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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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 JensenTaster (1585), Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/103/518/20
Jun 7, 2004  
(on bottle) Hail to the scotts!! My fave scottish ale and since I favorite scotish ale before anything else... very powerfull liqurice and smoke to the nose. Although that lasts into the taste too, the fine hopping give the brew a fresh feeling too it. Big heath-aftertaste. A prie example of scottish ales. Thank you, Orkney Brewery.


 cb (809), Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 6, 2004  
Beautiful dirt-colored ale with frothy head. Smoky, dark corn syrup and brown sugar aroma. A lot of dark chocolate and just a touch of coffee adds another dimension to the malts. I love how they don’t go wacky and put a lot of hops to "add body." Very true to style, a lot of flavor for the low ABV.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/102/513/20
May 21, 2004    Updated: May 20, 2006
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer pours a black color with a very small head. The scent is chocolate, coffee and molasses. The flavor is dark chocolate, coffee and a hint of smoke. This beer is a little thin, and the flavor is kind of disappointing compared to the scent.


 veronika (410), Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
May 21, 2004  
Dark brown, ok head. Aroma is toffee and butter. Flavor is licorice and hops. A somewhat dry mouthfeel.


 Crit (2399), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 18, 2004  
Brown, large tan head. Odd astringent nose.Lightly smoked malt flavor with whiskey overtones. Slight dry bitterness


 jfm (1694), Holbæk, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
May 16, 2004  
Amber color with nice head. The taste is roasted malts with light notes of smoke. Not bad at all.


 rlgk (3377), Vårgårda, Sweden
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
May 16, 2004    Updated: Apr 21, 2005
Nice dark amber color. Wonderful aroma from toffee, malts and some vanilla. Flavor starts malty with tofee and caramel, then turns hoppy and bitter. A complex and very good beer.


 Jokes (1453), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
May 13, 2004  
Deep red with a thick, light tan head. Lovely malt aroma with lightly roasted coffee, toffee, plum, chocolate, raisin and miniscule hops in the background. A moderate body that isn’t too thick but doesn’t leave the tongue laying in wait. Good malty flavors that really satisfy. Slightly roasted with toffee, ripe fruit, smoke and a touch of chocolate-tinged molasses. If you add a bit more hops, it would become FFF Robert the Bruce. I’m really beginning to love this style for session beers. If only it wasn’t so expensive...



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