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Colonsay 80/-

Score
2516
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Colonsay
Style: Bitter
Isle of Colonsay, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Serve in English pint

bottled
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RATINGS: 24   MEAN: 2.69/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.7   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask & Bottles, Regular;
A traditional Scottish Ale brewed for export. In the old days ales were taxed in shillings per barrel depending on the strength – so this malty and flavoursome ale is at the higher end of traditional beer strengths. Some claim to find a hint of smoke in 80/- ales – our slightly peaty water may well bring that out more – discover for yourself.


2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
maeib (6398) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - NOV 16, 2011
Bottled. A nut brown coloured beer with an off-white wisp of head. A sweet aroma with fruit and caramel. Thin in the mouth. Malty and fruity. Like a weak autumnal ale.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
anders37 (9280) - Malmö, SWEDEN - OCT 9, 2011
Bottle @ chriso. Pours a golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - AUG 29, 2011
30th July 2011
ChrisOs ’Donkey Dork Lord’ Pre-GBBF Tasting. Clear amber beer. Small off white head. Light dry palate. Ok minerally malt - a bit lagerish. Not much hop here. Boring!

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
FatPhil (5965) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - AUG 16, 2011
568ml bottle (ChrisO’s pre-GBBF2011 "Donkey Dork Lord" shindig)
Big mashy aroma. Decent brown, nice head. Sweet and malty body. Has a full palate. Simple, and playing on the scottish 80/- stereotype, but despite being simple it’s not boring. Standing out above the previous 2 boring (M&S branded) bitters by looking better, being more succulent in the mouth, and having plenty of tangy malts in the finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (23588) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 12, 2011

Bottle 568ml. @ chriso s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011.

Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light toffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110730]

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 8, 2011
Bottled@The Chriso Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011 "Donkey Dork Lord Edition". Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, wood and some mild herbal and syrupy notes. Flavour is wood, mild syrup, wood and some slight herbal notes.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
Leighton (3585) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 5, 2011
Bottle at ChrisO’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2011. Pours clear gold. Caramel and light toffee on the nose. Flavor has some tang and sugar to it. Bland. Light bodied and mostly flat.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Scopey (1178) - Croydon, Surrey, ENGLAND - JUL 31, 2011
Bottle at chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig ’11. It pours dark amber, with a thin foamy beige head and low carbonation. The nose is nut, caramel and sweet malt. The taste is caramel, toffee, light sour tang, cardboard, light smoke, chocolate and brown sugar with not much in the finish. Not bad.


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