Dragonhead (Bottle)
(Batch of Dragonhead)
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.76
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This beer is brimming over with rich roast malt and roast barley flavours. Aromas of bitter chocolate, roast coffee and spicy dark fruits. complemented by a complex, bitter blend of traditional hop varieties.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 23-12-14 - 500ml bottle from Dunell's in Jersey. Poured at home, black with a beige foamy head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, caramel, dark fruits, earth, wood, hints of spices & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry mildly bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 16:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Strong coffee malty aroma but a pretty watery taste. Good but bark > bite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Similar to the Old Ale. But a little more bitter. Good. Dark, and roasty. Good flavor. Would drink again. Recommed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours black with small tanned head. Moreish aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, caramel, some smoke. Taste of chocolate, coffee, slightly dry, light smoke and peat finish. Light to medium bodied but gives a refreshing edge to some of the richer flavours. Excellent light ABV stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from the Offie, Leicester. Drunk at home. It pours a wonderful rich dark brown with a creamy khaki head. Light roast malt on the nose, fairly chocolatey, maybe touches of caramel. Taste has a lovely balance to it, never overly sweet but carrying an earthy hoppy bitterness mid-sip to the finish. Gentle notes of coffee on the aftertaste. Soft to medium carbonation on the oily body. A delicious stout, especially for the fairly low ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2023
at 22:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy dark brown head on a still black body. Chocolate, malt & roasted aroma. Medium bodied, creamy with a dry clean back. Dark chocolate, caramel, malt & roasted tastes with a bitter finish. Solid.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2023
at 16:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours black, with very fine light brown foam. Aroma is mostly chocolate, but also coffee. Body is somehow thin, with average carbonation. Taste is pretty roasty, and dry in the final.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2022
at 19:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Opaque deep brown to black with a proper head. Aroma and taste: roast, chocolate, coffee, esters, hop. Pretty dry. Light plus ending bitterness. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, appropriate carbonation. Summary: Fairly pleasant.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2022
at 17:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Fles 50cl thuis. Roasted malts, koffie, chocolade, redelijk droog, vrij zacht en romig, zoeten, bittere afdronk, licht peaty, hop (Golding), carameltonen. Volle smaak voor 4%. (21-11-2021).
Tried
from Bottle
from
Scotia Spirit
on 21 Nov 2021
at 16:01
6/10
Bottle from The Orkney Brewery. Pours a jet black colour with a thin beige head. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, liquorice and roasted malts. Taste is more of the same with strong coffee notes and lots of burnt bitterness, nuts and ash. Medium bodied with a slick very oily mouthfeel. Lots of burnt roasted notes creating a long and lingering aftertaste. A little harsh on the bitterness but still a flavourful old fashioned style stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2020
at 19:22