4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This has become my regular drink since moving to Stornoway 2 1/2 years ago. I like the slightly bitter tang followed by the roasted malts and caramel into the aftertaste. Although this is not to everybody’s taste I love it. However be warned: this does go like vinegar if it is stored in the fridge it changes the taste completely, like vinegar with a aftertaste of berries; not nice cold.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at Blackfriars, Glasgow. Described as a "Premium Strong Ale", but I guess most of us don’t think of a 4.8% beer as "strong". Beautiful deep amber colour, creamy head. Nice malty aroma with caramel, and some fruity aromatic hops. Fairly malty flavour with a distinct hoppy bitterness throughout, also notes of caramel and fruit.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma is unexpected, chewy malts and citrus hops. Taste is similar and balanced, excellent stuff, that you could do a hell of a lot of.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Blackfriars, Glasgow, rather late in the evening. Fantastic dark ruby, lots of fruitiness, a fine sweet and sour flavour.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tasted at the 2007 Beer Festival in Edinburgh Scotland. Deep Ruby. Predominantly malty with robust hops. Definitely will look out for this one.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark bitter with a caramel aroma and lightly bitter caramel flavour. Overall a good quality bitter.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
21st May 2008. 9 months past BBE date. Sour brown ale with a crispy dry finish. No bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 500ml. @ home.
Light light unclear medium to dark orange amber color with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, dusty malt, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, dusty hops. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, spied hops, dark orange hops, caramel, peppery finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110207]
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
from tap in Oban, golden colour, small white head fading away. Smell: roasted malts, taste: bitter, roasted malts, grainy, powerfull and refreshing.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle that Nick & Anna (next door neighbours) brought back for me from one of the regular excursions up to Harris, cheers Nick & Anna, consumed 30-12-09 Pours copper in colour with some red tinges. Taste is fruity with some hedgerow berries. Some bitterness shows its fine. A6 A4 F7 P3 Ov13 3.3
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