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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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 weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Bottle. Very dark brown with light brown thin head. Quite mild tasting, thin bodied, needs a little more substance. Slight dark chocolate with a little smoke in the finish. Far from offensive but just didn’t really kick me in the tastebuds. Or get me hoover the lawn drunk.


 presario (2953), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Bottle in Miami. Dark brown. Light head. Rich aroma with brown sugar, peat and smoked malt. Tasty flavour aspromised by the aroma. Burnt sugar sweetness. Peat and smoked malt with Scottish spice. Very nice.


 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 28, 2008  
(Bottle). Smokey malt aroma. Color is dark reddish brown, with a small tan head. Very smokey flavor, balanced with some hops bitterness. Nice malty finish. Interesting and enjoyable brew.


 Hinez57 (129), Clinton, Mississippi, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Date and dark bitter chocolate nose. Striking black with a nice tan head. Dark bittersweet chocolate dominates followed by fig and dark fruit flavors with coffee, burned caramel, and earthy notes finishing off the flavor. Nice mouth feel, nice weight and clean finish. Overall it’s not overly complex, but has alot going on. Very good and drinkable!


 BeerGestapo (725), Windsor, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 16, 2008  
(SCOTLAND) Pours a nice dark brown almost black in color with a med off white head. The aroma is of dark malts, hops, and chocolate. The taste has a pleasant smoky flavor with some chocolate, malts, and a hint of espresso. The mouthfeel has a nitro feel to it that is very smooth and refreshing !!! There was also some wonderful lacing in the glass.


 bman1986 (142), Broadstairs, Kent, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Bottle from ’Beersofeurope.co.uk’: Pours a rich, thick almost black colour. Very nice aroma of sour roast malt and chocolate. The flavour is roast malt, with a little chocolate and fruit. Slight sourness as you’d expect from an old ale. This is a really good example of an old ale.


 MiP (8793), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 12, 2008  
Bottle, 4.6%. Papery, sour, roasted, and vinous aroma. Almost black colour, red shine. Small light brown head. The flavour is mostly roasted, slightly smokey. There is a lot of cream to it along with a little vinousness. Thin mouthfeel, could use some oats or something.


 Bragesnak (2223), Aarhus, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 3, 2008  
From Skjold Burne, Aarhus, DK. Bottled. Dark brown with a red shade. Aroma of malt and fruit. Flavor of roasted malt, chocolate and red berries



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