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
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 16:14
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Opaque black, average foamy brown head, slowly diminishing, good lacing. Strong aroma of cocoa, roasted malts, dark fruits, fortified wine. Taste mild bittersweet, roasted malts, chocolate, watery. Light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation, aftertaste as in taste, roasty, chocolate, nice light stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2015
at 12:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Chocolate, roasted barley, and hay aroma. Oil black with small head. Mildly sweet chocolate, malt, and dry bitter ash flavor. Body on the lighter side. Okay but kind of watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2015
at 17:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black with dark cream head. Aroma is a bit grassy with some light smoke and roasted malts. Flavour has a pleasant burnt/roasted malt bitterness and a hint of coffee.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2015
at 14:42
8/10
Tried
on 07 Dec 2014
at 15:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at the chriso pre-Christmas tasting 2014 - London. Vintage c. 2004. Pours clear, dark brown with a frothy tan head. The nose holds notes of milk chocolate, toasty toffee, caramel. Light-medium sweet flavor with old wood, cocoa, ash, cardboard, dried berries, dirt. Light bodied with aveage carbonation. Sweet finish with burnt toast, mild cocoa, subtle roast, light cardboard, more berries, burnt caramel. Novel. Has held up reasonably well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2014
at 14:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours black, nose is caramel, chocolate, taste is roast malts, chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2014
at 01:21
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Halfway House, Edinburgh. Pours black with tan head. Roasted coffee, licorice, bit smokey, sourish. Thin to medium body. There is a chance it wasn’t kept very well.
Tried
from Cask
at
Halfway House
on 12 Nov 2014
at 12:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
One of Orkney’s proud creations, a coffee- and chocolate-like stout with rich fruity notes (banana!) and soft and granular mouthfeel with a mouth-filling roasted bitterness that becomes stronger towards the - very long - finish. Great stout.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2014
at 17:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Judith Glue. Black body with a medium tan head. Excellent lacing. Aroma of creamy milk chocolate and vanilla. Flavour of chocolate, filter coffee and burnt toast. Medium body with a slick, oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A smooth, easy drinking Stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2014
at 15:37