Orkney Dragonhead Stout (Bottle)

Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Stout
Stromness, Orkney, Highlands & Islands, Scotland

Thick and oily in the pour, like changing oil. We are talking black here, with a huge tan head with little hints of black dipping through in places. Like drinking a cup of coffee with a shot of espresso dropped in for that roasted taste. Full of body and flavor, but kind of one sided. Lots of chocolate and a bit of nutty goodness in the aftertaste. This one does not last very long at all.

Deep garnet color, tan head that last the entire glass. Rosted coffee bean arom and flavor, and has a dry, chocolatey finish. Somewhere in the middle, however, there some sort of mediciney taste that seems out of place and kind of ruins the whole thing. If I drink another and this turns out to be spoilage of some sort, I'll re-rate.

500ml bottle from Quake1028; Nose of coffee and chocolate; clear, very dark brown with a big tan head; flavor was coffee, some cocoa, a little hop bitterness, and some roastiness. Body very thin. Ok, but not really my cup of tea in a stout when I have Kern River here most of the time.

(Big thanks to Papsoe.) 50 cl bottle. No yeast at the bottom. Black colour with a nice creamy head. Aroma of coffee and roasted malt. Mild but great flavour with a lot of roasted taste, ends up a little bitter, but nice.

The aroma is chocolate, coffee, caramel, and very well toasted malt. The appearance is black with a medium head. The flavor is like toasted bread and chocolate. You can also describe this stout as sweet, bitter, and just a little salty. The palate is just about right but the aftertaste is somewhat acidic. Overall it’s not great but it’s pretty good.

Dark ruby with foamy head of large bubbles - roasty, smokey aroma, with hints of wood, cocoa, some light mineral character - very dry and chalky - almost too dry - it feels like it’s sucking the moisture right out of my tongue - rather thin flavor - some cocoa and anise come through - perhaps if it weren’t filtered it would be more flavorful, but this really doesn’t do much for me.

Toasted, nutty, cream and coffee aroma. Good bottle, pitch black beer. Big Khaki eternal head. Mostly smooth, a bit of coffee acidity, mostly dry. Medium bodied. Finish is quick, given the roastiness of the beer. Overall, this wasn’tt as complex as I would have liked, but very good and smooth.

Pours a nice light brown head on a dark brown body. Aroma of dark roasted malt, tar and a lot of smoke. Somewhat thin flavor but still very smokey with a little malt underneath. Too thin, too smokey and not very good!