Orkney Dragonhead Stout (Bottle)

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

Gorgeous coffee and peaty aromas. Thick black/brown coloring with a milk chocolate colored head. Roasted coffee flavoring isn't weak at all but is detracted from by a watery quality on the palate. Aftertaste is roasted and peaty like the aroma. You have to like peat flavoring to appreciate this one like you would an Islay scotch.

A cracker! Typical stout in appearance, good head and nice lines down the glass. Rich roast malt /coffee nose, very smooth palate, perhaps just a touch light, could perhaps do with another % of alcohol to add a bit more body, but never mind it’s lovely and worth seeking out. This came from The Fine Wine Shop on Musselburgh High Street.

This is a good one to drink if you love Stouts. A very good example of the style, bursting with malt flavor, very dark in color with a thick, full body.

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.

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!

Bottled. A big black beer with a nice tan coloured head. The aroma is full and roasty with lots of coffee notes. The taste is also nicely roasty with a little fruitiness at the end for good measure. A really good beer with typical stouty qualities.

Medium sized, toasted marshmellow colored head. Liquid is very dark. Aroma of coffe and cookie dough. Boy I might have to say that this is the best Non-Russian Stout that I have had. Super smooth and soft mouth feel. Flavor is not overly bitter. Dry finish. I could drink a lot of these in a Pub somewhere.

Wow this is the best example of a dry stout Ive sampled thus far. This blows Guinness and Murphy’s out of the water! A good roasted malt and coffee aroma. Dark black apperance with a large beige head. The flavor is dry roasted malts, coffee, chocoate, and espresso. This has alot more body than your typical nitro stuff. Anyone that still thinks Guinness is the king of the dry stout style, you need to try this!