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Brewed by Fyne Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Cairndow, Argyll, Scotland
Serve in English pint

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 93   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.24   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Also available filtered in bottle.
This is a strong traditional ale with intense malt flavours and a citrus hop aroma. A very smooth beer with a well-rounded, distinctly "moreish" finish.


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
kook (2033) - Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA - FEB 12, 2005
Fruity hoppy aroma. Gold with a lasting white head. Sweet cara start with a nice fruity mid and hoppy finish. Medium bodied. Nice drop.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
duff (5483) - St, Margarets, Greater London, ENGLAND - FEB 12, 2005
Cask@Battersea Beer Festival. Soft, lightly crisp, fresh, fruit, hoppy palate. Some light sweet malt at the start, but it couples nicely with the hops, some light hop tang in the finish. Nice, drinkable stuff.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
CampbellWilson (533) - SCOTLAND - JAN 1, 2005
Bottle from Green Welly Stop, Tyndrum. Good tasty fruity copper ale. Good mouthfeel. hop in finish provides balance. Very pleasant.

3.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
SilkTork (4737) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - DEC 26, 2004
UPDATED: MAR 1, 2008 Dec, 2004 Village Inn, Arrochar, Scotland. Wow! Perfumed, rich and spicy with apricot, mistletoe, lychess and tarragon. Feels much fuller than 4.8% - pulling toward a barley wine. Clean and fruuity. Absolutely marvelous. An outstanding beer moment in an outstanding pub. [4.4]
Feb, 2008 500ml filtered bottle from Inverary tourist shop/ A malty brown ale with chocolate and roast notes. It’s a nice ale with some peaty qualities, and there’s some assertive flavour, but lacks genuine character and interest. [2.7]

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JoeMcPhee (6966) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - OCT 1, 2004
Copper-coloured with a thin white lace on top. Fruity and zesty, berries, cherries, and a load of UK style hops. Spicy, zesty character in flavour, cherry, and a bit of oak over a caramel backbone. A good session beer.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
RichardGretton (3759) - Leicestershire, ENGLAND - SEP 23, 2004
Flatish beer with a light caramel bitter aroma and a fairly weak dry flavour. Overall OK.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Commodore (112) - Ontario, CANADA - AUG 31, 2004
Coppery/red colour with a nitro head (I think). Decent dryness and bitterness. Malts are evident.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
leaparsons (6329) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 8, 2004
Copper coloured. Aromas are citrus with some spicy hops. Flavours are soft biscuit malts with toffee, citrus fruit and caramel. Quite juicy if a bit thin and dull.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Spiesy (2336) - Sydney, Greater London, AUSTRALIA - MAY 22, 2004
Bottled. Golden honey colour, slightly foggy, with a smooth creamy head. Bitter, asparagus aroma. Straight hitting bitter flavour with medium length on the palate.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
johndoughty (2946) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JAN 25, 2004
A lively beer with natural body but low carbonisation. Malty with some citrus aftertaste.A very nice beer served from a bottle with a very attractive label.


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