Dragonhead
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.75
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Dragonhead is brimming over with rich roast malt and roast barley flavours. Aromas of bitter chocolate, roast coffee and spicy dark fruits are complemented by a complex, bitter blend of hop varieties.
Hops: Challenger, East Kent Goldings
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Malted Wheat, Black, Roasted Barley
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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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Strong coffee malty aroma but a pretty watery taste. Good but bark > bite.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
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.
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.
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
6/3/2024. Cask at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Pours black with a small creamy/frothy light tan coloured head. Good looking beer. Nice roasted malty, chocolate, caramel aroma with a light coffee ashy edge. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Decent body for its modest abv. Quite smooth, soft carbonation. Well done.
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.
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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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On cask at Ryries. Appearance - black and opaque. Creamy beige head. Nose - toffee, chocolate, molasses, caramel, roast and smoke. Taste - molasses and smoke, toffee and caramel, some faint chocolate lurking . Palate- medium to full bodied, rich texture and roasty finish. Overall - lovely cask Stout.