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Orkney Dark Island (Bottle)

Orkney Dark Island (Bottle) - Old Ale

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 Percentile 
88
overall
Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Old Ale

Stromness, Orkney, Highlands & Islands, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3893.51/5.03.5/5.04.6%78.3English pint, Snifter
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Commercial Description:
"The nose on this beer is ripe and fruity with slightly vinous esters, married to interesting hop notes - the colour of a glorious red ruby wine."
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 BrewDad (2363), Olympia, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
May 17, 2006  
[Bottle- Liquid Solutions] Avery deep dark black color. A thick head and a very rich aroma. Lots of roasted malts and coffee flavors and aromas. Get a slight chocolate flavor with a slight fruity flavor. This was a very good Scottish ale.


 JonMoore (1561), Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 27, 2006  
Bottle. Near black with a thick tan head. Aroma of roasted malts & coffee. Flavours are roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and caramel. Some dark fruit and brown sugar in there as well. Creamy medium bodied mouthfeel. Would benefit from a bit more alcohol, but still very good.


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/515/20
Apr 23, 2006  
Pint bottle pours dark brown almost black with a nice creamy tan head that stays pretty well and laces some as it slides down the glass. Aromas of roasted malts, chocolate, toffee, and caramel. Flavor is nice chocolate, roasted malts, toffee, caramel, a touch of smoke and a bit of raisin. Complex and very pleasant. Creamy soft palate. Medium body and very drinkable.


 winegarner (220), san diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 23, 2006  
Poured a nice dark red to black color. Really had to work to get a head on it that quickly faded. Aromas are quite strong and hard to decipher, same with the flavor of the beer. Definite peak smokiness with typical roast coffee and chocolate. Also taste of burnt raisins and fig as well as a sweet brown sugar flavor. Actually quite complex, only wish would be that more alcohol was here to give the beer a warming alcohol taste.


alabamajohn (67), Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 4, 2006  
Enormous head. The head tastes very good. I like malty beers. I’m just not that interested in drinking a whole beer with smoked malts. This one is a little thin. More enjoyable in small samples for my taste.


 SSSteve (2049), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/103/514/20
Feb 28, 2006  
dark brown ruby color and a medium sized light tan head. light citrus hop aroma and some roasted malt. same dry smokey peat flavor as all the orkney brews but seems to taste the best in this one. light hop finish.


 M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/515/20
Feb 15, 2006  
Cask. Pulls brown, settles black. Small light brown head. Nice burned malt, quite bitter. A little fizzy for some reason, not really expected for this beer. Full bodied.


 Hawksfan17 (717), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/514/20
Feb 12, 2006  
Pours a nice dark brown with a bubbly choco head. Aroma is a faint choco malt. At first I thought it would be weak because of the smell, but it turned out to be a rich roasted malt flavor. It was quite nice and better if drinken slowly.



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