3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20First tasted this ruby ale in the Bull Inn, Paisley in December 1996. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear ruby in colour with a thick white creamy head. Caley trademark of highland toffee in the lingering aroma. Creamy smooth mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malt complex gives a moist maltloaf flavour with rum soaked raisin notes and toffee. Slight prickle of hop resins in the short aftertaste. Malt is dominant in the fruity finish with caramelised strawberry evident. An excellent Scottish ruby ale and sadly missed.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Goat and Tricycle, Bournemouth. Retired? Clearly not. A clear reddish brown pour with a white frothy head. A rather spicy aroma which leads to a very refreshing spicy malty taste. The spiciness sticks around for a while too. Quite an unusual ale and I'd love to know the hops they use! A really great beer suitable for any time of the year.
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 14, 2011 From memory as it was the One cally beer i really liked and ive not seen it in ages (probably needs retired) ... Dark malt and fruity. 3.6
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
I LIKE IT. I REMEMBER YEARS PAST IT CAME IN SO FULL OF MALT AND THEN HOPS. YES, SOPHISTICATED I DRANK IT WITH IT’S WONDERFUL FRUITY HOP CHARACTER AND EARTHLY MALT SWEET GOODNESS I FIND IT HARD TO OBTAIN NOW. ONE OF THE EUROPEAN ALES THAT IS TRULY GREAT. THANX BUY RITE RTE 17 IN BEAUTIFUL NJ.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A little creamy, buttery, greasy perhaps, but the flavour is nice, bubbling head and not annoying in flavour at all.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
1. Cask Handpump at the Cross Keys, Knutsford 04/05/2001
Dark colour, creamy and sweet.
2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 08/05/2002
Dark brown coloured, sweet and malty with a bitter dry finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Fairly malty but very drinkable, good session ale. Deep ruby colour and a nice palate
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ County Hotel (JDW), Ashford. Dark ruby in colour with malty caramel and charcoal nose/flavour Creamy in mouth with a shortish length considering everything else. Very drinkable
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - JDW Northampton. A dark brown beer with a slight ruby hue. The aroma has some fruit, some mocha but also some typical Caledonian diacetyl. The taste is malty with caramel, coffee and more diacetyl. Could be really good but let down by signature notes.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Dark looking, heavy tasting and gorgeous. Hamilton Hall, Liverpool St., London. Tasty as hell. The type of thing I want on at any festival.
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