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Orkney Raven Ale (Bottle)

Orkney Raven Ale (Bottle) - Bitter

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 Percentile 
53
overall
Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Bitter

Stromness, Orkney, Highlands & Islands, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
683.1/5.03.07/5.03.8%76.1English pint
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Commercial Description:
Ratings for the bottled version only go here.
"A golden coloured ale with an intense grainy nose, rich and fruity on the palate with a lingering hint of hop in the finish."
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 MoritzF (4856), Bochum, Germany
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 3, 2009  
(bottle) Slightly hazy, golden colour with a thick and dense, slightly off-white foamy head. Citrus-fruity and slightly zesty hoppy aroma with a balancing amount of sweet (cara-)malt. Moderately bitter flavour, light bodied with a crispy carbonation. Well-balanced malty base with notes of biscuits and fruity, slightly woody hops, leading into a dry and bitter finish with aromatic hops character. Pretty aromatic and flavourful for the low abv. 03.XI.09


 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle. Golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, apple. Flavour is fruit, malt, apple, hop, bread. Medium body. Ordinary beer.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Bottle 50cl. @ Chriso’s pre GBBF Shindig ’09.
Clear light to medium amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, oxidide malt, grainy, bready. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090801]


 Geokkjer (256), Kristiansand, Norway
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Bottle.Pours golden with a dissipating white head.Grainy bread and yeast in the nose with some malt sweetness and fruitiness.Biscuity/bready flavor with some yeast notes.Somewhat sweet with a bitter finish.Overall a rather dull beer.


 yngwie (4880), Kristiansand, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Bottle. It pours a slighlty hazy, golden body under an off-white, dense head. Fruity hops, some bread and caramel in the aroma. Flavorwise it has a biscuity, malty backbone, with fruity, slightly resiny hops giving a nice bitterness. Medium to full body, rather dry. Fine, resiny bitterness in the finish. Overall, it’s a bit weak on aroma, quenching, and very British. 090726


 gam (1059), brisbane, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Nice head good carb in a misty orange/gold coloured pour.Aroma hoppy fruit,malt toffee,honey,woody note,ginger nut biscuit,flavour toffee,woodyness,honey,gingernut biscuit sweetness,has a fizz,citrus taste there,lemon or grapefruit bitter,finish fizzy,decent malt nice bitter,good.


 madquacker (706), Canberra ACT, Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 16, 2009  
Seen higher in ABV than 3.8%. Very nice balanced and consistent ale. Nice grainy base with citrus fruit overtones. Very good.


 asheft (1374), Marburg, Germany
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/102/511/20
Jun 28, 2009  
[bottle] Pleasant orangey caramel aroma. Hazy, light orange with a white ring and cirrus clouds. Bland, grainy flavour that is slightly astringent. Some diacetyl and citrus flower accents. Light to medium body with medium carbonation and a slightly astringent finish



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