Skull Splitter
(has 2 batches)
Orkney Brewery in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
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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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 330 ml at Samo Pivo, shared with Domagoj. Pours deep amber with medium off-white head. Malty, caramel, some dark fruit, quite smooth, bit spicy. Medium+ bodied. Quite nice. Better than expected.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Samo Pivo! (Balkanska)
on 22 Jan 2017
at 12:03
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from Whole Foods Market Reston Aroma: caramel, earthy, Appearance: dark amber with an off-white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2017
at 10:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 7th Jan 2017. Deep mahogany reddy/brown, beige head, thin but full. Semi-sour, vinous like aroma and initial taste, hedgerow berry flavours arrive mid-sip and equal out the mild sour tastes somewhat. Malty notes also appear late on as the beer warmed in the glass. Decent and interesting, needs to be drank slowly and savoured to fully appreciate it’s depth and character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2017
at 11:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance- murky, muddy brown, some sediment, not much head. Aroma- raisin, plum, red wine, chocolate and toffee, fudge, fruitcake, marzipan, cherry. Taste- boozy fruitcake, cherry skin, nutty, sweet malt, figs, malt loaf, toffee, sugary dark fruit, boozy vinous finish. Sticky and rich, and full-bodied.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2016
at 03:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.33 l bottle from ’REWE Budnik & Homberg’, bottled in August 2013 (three years old). Clear, deep red with a medium large, dense, almost stable, beige head. Faint, sweetish-malty and a little fruity aroma of toffee, raisins and prunes. Sweetish-malty, moderately fruity and a little oxidized taste of toffee, raisins, prunes and hints of oak, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, a bit warming-alcoholic and minimally vinous finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Quite nice, maybe already a bit past its prime, but it held up well! Surprisingly, it’s still quite alcoholic, but just in a pleasant way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 15:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge Convention - 2016 edition. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a creamy topping. Sugary and bready, with notes of soft caramel and ripening fruits. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish, with more toasty and bready malts, caramel and toffee. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2016
at 05:18