Orkney Corncrake Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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(bottle) Clear, pale golden colour with a blond medium-sized foamy head. Citrus-fruity and slightly piny and herbal hoppy aroma. Moderately bitter flavour, light bodied with a moderate carbonation. Dry pale malty taste with fruity and slightly herbal hoppy accents; dry and moderately bitter finish with notes of grapefruit in the aftertaste. Pleasant. 20.XI.12

50cl bottle, BBE 08/2013. Poured clear golden with a thick frothy white head. Aroma has grain and perfume, flavor being grainy and citrusy, floral notes. Light bitter finish. Very refreshing beer, light bodied.

Bottle 500ml.

Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, flowers, grass, light herbs. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, malty, fruity, herbs, hop bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20121110]

500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with average, frothy, minimally lacing, white head. Fruity, grainy aroma has notes of orange peel, some floral hop. Taste is grainy, pale malty, minimally unspecific fruity, maybe a touch of tangerine and tangerine peel; dry, floral hoppy in the finish.

Bottle. It’s a clear, golden beer with a small, white head. It’s citrusy and biscuity on the nose, with a spiced, herbal touch and some grassy hints. It’s rather thin on the palate, as expected due to the ABV level, dry, and with flavors of pale biscuits and lemon notes. Grass and some pine cones too. A touch of bitterness towards the end. A decent beer indeed, with some quenching qualities, but it’s not a beer I’ll buy again. 121110

Bottle, 4.1% @ FOneFan. Clear pale golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, spices, hop and floral. Flavour is malt, hop, citrus, little floral, fruit, little soapy and a little bitter.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. dry and light bitter finish. 101112

Bottle 500ml @ fonefan
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, citrus and fruity hops. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a fruity finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, grass, herbs and hops. Dry finish and very smooth.

From cask at Tiles. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, citrusy and crisp hoppy. Light cornish. Bitter, grassy and grapefruity into the finish. Toasted malty and light breadish finish.