Caledonian Nectar

Brewed by Caledonian (Heineken UK)
Style: Bitter
Edinburgh, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Cask. Quite caramelly and malty to start, with some ciric hops in the finih. Qite an earthy character, but overall a little thin and dull.

UPDATED: FEB 29, 2012 Cask at The Beehive in Tottenham, London 06 Aug 2011. Golden colour with a small white head. Fruity and sweet malt nose (honey?). Sweet flavour, had to be some honey, also light fruity.

First tasted this in the Saltcot, Saltcoats (JDW) in May 2004. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear pale amber in colour with a thin white head. Slight hint of honey and toffee in the short aroma. Thin pleasant mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a digestive biscuit base with sweet toffee and honey notes mixed with golden syrup. Faint prickle of dry floral hops in the short aftertaste but sweet honey note continues into the smooth finish. A fairly decent summer session ale.

cask @ Anchor Inn, Sidmouth. Golden colour, small head. Aroma of honey. Malty with hints of honey and cereals, some hops in the finish add a fruity touch.

Cask @ The Clockwork Brewing Co. Sour fruity malt aroma. Light golden brown colour, reasonable head. Honey fruity malty flavour. Sour aftertaste. Not good beer.

(cask @ Coopers Arms, Ratcherster) Im allergic to bee or wasp stings and suffer from anaphylatic shock , so basically the fucking things can kill me ...so im not the biggest enthusiast of honey themed beers . Self indulgence aside , honey beerz are seldom more than bitters or golden ales with fake honey texture and silly names. Fullers Honey version is still IMO the most non generic example.

Cask - The Blueberry, Norwich. Small, creamy white head leaving an average lace atop a clear, deep amber body. Nutty, caramel malt profile with yeast, biscuit and toasted bread tones. Light to medium body, soft mouthfeel with a lingering bittersweet malt-dominated finish.

Cask @ Liberty Bounds, JDW, Tower Hill EC3. Pours a pale copper color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity sweetish malty honey flavor. Has a fruity malty finish with some hints of honey in the aftertaste.

Cask handpull at JDW, County Hotel, Ashford. Gold, thin beige had. Some honey, bit of caramel. It’s got some ok malts. Its ok.

Cask. Copper colour with mediumsized slightly off-white head. Aroma is honey, some citrus fruits, nuttyness as well as some sweet maltyness. Flavour is bready and caramelly malts along with some nuts, bread and mild zestyness. Ends quite fruity.

Cask at the Regal (JDW), Cambridge. Amber gold with a dense white head; subdued honey aroma; rather bland flavour, with perhaps a touch of honey, fortunately not over sweet; and lacking a real finish.