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 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Huge dark brown lasting head. Apparently opaque black body. Big roasty cocoa aroma with sugary licorice and hop notes. Dry burnt chocolatey coffee taste with metallic toffee notes. Some faint fruitiness, too. Thin body. Mild, smoothish mouthfeel. Dry pine needle and burnt coffee aftertaste. Burnt coffee taste lingers for a long time. Too thin and dry, but otherwise great. With more body this would be an awesome beer. (0.5l bottle, Centra, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2009
at 07:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.0%. Black colour, big and creamy brown head. Pleasant aroma of dark roasted malts, coffee and dark chocolate, hints of smoke and tar. The flavour has roasted malts, mild coffee and dark bitter chocolate, some fruit in the finish, with a roasty bitterness and moderate hops in the aftertaste. Good beer, but would probably profit from a higher ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2009
at 16:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50 cl bottle at Bishops Arms, Järntorget, GöteborgOn March 30, 2009Blac color, brown head. Butterscotch and sweet fudge scent, also a bit roasted and coffee. Sweet, dry, roasted, coffee taste. Dry coffee aftertaste. Moussy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2009
at 18:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at a mates house ... another in the series of common beers i some how havnt rated ... black ... bubbly tan head ... quite a rich chocolate nose ... ligth bitterness ... again a tiny burntness but much lower than the cask version ... decent roast malt ... a little milky. again much as above but 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2009
at 02:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma is sweet malts, with a strong chocolate body to it. Flavor is not too overpowering, smooth, with touches of roasted malts. It’s a shame half of it went all over my carpet when I accidentally spilled my beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2008
at 01:58