Corncrake Ale
Orkney Brewery
- From:
- Orkney Brewery
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #169 - ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #35,222 - Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 13.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 01, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 18, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by drmeto from Germany
3.41/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
L:
-pours a clear deep golden with a small-to-medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-melon,zesty,soapy,clean,relatively mild
T:
zesty,spicy,grassy,melon
-medium-to-high bitterniss
F:
-medium carbonation
-light body.
O:
A nice Hop-accented Golden Ale with a lighter malt Base.
Dec 03, 2024-pours a clear deep golden with a small-to-medium,foamy,white head
-medium carbonation visible
S:
-melon,zesty,soapy,clean,relatively mild
T:
zesty,spicy,grassy,melon
-medium-to-high bitterniss
F:
-medium carbonation
-light body.
O:
A nice Hop-accented Golden Ale with a lighter malt Base.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.74/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500 ml bottle, from the importer. ABV is 4.1%.Crystal clear / very pale yellow colour, moderate white head. Grassy and floral aroma, hints of honey. Light bodied. Fairly refreshing and dry flavour with decent hops throughout.. An acceptable summer ale.
Cask pint at The Grill, Aberdeen. 4.1% ABV. Golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma, a hint of fruity hops. Zesty and fruity flavour, much better than the bottled version. Decent bitterness.
Dec 26, 2020Cask pint at The Grill, Aberdeen. 4.1% ABV. Golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma, a hint of fruity hops. Zesty and fruity flavour, much better than the bottled version. Decent bitterness.
Reviewed by Derek from Canada (BC)
3.8/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Clear, golden bronze with a white head that quickly dissipates.
Aroma of orange zest and biscuity malt.
Earthy-orange hop flavour, a bit of biscuit and caramel, mild fruit esters (apple and pear?), hint of diacetyl, modest bitterness.
Light body with a modest carbonation.
Jan 06, 2017Aroma of orange zest and biscuity malt.
Earthy-orange hop flavour, a bit of biscuit and caramel, mild fruit esters (apple and pear?), hint of diacetyl, modest bitterness.
Light body with a modest carbonation.
Reviewed by Lemreway16 from England
4.4/5 rDev +25.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +25.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Despite living in Scotland I much prefer my home country English Ales, however now and again I find a Scottish beer that both refreshes and is what is says on the bottle. This is a classic Pale Ale as opposed to IPA with dry hops and malt. Easily drunk and not to strong for a session drink. One downside its a seasonal beer and not hardy enough for the Hebridean Winters. But I am a Unionist - the Union of Highland Malts and English Ales and Bitter.
Jul 25, 2016
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.79/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
on cask in an imperial pint glass. golden, white head, good lacing. mild aroma. some biscuit, earthy mild hop flavors in the taste. nice mouthfeel from the cask serving
May 22, 2015
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.39/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
500 ml bottle with a BB date stamp of July 2016.
Pours with a gold-amber tone and a small head that soon reduces to a ring but manages to leave spotty lacing.
Mild aroma with about equal contributions from light malts and spicy hops.
Flavor: more flavorful than usual for style as is most obvious in the finish and aftertaste that feature bready wheat and barley malts with a well proportioned addition of hops.
Feel: medium-light body; medium+ carbonation; crisp.
Apr 22, 2015Pours with a gold-amber tone and a small head that soon reduces to a ring but manages to leave spotty lacing.
Mild aroma with about equal contributions from light malts and spicy hops.
Flavor: more flavorful than usual for style as is most obvious in the finish and aftertaste that feature bready wheat and barley malts with a well proportioned addition of hops.
Feel: medium-light body; medium+ carbonation; crisp.
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