Northern Light
(has 2 batches)
Orkney Brewery in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.89
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Named after the lights of the aurora, regularly viewed in our northern skies.
Citrus flavours combine with hints of fresh bread: giving way to spice, citrus and apricot hoppiness. It has a delicious crisp hop character without being overly aggressive. Perfectly refreshing.
Hops: Perle, Hersbrucker, Saaz
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Malted Wheat
Citrus flavours combine with hints of fresh bread: giving way to spice, citrus and apricot hoppiness. It has a delicious crisp hop character without being overly aggressive. Perfectly refreshing.
Hops: Perle, Hersbrucker, Saaz
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Malted Wheat
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Big offwhite lasting head. Yellow body with light carbonation. Fruity floral mealy hoppy aroma with citric malty pea notes. Fantastic harmony. Dry-sweetish floral citric peas taste with peppery mealy grassy notes. Smooth mouthfeel. Clean, fresh palate. Fullish body. Dry chalky floral straw and malts aftertaste with pea and biscuit notes. Excellent and highly drinkable. (0.5l bottle, Centra, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2009
at 06:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.0%. Crystal clear pale golden colour, big to moderate white head. Moderate aroma of fruity hops, hint of apricots. Light bodied and refreshing: The flavour has distinct fruity hops on a moderately sweet bakground of malts, ending in a well balanced resinous and grapefruity bitterness. A nice little summer ale this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2009
at 15:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Bon Accord. Clear golden colour, dense white head. Aroma of toasted, bready malts. Flavour of bitter toasted malts, sour bread. Dry finish.
Rerate. Cask @ Pot Still. Sour fruits and orange. Well done. +.4
Rerate. Cask @ Pot Still. Sour fruits and orange. Well done. +.4
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2009
at 07:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, Beer Ritz, Leeds. Mmkay so its a mere 4percenter but surely this has been a tad underrated on here ? T’ain’t dat bad you know. Poured a darkish golden colour with a fading white head. Fragrant grassy hop aroma . Flavour was an appropriately lighty citrusy affair with a decent hop bitter finish that had a slightly mineral tang to it. Ok, but I’ll stck with the other kind of Northern Light(s) for now. Ya dig?
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2009
at 19:00
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
500ml bottle from Cornelius Beer and Wine in Edinburgh. Bubbly white head on the top of a clear, golden body. Smell of herbal grass. Light orange fruit in flavour with brief suggestions of mild spices. Weak bitter endnotes. Shortage of taste and rather anonymous [at our hotel room 15.11.2008].
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2008
at 02:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Århus2008. 50 cL bottle. Pours slight cloudy yellow with a lacing white head. Mild spiced hoppy aroma. Flavour is light hoppy and with a mild breadish note. Medium dry and bitter. Light citric and breadish finish. Refreshing and uncomplicated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2008
at 03:37