Cairngorm Wildcat (Cask)

Brewed by Cairngorm
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Aviemore, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Wallington Fest. One of the few beers not served in perfect condition. A softly malty and nutty brew with muted hops lingering dull and stale in the finish. Presents as being a little light for a 5.1% beer.

Subtle wood aromas, nice and smooth, with less than obvious chocolate and caramel flavourings.

Cask at the Blue Boar, Billericay, Essex. A dark copper in the glass with a thin creamy off-white head. A lively aroma of dark fruits, particularly dates and prunes with a sweet maltiness. On the palate the ESB robustness and fuller body shows. There is caramel smoothness, bitter burnt sugar, raisin and prune flavours balancing each other delightfully in the taste. A dry, fruity, caramel/malty aftertaste makes for a very more- ish premium bitter.

Best pint of Wildcat to be had in Glasgow was found in Tennents Bar - but sadly this is no longer the case! This is a review from here in September 2009. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear dark mahogany red in colour with a thick creamy buff head. Strong aroma of buttery highland toffee long in intensity - similar to the "Caley" 80/ aroma but much more powerful. Rich robust creamy mouthfeel and good lacing throughout. Mixed malts give a rich juicy maltloaf base of raisins, dates, molasses and soft highland toffee notes. There is a vague hint of hop resins in the short aftertaste but this is soon lost as malt returns in the long sweet finish. A popular beer from the Cairngorm portfolio and a regular in some of the Scottish JDW outlets.

Cask at the Prince of Wales, Aberdeen. It pours clear deep amber, with a small off-white head. The nose is wood, spice, milk chocolate and brown bread. The taste is varnish, wood, dark berry, light spice, leather, smoke and milk chocolate, with a dry, woody finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and good balance. Nice.

On cask at Cloisters. Pours a nice amber colour with a lacy beige head. Big caramel aroma and flavour with some barley notes. Some light grassy hops and yeast flavours also. Alcohol is fairly present with a lasting alcohol hum. Little dry finish and quite bitter. OK.

Cask@Market Porter. Amber colour, not much head. Aroma is grass, herbs, some bready malts as well as some mild leathery notes. Flavour s fruity and floral hops along with some grass and maltyness. Rather bitter in the finish.

Cask-conditioned at the Bon Accord, Glasgow 8/06/2011. Medium brown with a decent, off-white head. Sweet, caramel and bready malt notes, with a touch of fruit and bitter finish. Ok.

Only had this beer once, but I really enjoyed it - will look after it again.

Cask. The Last Plantagenet (JDW), Leicester. Tomato ketchup, malt, grass, peppery. Bittersweet. Bitter finish.

Cask @ The Society Room. Dry malty aroma. Medium brown colour with a good head. Very malty flavour with lingering sour toffee aftertaste. Average.