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2820
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Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: Bitter
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 238   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.77   EST. CALORIES: 105   ABV: 3.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Keg, can and bottle: Pasteurised.
Previously known as 70/-.
Experience the best of everything with """"""""the cream of Scottish beer"""""""". Its light creamy head with lacing to the bottom of the glass gives you a taste that’s refreshing and moreish with a hint of hop.


Strangebrewer's rating

4.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Strangebrewer (632) - Chatham, Ontario, - DEC 27, 2011
can. An absolutely gorgeous pour, clear dark copper with a thick creamy off-white head. Light malty aroma, caramel esters. A thin texture due to the low carbonation, but a nice creamy mouthfeel. A roasted, nutty flavour with some sweet dark raisin notes. Medium bitterness. I can see why they call this BEST, havn’t had a beer this good in a while.


most recent ratings

1.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 4/20
Imaena (846) - Atlanta, Georgia, USA - MAY 15, 2013
Can and Keg. This is a mass market bitter targeted at the session crowd at pubs across Scotland.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
shorlin (430) - St. John’s, Newfoundland, CANADA - APR 17, 2013
Widget-can. Lots of nitrogen foam, Mild other carbonation. Decent mild roasty caramel in the aroma. Taste is reasonably good, caramel again so good mix of sweet and bitterness at end. Mouthfeel is dominated by the nitrogen foam as you drink it but there is a nice mild aftertaste. Nice very drinkable beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Viper666 (2696) - Saint-Hubert, Quebec, CANADA - APR 5, 2013
Canette 440ml. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez de grains de malt aux notes sucrés, avec des notes de houblon floral et herbeux ainsi que quelques traces de caramel très doux. Plutôt mince en bouche avec un pétillement doux ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse azotée. Faibles notes de biscuits avec des petites traces métalliques (azote) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un léger goût de malt sucré aux faibles traces rôties avec des notes de caramel très doux et de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve une très légère amertume de houblon floral aux notes herbeuses avec de faibles traces de noix. Post-goût court, aux notes amères de houblon floral.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
unstablefable (210) - SCOTLAND - MAR 16, 2013
Keg in Simpsons, pours a clear dirty amber with a large creamy head, aroma is faith darkish malts, toast, not much, taste is salty caramel, light body. Not actually that bad.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
gowdy (510) - Erskine, SCOTLAND - MAR 10, 2013
Pint at Bobbin Mill in Paisley/Linwood. Dark brown with sizable head. Doesn’t seem too gassy.

3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
mighty_meadow (102) - Kilwinning, SCOTLAND - MAR 9, 2013
Average Scottish ale. Nice mouthfeel and carbonation. Caramel-ish taste. Ok for a pint now and again.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Blade86 (194) - Wrocław, POLAND - FEB 25, 2013
Nitro-can; Aroma: caramel, honey, floral; Appearance: brownish, clear, small head (nitro-widget failed?); Taste: lightly sweet, lightly bitter, lightly sour; Palate: light body, smooth feel (as expected), very soft "saturation", quite long bittersour finish; Overall: with some widget problems (as usual) but nevertheless quite good and drinkable

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Lore (422) - Budapest, HUNGARY - FEB 16, 2013
brownish-golden colour, not too much, though long lasting creamy white head; not too intensive aroma of bread any maybe some caramel; light taste of roasted sugar, malt and some hop, light carbonation; a bit watery beer, but quite drinkable

2.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Grzesiek79 (2357) - Radom, POLAND - FEB 8, 2013
średnie piwo, fajny efekt tornada i ta biała kremowa piana, która utrzymuje się do końca picia trunku. Ale zbyt małe wysycenie, nawet jak na tego rodzaju bittera creamflow. Nie jest wogóle wyraziste i wyraźne w smaku. Lepsze zdażało mi się degustować.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
piscator34 (1798) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - FEB 3, 2013
Canned sample. Copper in colour with smooth nitro carbonation. Aromas are of tart red berries, mocha, and caramel. More berries in the mouth, along with notes of underbrush, iced tea, and brown sugar. Slick bodied with a sweet finish. Bland and overly sweet. Blah.


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