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Orkney Dark Island (Bottle)

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3913.51/5.03.5/5.04.6%78.5English pint, Snifter
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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 Pigfoot (2226), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Sep 23, 2004  
Cocoa colored head, dark black body. Nose is fruity, vinous, sensations of cherries, grapes, other dark fruits, but mildly, plus some spiciness, cloves, etc. Medium carbonation. Solid malt, and minimal hop presence. Thick and full, a perfect fit for a damp, cold, dark island, an ideal comfort for a gloomy atmosphere. Finish is bitter, but overall, if a bit too light in body for my taste.


 walleye (879), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 22, 2004  
poured dark brown to black with small white head that didn’t last. aroma roasted malts, molasses, toast, cherries. flavor grapes, choc. malts, hops, cherry cola, a slight bitterness on the tip of tongue and a hint of caramel at the finish. not to bad


 Boystout (900), Chisinau, Moldova
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 18, 2004  
Many, many bottles when in Scotland... Quite difficult to understand what is it and to rate it properly. A combination of porter, stout, Scottish ale and dunkel. Ruby, roasty, coffeeish, caramelly, dusty, malty, sweet and bitter, dry and burnt... Complex, to say the least.


pughy1957 (61), Rugby, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 17, 2004  
Cracking dark ale, plenty of flavour especially dark roasted malt which predominates.


 TheBeerGod (3147), Newport News, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Aug 8, 2004  
Had this at the Bier Garden in Portsmouth VA on 8-7-04. Dark brown body with a small brown head. Aroma is sweetened with hints of maloasses mixed with malt and smoky or burnt wood. Taste is also smoky and malted with more of the roasted flavor coming through moreso than the sweeter notes or bitterness. Mouthfeel is carbonated and well rounded. Smokiness lingers throughout the finish with the malt being in the backdrop. Good beer!


 lachesis (759), St Idesbald, Belgium
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 27, 2004  
Great beer with a nice redbrown color and a ivory creamy head. This is a typical scotish ale with a light to medium sweetness. It has a intens fruity aroma and a medium body and a good dosis of fine malts and hints of fresh roasted coffeebeans. In the afthertaste there is a nice boost of nobel hops. Fine bitterness in the end.


 YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2004  
Deep garnet color with a tan frothy head. Aroma was coffee, some spice, some smoke. Toffee. Caramel. Who knows. Medium body with a slightly watery texture. Flavor was whiskey, caramel, some smoke, roasted coffee. Good stuff.


 SubstanceT (1090), Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 5, 2004  
Rusty copper with a big long lasting tan head. The nose is malty caramely and funky taste with a tfunky cream and malts. Blah



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