3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Prince of Wales, Aberdeen. It pours dark brown, with a thin off-white head. The nose is soap, leather, candied fruit and caramel. The taste is wood, leather, caramel, candied fruit, spice, dust and alcohol warmth, with a dry finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and slightly syrupy mouth-feel. Ok.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On cask at Cloisters. Pours an amber colour with a thick white head. Aroma of alcohol, caramel and toffee. Similar flavours. Alcohol is quite well masked overall.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ The Counting House JDW. Fruity malt aroma. Medium dark brown colour, good head. Fruity caramel malt flavour. Bitter sweet aftertaste. Quite smooth. A good bitter.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Sir Walter Scott, JDW. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma is slight caramel malts, fruity, a bit perfumy. Flavour is soft caramel malts, wood polish, slight sourness.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
First tasted this in The Esquires House, Glasgow in November 2003. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear ruby red in colour with a thick creamy white head. Strong aroma of fruity malt with hints of glycerine. Creamy mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give rich booming flavours of fiery sweet maltloaf with redcurrants and winegums. Difficult to detect any hop resins in the short aftertaste but hard water salts evident. Finish is warming and fruity sweet. Reminded me of RCH Firebox? A good example of a Scottish strong ale and worth seeking out.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
CAsk at Edinburgh airport, landside.
Deep ruby/amber, creamy head. Dark fruit, grain, spices, rather herbal or medical. A little yeast, spicy aftertaste.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
cask Aberdeen Beer festival 07 ... brown ... rich sweet malt nose ... more sweet malt in flavour with some caramel... bit 1 dimensional.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cak at Aberedeen beer fest 2007. Delicious strong and has chocolate flavours.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Any first impressions?
-A sticky sheet of foam protects the reddish brown clarity.
-Leafy hops and fruity caramel proudly introduce a rich pint.
-Plenty of leafy, earthy hops float atop the deep caramel maltiness.
-A round maltiness benefits from the comfy carbonation.
What if you dig deeper?
-Great malt extraction here, juicy candied fruitiness and nutty subtleties aiding the caramel in reaching higher levels of complexity.
-Intelligent leafy hop bitterness is perfectly segued.
-A few aromatic hops more, and this would be a masterpiece in my book; a beautiful winter strong ale!
On cask at Blackfriars, Inverness, and at The Anderson, Fortrose.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
[cask from JDW] Aroma is big sweet malts. There is some toffee, glazed cherries, estery fruits, banana and a little alcohol. medium-full body, sweet finish, slight alcohol warmth.
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