Hebridean Islander

Brewed by Hebridean
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Bottle from Morrisons. Golden colour, white head. Aroma is soft malted, a bit grassy. Flavour is malty, a bit stale, some sourness. Slightly bitter finish. Mediocre.

500 ml bottle. From the Scottish Real Ale Shop.
Cloudy amber colour with small light tan head. Mild aroma with fruit tea and mild bitterness. Flavour is malt, mild bitterness and... maybe some hops.

Bottle from Sainsbury’s. It pours amber, with a thick beige head. The nose is sweet strawberry, raspberry, heather and honey sweetness. The taste is tangy, almost sour orange, lemon, pith, tart raspberry, hay, marmalade and some alcohol, with a dry, hay finish. Thin body and average carbonation. Ok.

Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Strong sour fruity malt aroma. Medium brown colour. Very bitter grassy fruity flavour. Sour aftertaste. Yet to find a good beer from this brewery.

[500ml bottle, Hebridean Brewery] Brownish in colour, rather than ruby as advertised. Thin head from the bottle. Aromas of malt and orange peel, some sweetness. Almost wheaty flavours at first, before the malts take over. The finish is quite thin and the beer becomes a bit watery at the end, which is unfortunate [15042009]

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]

Bottle at Toridon Hostel. Pours an almost clear dark yellow with a tiny head. Mellow sweet and dryness. Aromas of cereals and some caramel malts. Some fruity hops. Hints of honey. Medium bodied. Medium to soft carbonation. Dry finish with malty notes.

bottle from the Morag hostel bar in St. Augustus - Pours deep copper and smells mainly of malt. It tastes sweet and malty with caramel and fairly minimal bitterness, particularly for an ESB. From the looks of several other reviews, I should just be glad that my bottle wasn’t infected.

from tap in Oban, golden colour, small white head fading away. Smell: roasted malts, taste: bitter, roasted malts, grainy, powerfull and refreshing.

Bottled, 500ml from York Beer & Wine. Clouded orange amber with virtually no head. Vinegar snatch on the nose leading to an infected sour cream, chalky off flavour. It’s a gonner unfortunately. Poor show.