Dragonhead
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Stout Regular|
Score
6.76
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Dark, intense and full-flavoured, it is our tribute to the Vikings and their cultural legacy in Orkney. The first thing to touch the islands would have been their long ship's Dragonhead.
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
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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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
7.3/10
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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.
Tried
on 16 May 2025
at 19:01
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
7.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2024
at 17:01
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
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Tried
on 01 Mar 2023
at 05:38
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
8/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2023
at 21:13