Orkney Dragonhead Stout (Bottle)

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

A bit thin, mild taste of coffee and toasty malts. Watery yet a little oily in its texture

(Bottle 50 cl) Not entirely black, this has a reddish tint. Very light and dry but not really bitter. Lovely aromatic and slightly smoked. A fresh easy-to-drink beer. 060305

Dark brown with a large beige head. Smokee and ash aroma. Taste is roasted malt but there’s some sour fruit as well and a touch of bitter chocolate in the finish. It’s quite good.

Bottle. Black with beige head. Sweet aroma with licorice, chocolate, brown sugar and a butter/diacityl touch. Falvour is sweet, a little chocolate, a little malt, a little licorice and just too little of everything.

From bottle. Aroma of sweet berries, part liquorice and smoked oak. Black colour with a decent off white head. good texture, smoked hops and chocolate malt. A little more strength would have been great.

Bottle: Poured a black brown with a tan color head. Aroma was vinegar and coffee. Taste was roasted malt and coffee bean.

Pours black with thin head that disappates rather quickly. Has a rather smokey aroma, flavor is balanced, with a fairly strong initial taste followed by a very smoky aftertaste; reminded me of roasted espresso bean. The richness of this stout does not measure up to others I have had, and the taste does not match the darkness and aroma. Still it is better than many, and while not a rogue or a guinness, it does offer a nice variety that should be sipped and enjoyed.

Bought it for the bottle alone; wasn’t disappointed with the overall experience. Has a little bit of a watered-down coffee taste. Not one of my favorites, but I would drink it again.