I accidentally spilled my beer.


 Scauca (408), Lovere, Italy
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/510/20
Oct 31, 2008  
Dark brown with a huge lasting but coarse chocolate head. The aroma is quite poor, some chocolate, very little roasted, some earthy hop. Watery, root bitter, useless.


 Ughsmash (3981), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 30, 2008  
500mL bottle. Poured clear medium-dark brown with a shorter-lived cap of beige head. The aroma picked up molasses and licorice over a bed of sweeter chocolates.. nice roast to it.. just a hair of smoked peat rounded this out just beautifully. The flavor wasn’t far off, showcasing a blend of chocolates and the aforementioned peat.. charred smoke rolled off the back of the palate.. hops didn’t make too much of an impression (just a bit of herbal character).. finished with a bit of woodsy sourness and more smoked chocolate. Rather lightly-bodied and I wish it had a little more substance on the middle.. sourness was slightly off-putting on the back. Overall a very good stout.


 douglas88 (1557), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Oct 28, 2008  
500 ml bottle thanks to daknole. This is my type of beer, the manliness is just spilling out of the glass! Pours a pure black color with a thick brown head. The aroma was amazing; sweet and rich chocolates, roasted malts, smoke and more roasted notes. The taste is very smooth, loads of roasted malts, some metallic hops and other flavors, sweet burnt caramel and light chocolates. A very full and creamy mouthfeel. Very full of minerals and metallic flavors, which I love. Just an awesome stout. Orkney kicks ass!


 Marsiblursi (1631), Göteborg, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 26, 2008  
(Bottle BB nov. 05, thanks to Porter-Otto and Åsa) Pours dark brown with red hints and a light brown head. The aroma is of chocolate/cocoa roast, light burned coffee, nuts, mild fruits, tiny caramel and vanilla. The flavour is cocoa/coffee roasted. Rather dry, dusty and ashy. Light to medium acidic. Watery and soft with a light carbonation. Light bodied.


 daniele (1642), Italy
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 22, 2008  
scura schiuma schiuma meduia buona persistenza note di diacetile tostato caffe cioccolato poca liquirizia in bocca burro cacao note tostate buona intensità


mcsquint (93), , Missouri, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Pours opaque black in color with large, creamy, dark tan head. Head dissipates rather quickly leaving nice lacing all along the glass. Rich chocolate malt aroma with dark roasted coffee notes. Tastes of chocolate with dark roasted coffee. I loved this. Could easily drink more.



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