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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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
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours black with a small lasting creamy beige head. The aroma is roasted malts and treacle with hints of chocolate and liquorice. A moderately sweet smooth roasted taste, roasted malts, chocolate and fudge with a smooth drying finish.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2022
at 16:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
# 2840; 4/2022. Aroma of milk chocolate, slightly fruity. Opaque dark brown body, persistant lacing creamy off-white head. Smooth, milk chocolate, roasty. Good stout. Pint, hand-pulled, pub (Ritz), Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England).
Tried
on 08 Apr 2022
at 17:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Bull & Stirrup, Chester. Pours almost black with a msall foamy beige head and good lacing. There’s fudge, toffee and treacle in the aroma here. In the mouth, it initially has bitter coffee ground and roast malts, but after a while dark fruits emerge. The general effect sways from bitter to sweet, then back to bitter again. Molasses and hints of chocolate as well, leading to a dry finish. This is excellent – packs a whole punch of flavour for it’s strength.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2022
at 15:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a black with a tan colored ring head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee grounds. Taste is rugged roasted dark malts, light bitterness, coffee grounds, licorice.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2022
at 19:23
6/10
Half a pint on cask at the Gate House. Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Lovely smooth chocolate aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Mar 2022
at 17:28
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
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Castle, Inverness, 10/10/21. Black with a good sized khaki cap, good lacing ensues. Nose is chocolate, roast malts, toffee, dried fruits. Taste comprises cocoa powder, roasted bite, oatmeal biscuit, grains, nutty, light coffee notes. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Solid cask stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2021
at 07:52