Fyne Ales Highlander

Brewed by Fyne Ales
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Cairndow, Argyll, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Hand pull at Babington Arms (JDW) Derby. Wonderful balance, has a depth and clarity of flavour that resonates, a body that belies its abv, superb stuff.

Bottle from Green Welly Stop, Tyndrum. Good tasty fruity copper ale. Good mouthfeel. hop in finish provides balance. Very pleasant.

Very drinkable birthday present from my wife with just a hint of malt coming through. Hope the rest live up to this!

Aroma-Beautiful caramel malt with great balance of citrus hops, roastiness and toffee caramalised orange. Appearance-Nice bright amber/dark golden with very thin white head Flavour-Crisp, dry plenty of malt and very clean. Marmelaide jam. Mouthfeel-Slight astringent from roastiness, and a bit cloying from sweetness caramel. Low-Med carbonation. Overall-A very well balanced beer. Not too sure about "dark strong ale" at only 4.8%?

500ml bottle from The Real Ale Warehouse, drunk 28/03/13. Clear gold, with a bit of suspended material. Pours a pillowy, white head, that lasts well as good covering. Med carb. Aroma - Pleasant, sweet florally citrus. Slightly unusual, with a distinctive, almost honey-like sweet floral aroma, with some grassy/hay, and plenty of citrus zest (lemon, grapefruit & sweet orange). Slightly candyish & pale malt. Nice & interesting - like a hop bouquet! Taste - Mid sweet, caramel malt and bit of candy sugar, with nice, tasty aromatic hops and light bitter balance. Lovely, sweet, juicy citrus hop flavours; an unusual sweet lemony flavour. Bit of green, sticky hop resin taste & floral. Light bitter, fresh citrus finish - nice. Med-full body, with a bit of heavy, sugary palate. A nice, sweetish, strong ale with some good hop flavours to back it up and a solid malt base. Tasty.

Bottle 500ml from Cross Stobs Bottle Stop, Barrhead. This really is an excellent bottled ale. Caramel with a bitter finish. Slightly more carbonation than I like, extremely enjoyable.

Cask at Bow Bar Edinburgh, Scotland. Wonderful reddish color and a huge hoppy flavor. Best beer I had on my scottish vacation. Served just a bit cooler than room temp, which brought out all of the hops and citrusy flavors. I wish I could get this in the states.

Cask at the Euston Tap. Clear, amber-gold pour with a foamy, white head. Bready malt and caramel aroma. Moderately sweet with toasted bread, brown sugar, caramel and berries. Light-medium in body with fine carbonation. Some earth, herb and light citric hops linger in the finish, with more mild, bready hops. Quite good.

Mahogany red with a moderate head. The aroma has notes of caramel and aroma hops - and in a very nicely balanced way, that makes my mouth water.... The flavour is some nice, that it’s impossible to leave the glass alone, and I have to force myself to concentrate on the single notes in the perfect, smooth, light and aromatic balanced beer. I find caramel, fruit, light sweetness and a perfect bitterness that grows in the finish. It’s a really nice ale, and I wildly impressed when a beer can this much flavour and so few ABV. I really like the beers from Fyne ales....

UPDATED: MAY 9, 2011 Bottle from Booth’s, Ilkley. Veiled bronze, creamy white top, soft mineral-drenched condition. Very Scottish aroma; shortbread, caramel-draped slate, shellfish, Jamaican ginger cake, soft insinuating dried fruit and flowers. All that pretty accurately captures the flavour, too- which oozes softly with dissolved stone and nectar. Utterly sinkable. Good as they are there’s so much more to Scottish beer than BrewDog...but WTF do I get to taste a Scotch (EDIT: Scottish) one?!