Skull Splitter
(has 2 batches)
Orkney Brewery in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.01
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Skull Splitter is one of our strongest beers, named after Thorfinn Einarsson the 7th Viking Earl of Orkney.
It is a sophisticated, satiny smooth and full flavoured beer. It has a rich fruity wine-like complexity with flavours of fresh and dried fruits, warm exotic spice and mellow summer fruity notes.
Hops: East Kent Goldings
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate,Malted Wheat
It is a sophisticated, satiny smooth and full flavoured beer. It has a rich fruity wine-like complexity with flavours of fresh and dried fruits, warm exotic spice and mellow summer fruity notes.
Hops: East Kent Goldings
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate,Malted Wheat
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours to a clear red / brown. Strong light shows up quite a lot of floaters. Head quickly dissipates to 3mm. Cherry on the nose. Mouth is sweetness and then alcohol. Nice hit of bitterness and cherry lingering for a while. Alcohol is a bit biting at the end. A bit of a calpol / cough syrup vibe to this. Actually kind of well rounded. Interesting and ok for a once off.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2022
at 01:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Fles 33cl thuis. Caramel, rood fruit, toffee, melkchocolade, sherry, pruim, kers, licht boozy, vrij droog, sticky mouthfeel. (1-1-2022).
Tried
from Bottle
from
Scotia Spirit
on 01 Jan 2022
at 22:06
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
bottiglia 33 cl, schiuma beige fine persistente, color ambrato carico limpido, al naso Big Babol e solvente, in bocca malto caramello zucchero di canna uvetta, carbonazione moderata, corpo leggero, alcool troppo invadente, dolce con amaro moderato. Secca nel finale. Non Γ¨ la mia prima dello stile ma questaβ¦. Pericolosamente bevibile? Che fatica! Mahβ¦. c. Cantina della birra 26.03.21
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2021
at 19:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe - Deep ruby body, lasting white top. Nose is boozy cake fruit, lots of sherry notes and maltiness present. Taste starts with a warming alcohol burn, the fruits and malty taste hits you after. Proper old ale character this, with a warming side from the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2021
at 19:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle into glass at room temperature. From 1st Choice, Springfield. Ruby red beer with high fine carbonation and a towering foamy head. Aroma is boozy toffee malt with a hint of banana. Gorgeous. Zingy in the mouth. Tastes like a Christmas pudding with a lot of alcohol added. Dried dark fruit, malt, cake, it's all there. The finish is warming alcohol with a touch of sourness. Semi-sweet nightcap.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2020
at 14:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cheers Liquor Store, Todmorden. Dank brown and full of sediment after six years sat in my cellar, three years past its sell date but absolutely fine. Smoothish but perhaps crisper giving it a very drinkable texture, certainly for its strength, which isn't that obvious. The malt profile away from its aroma is a little subdued but perfectly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2020
at 19:16
7/10
Bottle from The Orkney Brewery. Pours an almost clear mahogany colour with a medium sized thick beige head. Gentle carbonation. Aromas of dry dark fruits, caramel, cherries, apples and fruit cake. Taste is fairly similar to the aroma with the same notes and a little added spice and a touch of alcohol on the palate. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Well balanced. A lingering dry fruity finish. A nice winter warmer. Good one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2020
at 21:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark reddish with moderate cream foam, big bubbled. Aroma is liquor, molasses. Body is average with limited carbonation. Taste is medium-high sweet. Finish is nothing particular.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2019
at 17:09