Ayr Towzie Tyke

Brewed by Ayr
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Ayr, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Cask @ The State. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma: sour fruits and malty. Flavour: malty, fruity. Not special.

500ml bottle from Glen Park Hotel, Ayr - clear amber ale, frothy white head, orange / citrus hop aroma, the caramel malt comes through initially, but is overtaken by citrus flavour and a dry finish

50cl bottle. Pours amber with a nice sized head and steady carbonation. The nose has digestive biscuites and a gentle toffee, maybe even caramel. The taste is toffee and biscuits, in fact it is a Crunchie Bar. The palate is medium bodied with a generous, creamy texture in the middle section and a nice dry finish. Overall, this is a great bitter.

Tasted this in the Saltcot, Saltcoats (JDW) in April 2010. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear pale orange amber with a thin white head. Orange peel evident in the short citric aroma. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Pale malts give a marmalade, satsumas which is short in the mouth. Prickle of dry hops in the aftertaste give it a more English premium bitter style than your traditional Scottish 80/ export.. Bitter sweet finish edges on the bitter side. An ok session ale but nothing spectacular from this 4.6%

Cask at The Glen Park Hotel, site of the Ayr Brewery. Pours a blonde colour with a fair white head. Aroma of citric orange, bready yeast and caramel. Orange and caramel flavours also. A little dryness to finish. Mild carbonation and light bitterness. An oily mouth-feel. Nice.

Lovely amber colour and white head. Citrus and hoppy aroma. Citrus and hop taste.

Cask @ The Malt Cross, Ayr. Caramel & toffee apple aroma & flavour. Slightly cloudy medium brown colour. Watery texture. Not bad.

cask at cloisters ... golden amber ... nice fruit hop ... dry light bitter hop ... fruity ... ligth orange..