Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) Corncrake

Corncrake

 

Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.25
ABV: 4.1% IBU: 25 Ticks: 79
Named after the rare and elusive bird which migrates to Orkney to breed. One such bird landed in front of the brewery, so we decided to honour our new feathered friend, with a brew dedicated to its endeavour.

Corncrake is an irresistible golden ale. New world hops compliment the biscuity pale malt, to provide a thirst-quenching ale, with fruit flavours of lemon, apricot and peach.

Hops: Columbus, Styrian Goldings
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Malted Wheat
 

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5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Tried on 21 Jul 2026 at 14:15

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ Castle Tavern, Inverness. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 210726
Tried from Cask at Castle Tavern on 21 Jul 2026 at 14:13

6.5/10
Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2026 at 14:38

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home with Barbecue, 3rd July 25. Pours clear and blond. Aroma is light straw and light floral. Taste is fine, straw, citrus and floral, just an easy drinker
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2025 at 05:30

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Klar gylden med offwhite skum som varer. Aroma eple sitrus malt humle. Smak malt gjĂŚr gress sitrus fersken. Fyldig, soft, lett fruktig og lett bitter. Fra Cask
Tried from Cask at Theatre Royal Bar on 24 Jun 2025 at 10:58

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Old rating from 23-03-15 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, apricot, orange, caramel, biscuit & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Passable golden ale
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2025 at 08:26

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a glowing orange-gold with small white head, decent lasting top. Aroma is floral, grassy, light toffee malts, metal, hint of fruitiness. Taste of toffee, biscuit, metal, grass, light zestiness and stone fruits come through with a moderate bitter finish. Medium bodied, slightly oily and resinous. A bit mixed.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:03

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
22/8/2024. Cask at the 32nd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival. Pours clear golden amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is biscuit, corn, cream cracker, citrus, peach. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery, soft carbonation. Nice fruity bittersweet finish. Pretty decent.
Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2024 at 09:18

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Thin off white head on an unclear pale golden coloured body. Sweet, malt & & peach aroma. Medium bodied, soft with a cloying back. Sweet, bubble gum & malt tastes with a bitter finish. Lacking.
Tried on 29 Jan 2024 at 19:40

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle from Beers Of Europe on 09 Nov 2023 at 19:30