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Atlas Nimbus (Cask)

Score
4876
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Orkney (Sinclair Breweries)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Stromness, Scotland

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 44   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.03   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular.
NOTE: Only ratings for the cask version here. The bottled version is pasteurised and has a spearate entry.
Nimbus Strong Pale Ale (5.0% abv) resembles the famous Kölsch beers of Cologne: pale in colour, soft in mouthfeel, but strong in alcoholic content. Our rendition has a rich, warming hop and a memorable malt character.
A small addition of around 5% malted wheat to the grist gives this beer much of its body and softness.
The aroma is of pronounced fresh-fruit hops, together with a sweet nuttiness. On the palate this beer has a verdant, almost vegetal, hop presence. Nimbus also exhibits lovely malt character of fresh bread and almonds.
This beer has understated power: delicate, complex and more-ish despite its relative alcoholic strength.


3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Benjii (1686) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - OCT 6, 2011
On cask at Cloisters. Pours a light golden colour with a thin white head. Citric lemon aroma with barley, caramel and light grassy hops. Flavours are similar with alcohol fairly present and a dry finish. Mild carbonation and mildly bitter with a lingering juicy pineapple character. OK.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bullit (3198) - Burgos, SPAIN - MAY 12, 2011
Finally, one of my last and therefore most wanted beer from Orkney. Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Clear golden colour, white head. Nose is toffee and some fruits. Flavour is very fruity, lemon, bitter, bit of caramel. Sweet and fruity finish.

3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
JohnRMurdoch (1387) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - JAN 8, 2011
UPDATED: JAN 9, 2011 Cask @ Robbie’s Bar, Edinburgh. Cereal hop aroma. Hazy golden yellow colour. Resin, hop, grassy flavour. Slightly sour aftertaste. ? A bit off.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
Thure (148) - Aalborg, DENMARK - AUG 17, 2010
@TheWharf Just opend so I get first pint. Fresh floral aroma with some nice Nobel hop aroma. The head is thick and frothy. Flavour is hoppy and full. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and very nice.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
mjs (2865) - Helsinki, FINLAND - JUL 23, 2010
(Cask at Charlies Bar, Copenhagen) Poured golden and clear. Head was dense, long lasting and white. Aroma contained malts, sweetness and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, green apples, sweetnes, malts, hops and mild bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet and mildly bitter.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (22906) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JUL 20, 2010
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A dark golden beer with a dense orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt, elderflowers, and a bit of spice. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, fruit - peaches and mango, as well as elderflowers, leading to a lightly bitter finish.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
downender (4186) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - JUN 20, 2010
Cask-conditioned at the Bon Accord, Glasgow 17/06/10. Pale gold in colour with a decent, white head. Light, floral hop and lemon aroma. Easy drinking, with plenty more hops and some sweet malts, before a dry finish. Good.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Enjoyit (2721) - Vadum, DENMARK - OCT 20, 2009
Golden of color with a white head. An aroma of malt, bread and fruits. A flavor of honey, sweets and weak hops.


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