Orkney Skull Splitter (Bottle)

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

Very fruity aroma with a little bit of a musty smell. The flavor is very light wine taste, almost like a wine cooler. A little bit of burnt caramel and a fruit flavor that i can’t put my finger on.

A 11.2 oz bottle with no made on date or best buy. The Viking on the label is cool though. The beer poured a dark red with a fizzy light brown head. A smell of malt is most dominant with light hops. A mild bitter taste with a smooth malty finish. No lacing an good carbonation.

Pours a dark red with a pretty thick head. A very appropriately named beer... the flavor is really in berserker mode, as it has the intensity of a high alcohol beer without actually having that much alcohol. A good beer, I’ll try it out again.

This is a rich, malty, strongly flavoured wee heavy. It is deep red, with a moderate but dense tan head that thins to a ring only slowly. The aroma is srong: caramel, yeasty bread, grain, fruit, and leaves. The taste is similar: rich, pungent, winey musty, caramel, malt, somewhat meaty, very fruity, sweetish with a strong alcoholic note and warmth before a toasted grain finish. The palate is full but not sticky or oily. Michael Jackson hit it on the mark when he described it as tasting like "fruitcake duked in port," which is exactly what this is like after a few sips. The flavours are strong and bold, and for about 6 ounces this is great, but after that it becomes too much, numbing the taste buds and mouth. This is definitely one to sip a small amount, rather than drink a full bottle.

Bottle. Poured a darker ruby color, with a light off white head. Very strong hoppy nose with strong alcohol smell, tastes malty and finishes dry. Ive had this beer several times prior to rating it, and I’ve enjoyed it every time I’ve had it. Also a great beer for people to get introduced to the stronger beer styles, although I feel that this particular beer is not very representative of the style.

Bottle. Pours a dark bourbon color with a thin bubbly off-white head. A yeasty mild aroma. Fairly full malty flavor did not discern much outstanding. Medium bodied and very smooth.

bottled. Deep copper ale w/ nose of bready yeast, malts & alcohol. Taste is malty, smoked Scottish ale w/ an obvious alcohol finish. Very well balanced, def. buy again.

11.2 oz bottle purchased at Spirits. Pours a deep dark mahogany with burgundy hues and a quickly dissipating tight light beige head. The color makes this look more like a cordial then a beer. Very nice aroma of peat, sweet toffee, dark fruits (figs and raisins), brown bread and a hint of smokiness. Medium palate with a creamy mouthfeel and light carbonation towards the end of the swallow. Nice sweet flavor that has notes of peat, raisins, figs and toffee and just a slight hint of smoke. Funny I tried this a few years ago (straight rom the bottle....ahh) and HATED it, actually thought it was disgusting and the worst beer ever. Thank God I got off the Miller Lite train and can appreciate a good beer now!!