Cairngorm Bards Ale

Brewed by Cairngorm
Style: Bitter
Aviemore, Scotland

Serve in English pint

3rd February 2011
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Loads of beers shared with ChrisO and Harrisoni - Cheers! Clear dark brown beer. Residual tan coloured head. Dried fruit and mild toffee malt in good balance. A decent autumnal ale. Dry finish.

Cask (gravity dispense). Beer #8 at Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival on 3 February 2011. Listed as Bards Ale but probably the same beer as Scottish Bard? Dark copper colour. A bit old ale like. Some lactic notes. Decent.

Cask gravity at Chelmsford Winter BF 2011. Deep brown. Thin off white head. Its malty very malty touch of sting on end. But its a bit too malty

cask at cloisters ... red brown .... stilage ....sweet malt nose .... dry woody toffee malt .... berry fruits

Cask Stillage at the New Century Hall, National Winter Ales Festival Manchester 19/01/2008 Pale and slightly rich aroma. Bronze coloured fruity and pale with some bitterness in a crisp and dry full malt finish.

Cask (handpump) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, sugar, light licorice and cola. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (170108)