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Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Bitter
Alva, Central, Scotland
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 3.24/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.16   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Occasional.


2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (25125) - VestJylland, DENMARK - NOV 27, 2009
Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing head. Aroma is light malty, toasted, apple, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090804]

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (24024) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - OCT 8, 2008
Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A hazy amber beer with a bubbly beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, but also light notes of flowers. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruit and malt, leading to a dry bitter finish.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
oh6gdx (16084) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 11, 2009
Cask@GBBF2009. Golden ambery colour, no head. Aroma is vegetables, sweet caramel malts and mild earthy notes. Flavour is grassy and fruity hops along with some slight bready notes.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
omhper (15965) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - SEP 1, 2010
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Grassy and fruity. Slim bodied, salty and resiny. Long very bitter finish. A bit heavy on resin .

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Oakes (10202) - Gibsons, British Columbia, CANADA - NOV 3, 2010
@ JDW Omni. Bright amber. The aroma is lightly toasty and somewhat biscuity. Sweet caramel with some hard candy notes and fruity accents. Complex character - same same but quite different. Some late chalkiness lends textural balance.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - AUG 5, 2008
Cask handpull at Market Porter. Copper, with thick lasting beige head. Bit of tea, otherwise a decent hoppy bitter. Nice lasting bitterness. Just a bit too much tea for me. OK bitter.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
anders37 (9927) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAY 1, 2009
Cask @ Willow Walk,FDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty and slightly hoppy aroma. Sweetish fruity slightly peppery hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TBone (9433) - Pori, FINLAND - AUG 16, 2009
Cask@GBBF 2009. Pale amber color, not much head. Flowery, a bit sweetish hoppy aroma. Grassy - cut grass - hoppy flavor. Dry woody aftertaste. Good one.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DJMonarch (9151) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - AUG 16, 2009
Cask Handpump at the Standing Order JDW, Derby 10/08/2008 Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured pale and hoppy. Crisp on the palate with a little dryness in a bitter lasting malt finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
faroeviking (8805) - HAITI - OCT 9, 2008
Cask. Nice amber colour. Very small bubbly head mainly because the glass was filled way up. Mild fruity aroma. Good mouthfeel. Soft sweet nice fruity flavour.


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