Bay Of Caves
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.18
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Hand pulled half pint in the Crown Hotel, Nantwich on 17th December 2025. Black body, tanned roof. Burnt malty front with some fruity hop action within, mixture of chocolate malts and plums, other bits and bobs too.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
cask at the Guildford arms ...deep red black ...small tan head ...soft sweet nutty chocolate roast malts nose ..soft woody chocolate roast malts ..dark roast ..big bitter ..slight burnt pine ..heavy roast charcoal finish. nice not had anything like it in a while ...but just touch too burnt for me
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Peterborough Beer and Cider Festival 2024 with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is piney, fruity, grape, chocolate and citrus. Good body that really allowed the aroma to follow through. A very good example of a Black IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
21/8/2024. Cask at the 45th Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear dark maroon brown with a small frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma is caramel, ash, citrus, grapefruit, roasted malt, pine. Moderate sweetness, medium to heavy bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, average to soft carbonation. Drying bitter finish. Enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask pint (Adibeer style) at Queen Vic, Aberdeen. It pours pretty much black with a big bubbly tan head. The aroma is bright and great, has a nice fruity character (both tangy citrus and dark fruits like plum), orange marmalade, gummy candy, toasted pine, dark chocolate, jammy, rocky road and touch of liquorice. The taste is firmly dry, pleasing and lingering bitterness, dark roasted malt, charred, toasty, touch of liquorice/umami, toasted pine, pithy, zesty, decent citrus character, dark fruits, cacao nibs and some peppery spice with a lingering bitter, dark roasted finish. Medium body and well appointed cask carbonation. Flavourful and satisfying. The more I drink of it he more I love it. Grate.