Orkney Brewery Dragonhead

Dragonhead
(has 2 batches)

 

Orkney Brewery in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Stout Regular
Score
6.77
ABV: 4.0% IBU: 34 Ticks (all batches): 164
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
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Hand-pulled halfpint in ’Chequers’ Oxford on 23rd Nov 13 during a mega pub crawl. Black body with a good deeply tanned foaming head. The aroma was all malt, chocolate, coffee and peat bog notes. Taste wise it followed the smells: this is a rich, smooth Stout with a fair amount of sweetness running through it. The dry finish compliments the nutty hints within the coffee and chocolate flavours to give you a reminder that the brewer hasn’t forgotten to add some hops into his kettle.
Tried on 05 Dec 2013 at 01:10

7.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
04.11.2013, 0,5l bottle @ home:
Nice brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet creamy, dark malts, chocolate, vanilla, roasted grain, caramel, grass, coffee. Taste is slightly sour-ish grassy, dark malts, grass, caramel, hay, roasted grain, sour coffee. Medium bitterness, a little thin body. Very nice for beeing only 4%.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2013 at 08:31

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle@Voldby Ølmesse - black pour with a light brown head. Roasted malts, dark dried fruits, herbal notes,choc,licorice, faint coffee, slight smoke.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2013 at 05:12

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Voldby ølmesse. Pours black with a light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, dark fruits, light vegatables. Flavor is malt, dark fruits, boiled vegatables. Medium body, soft carbonatio. 310813
Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2013 at 12:08

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Very dark beer wirh a beige head. Aroma is a malty chocolate smell and the flavour follows suit but with a hoppy edge to it and a smoky finish. But for all that it’s surprisingly light. Very drinkable.
Tried on 26 Aug 2013 at 12:10

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask, half pint at Guildford Arms. Lasting tan-coloured head to a jet black body. The aromas is roasted with an oyster like touch. Roasted,semi-sweet malty taste added by a salty touch. Malt bitter ending. Creamy in the mouth. Medium to thin bodied. Pleasing (Edinburgh 08.08.2013).
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2013 at 12:54

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Nesten helt sort av farge, Lide tynt skum. God duft av røykt, kaffe, sjokolade, malt og lakris. God smak litt røykt og malt.
Tried on 21 Aug 2013 at 12:57

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Almost black with medium light brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate and liquorice. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, liquorice, little sweet, little bitter, hop and a little caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2013 at 05:59

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
DØE. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and chocolate. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 250513
Tried on 25 Jun 2013 at 05:43

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Smak och doft av malt, humle, choklad en aning kaffe. Fadd och vattning med en lätt beska.
Tried on 13 Apr 2013 at 03:35