Northern Light (Bottle)
(Batch of Northern Light)
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.98
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
50cl Bottle, thanks Bob & Rosemary! Clear deep golden colour, white head. Aroma of unripe fruits, light leafy, hint of toffee, medium sweet, apple. Flavour is light to medium sweet, fruity, red apple, green banana, firm bitterness underneath, bitter finish, hint of toffee. Light bodied, watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2017
at 14:01
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle, 500 ml at the Clachan, Dornie. Pours golden, white head. Malty, bit perfumy. Sweet, light bodied, light bitter finish. Bland and disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Clachan Bar
on 03 Mar 2016
at 15:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flasche 0,5l: Kräftiges Gold, klar mit einem festem mittelporiger Schaum; frische, leicht süße Nase mit malzigen Noten, etwas Hopfen, Äpfeln und Getreide; angenehm frischer Körper mit deutlichen Hopfennoten, Grapefruitzest und angenehmer Bitterkeit im Abgang
Tried
on 20 Nov 2015
at 05:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Lively golden beer with a thick bubbly head. Hoppy, citric scent. Very lemony flavour. It’s quite tart initially but even with the hops kicking in it does mellow out a bit and the aftertaste actually ends up being quite sweet. Slightly chilled this’d be spot-on to sit in the garden with.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2015
at 15:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of apricot and hay. Flavour of cereal, grass and lemon - it tastes similar to a Lager. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft fizz. A straightforward, if slightly harsh, Golden Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2014
at 12:42
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,5L bottle. Pours clear golden with whiteish head. The head stays for a moment. Aroma is sweet, fresh fruits and malt. Taste is sweet, fruits, hay, malt and some bitterness. Finish is mild fruity and dry bitter. Overall: decent enough for a low alcohol brew, not too watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2014
at 14:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Sampled from cask at the brewery. Pale yellow. White head and lacing. Moderate aroma of lemon and grass. Similar taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2014
at 11:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home. It pours clear golden with a small white head. The nose is doughy, grainy, weak citrus and hay. The taste is bitter, toasty, doughy, dull sweetness, grass, citrus peel and pepper with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Straight-forward golden ale. Drinkable enough, but far from exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2014
at 11:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein goldenes Bier mit ordentlicher Schaumkrone. Geruch fruchtig malzig, leicht hefig, hopfig. Geschmack hopfig malzig, fruchtig, leicht hefig.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2014
at 13:43
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Pale straw, the aroma is mostly pale malt and just a little bit of earthy-mossy hop and mushroomy yeast. Light bitterness, lots of yeasty character, mushrooms and stronger overaged brie stuff, and the hops are a shadow. Not to mention a brutal, skullsplitting whack of diacetyl. Honestly, the beer is not as described ("citrusy" and all that) and tastes old. The problem with that is that it has a BBD of Nov/14, this is Aug/13 and I bought it at the brewery. That says it all for me - it’s just not a good beer and clearly the brewery doesn’t care about it.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2014
at 00:08