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Orkney Northern Light (Bottle)

Score
4463
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Stromness, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 112   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.99   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle; Filtered. 500ml.
Previously 3.8%.
"A light and refreshing beer. A surprisingly full mouth-feel with a superior balance of malt and hop, and a rewarding fruit finish."


most recent ratings

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
chrisv10 (7860) - DENMARK - MAY 12, 2013
Bottle, 4%. Clear yellow with medium white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop and a little citrus. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, little sweet, little citrus, little floral and a little bitter.

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
stevoj (923) - Ramstein-Miesenbach, GERMANY - APR 17, 2013
Nice soft hoppy aroma, pours medium golden with creamy head. taste is initial hops and then...nothing. Watery mouthfeel and no finish (because there’s no taste). Doesn’t taste bad, just doesn’t taste at all...

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
pentaz (460) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - APR 13, 2013
Bottle. Pours with a lasting frothy head. Aroma is maize, fruit, hops and some butterscotch. Taste is light+ sweet and bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is moderate. Finishes fruity.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
SlackerMads (528) - DENMARK - APR 12, 2013
Bottle. Clear yellow with a medium sized good lacing creamy head. Aroma is vegetables, maize, hay, grain, herbal, fruity hops. Taste is light/medium sweet and bitter. Medium body, oily/watery texture, soft carbonation. Dry and light bitter finish.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Idiosynkrasie (1842) - Bielefeld, GERMANY - APR 10, 2013
500ml bottle. Clear golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Surprisingly intense citrusy aroma, hints of tangerine, husk and hay. Taste is has slightly grainy and husky overtones, unspecific fruity basis close to lemon, tangerine and orange. Nice.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
HenrikSoegaard (9146) - Randers, DENMARK - APR 8, 2013
Bottle. Creamy White excellent fully lasting head. Yellow color. Light bitter flavor. Week butterscotch notes. Light bitter average finish. Oily palate.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
olio (4082) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 7, 2013
50 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20110419.
Pours clear golden color with a medium head. Aroma of grass, mild hoppy fruits and toffee. Flavor of nuts, fruits and some caramel malts. Boring and the hop profile isn’t working for me.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
faroeviking (10300) - FAROE ISLANDS - MAR 29, 2013
Botella. Clear golen, nice big white head, steady, ok lacing. Pleasant citrus grassy fruity hoppy aroma. Good mouthfeel. Citrus hoppy fruit grassy like flavour, sweet, good bitterness, dry.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
abemorsten (1854) - Mosterøy, NORWAY - MAR 26, 2013
500 ml bottle from Vaaland, Bryne. Misty sparkling golden body with a small dense off-white head. Fresh pear and orange marmelade on the nose. Light to medium body. Watery texture. Light sweet and acidic with a papery bitterness.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tfredvik (630) - Oslo, NORWAY - MAR 7, 2013
I just had to drink this one today, to celebrate a week of correcting student exams in a course on the northern lights… The body is quite hazy and has a light yellow, almost whitish colour. Cool! The white head is average, both in size and longevity. Quite strong aroma that is sweet and citric at the same time. Citric notes with lemon, fruits, ripe berries and pale malts. The initial taste is very light acidic and there is also a light to moderate sweetness that lasts into the light bitter and a bit short aftertaste. Citric lemon flavours, fruits and caramel. A decent one.
[33 cl bottle, enjoyed 5 months before BB date, from Meny Oslo City, Oslo]


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