Orkney Corncrake Ale

Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Stromness, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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(cask) pours a clear golden colour with a creamy off-white head. aroma of heavy lavender, pale malts, floral hops, lime peel and a hint of raisins. flavour is mostly the same, lots of floral hops and lavender, with hints of honey, yeast, barnyard and a herbal-hoppy light-bitter finish. medium-bodied with soft carbonation. awesome stuff!

Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a slightly hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grainy weak buttery flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy finish.

Bottle, Tesco. Good fruity/ malty nose, pale gold in colour with a thick white head that lasts well. Delicious slightly sweet malt, well balanced with a fresh citrus hoppy bite. A cracker!

Bouteille: Pale greenish-golden, a bit unclear, small lacy white head, distinctive peachy-floral hoppy nose, some pale malt detectable; moderate to solid bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied and pretty soft; lingering aromatic citrussy-floral finish, not too bitter, some fruitiness detectable. Great! Lovely…

Botella. Hazy like yellow colour. Fruity hoppy grassy aroma. Ok mouthfeel. Flavour has fruity grassy hoppiness, some sweetness, is a bit dry. Mild brew.

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Nice flowery notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

Bottle at Papsø. Hazy yellow coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of hops. Fruity flavour of hops and grass with notes of butter. Hoppy finish.

Bottle. Hazy pale yellow with a small white head. Perfumy aroma, flowers, dry grass, light grain. Taste is light sweet and bitter. Light body, watery texture, soft carbonation.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yngwie. Pours an almost clear yellow with a dense and lacing white head. Typical greasy British hops in the nose. Medium body, some fruit, a little citrus - and again this tired british feel. Slightly metallic. No real bitterness. 150413

500ml bottle. ar: citrus hop, hay. ap: clear, pale gold, minimal head. ta: medium sweetness, medium bitterness. pa: light body, oily texture, carbonation lively. Finish: lemon hop. Overall: well flavoured hoppy bitter.