Skull Splitter (Bottle)
(Batch of Skull Splitter)
Orkney Brewery in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.02
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A rich fruity wine-like complexity on the palate includes fresh and dried fruits, warm exotic spice and light summer citrus fruits. Sophisticated, satiny smooth with a deceptively light character.
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6/10
Tried
on 18 Oct 2017
at 13:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours a hazy ruby with a small, creamy, long lasting, tan head that laces. Sweet aroma of caramel malt, figs, dates, spice and alcohol. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, plums, raisins, figs, dates, spice and a hint of chocolate with warming alcohol in a dry, mildly bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. A decent scotch ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2017
at 00:06
8/10
0,33 Bottle from Orcadia. Brutális barley wine mely úgy letaglóz hogy észre se veszed hogy maghasonluttál.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2017
at 05:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Normally I’m not a scotch ale aficionado but Skull Spitter may have turned that around. Bought in the cool elevations of Montana and sampled in the ungodly heat of West Texas. The 16.9 oz bottle delivers in my snifter glass a bold amber liquid and a slim, lacey light-beige foam. The nose is reminiscent of a Belgian ale, malt, raisin and hard candy. A drink gives me more of the malt, plum, licorice, a hint of sweetness. It finishes dry with a small bitterness. Surprisingly good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2017
at 17:35
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Clear rust colored pour with a thick beige head and great retention. Decent lacing. Scotch nose. Heavy mouthfeel. Very strong scotch flavor with dark fruit notes. 8.5 ABV is obvious. Semi harsh. Too strong for me.
Tried
on 11 Jun 2017
at 16:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
This pours brown, small head of foam.
Smells of maple, caramel malt, fruity, nutty.
Tastes of maple and caramel, nutty, toffee, slight cardboard.
Low end of medium bodied.
A classic and still holds up.
Smells of maple, caramel malt, fruity, nutty.
Tastes of maple and caramel, nutty, toffee, slight cardboard.
Low end of medium bodied.
A classic and still holds up.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2017
at 18:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 330 ml at Samo Pivo, shared with Domagoj. Pours deep amber with medium off-white head. Malty, caramel, some dark fruit, quite smooth, bit spicy. Medium+ bodied. Quite nice. Better than expected.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Samo Pivo! (Balkanska)
on 22 Jan 2017
at 12:03
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Whole Foods Market Reston Aroma: caramel, earthy, Appearance: dark amber with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2017
at 10:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 7th Jan 2017. Deep mahogany reddy/brown, beige head, thin but full. Semi-sour, vinous like aroma and initial taste, hedgerow berry flavours arrive mid-sip and equal out the mild sour tastes somewhat. Malty notes also appear late on as the beer warmed in the glass. Decent and interesting, needs to be drank slowly and savoured to fully appreciate it’s depth and character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2017
at 11:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance- murky, muddy brown, some sediment, not much head. Aroma- raisin, plum, red wine, chocolate and toffee, fudge, fruitcake, marzipan, cherry. Taste- boozy fruitcake, cherry skin, nutty, sweet malt, figs, malt loaf, toffee, sugary dark fruit, boozy vinous finish. Sticky and rich, and full-bodied.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2016
at 03:16