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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6/10
Bottle from The Orkney Brewery. Pours a jet black colour with a thin beige head. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, liquorice and roasted malts. Taste is more of the same with strong coffee notes and lots of burnt bitterness, nuts and ash. Medium bodied with a slick very oily mouthfeel. Lots of burnt roasted notes creating a long and lingering aftertaste. A little harsh on the bitterness but still a flavourful old fashioned style stout
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2020
at 19:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @Luppolo Station (Rome). Bruna intensa/nera, schiuma color cappuccino media. Al naso malti tostati, caffè, nocciola, cacao in polvere. In bocca è equilibrata, con discreto spunto amaro e acidità da tostato. Corpo leggero. Buona.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2019
at 15:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Very dark colored, almost opague with a creamy head. Toasted malt aroma with chocolate and sweet melons. Sweetish with roasted malt and licorice. Salty finish. Lovely, tasty stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask, Crown Inn, Coldingham. Tasted in 2003. Rating from notes. Creamy at first, than a roasty bitterness comes up that lingers on and on. Apple and a fair deal of fishy saltiness
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2019
at 13:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask from hop and barley. Black colour and a thick tan head. Malty aroma slightly roasted. Taste bittersweet. Slightly light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Nov 2018
at 18:33
7/10
Tried
on 06 Oct 2018
at 20:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the Gairloch hotel. Pours black, nose is roasted, liquorice, toffee, taste is similar, quite bitter, dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2018
at 13:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught 1/3 Pt@Orkney Brewery: Schwarz, deutliche Trübung, stabiler feinporiger Schaum; kräftig rauchige Nase, speckig, sehr würzig, Röstmalz, Getreide; sehr würziger + kräftig rauchiger Körper, Speck, Röstmalz, Getreide, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, kräftige Röstaromen, Räucherfisch; angenehmer würzig-trockener Nachgang mit kräftige Röstaromen
Tried
on 27 Apr 2018
at 11:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with moderate tan head. Aromas of slightly smokey roasted malts and dark milk chocolate. Flavors of dry roasted malts, ash, and nutty dark chocolate. Initial watery sensation with dry roasty finish. Nothing really special these days but quite good for the ABV and the original style
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2017
at 21:48