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Caledonian Creamy Ale

Score
2919
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Caledonian (Heineken UK)
Style: Bitter
Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 22   MEAN: 2.72/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.73   EST. CALORIES: 105   ABV: 3.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Canned, for the Scandinavian market.


2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Ungstrup (22911) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - APR 7, 2009
Can. A hazy light golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of fruit, while the flavor is sweet with notes of malt and straw. The body is thin.

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
Papsoe (21782) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - JUL 23, 2008
(Can 50 cl) Courtesy of Hildigöltur. Pours a hazy golden with a creamy, beige and dense head. Lightly malty nose. Light and somewhat watery body with a soft mouthfeel. Dry finish with a discreet bitterness. 270408

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
KimJohansen (10337) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - MAY 4, 2008
Hazy amber with with tiny head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy and caramel notes. Sweet flavor with citric and hoppy notes. Ends slightly bitter.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
yespr (20656) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - APR 30, 2008
50 cL can. Pours hazy yellow to light orange with a dense and lacing white head. Light citrus fruity hops aroma. Flavour is light cardboardish and malty. Ends with a light bitterness into the finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
ekstedt (3625) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - MAR 3, 2007
Can. Golden to amber clear colour, whith a creamy off-white head. Nice roasted and earthy malt aroma along with some butterscotch and piney hops. A bit watery mouthfeel, but nicely balanced with a bitter finish. A good 3.5 abv ale.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Marsiblursi (2377) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - OCT 21, 2006
UPDATED: NOV 14, 2006 (Canned) Pours clear orange. Creamy, buttery, toffee aroma with a light lemon/citric, wet grass hoppy touch. Some metal. Wet grass and some lemon in flavour. A small afterbitterness with a bit sweet, a bit dry finish. This is an ok "ale folköl".

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
screwball (1073) - Motala, SWEDEN - APR 30, 2006
Yellow-amber colour. Creamy head. The aroma is from nutts and toffee. Taste from sweet malt, butter and some citrus.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (13935) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - FEB 16, 2006
Can. Clear golden coloured with a huge white head. Aroma of fruits, hops and pine needles. Flavour of fruits, hops and pine needles. A bit watery.


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