3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Edinburgh beer festival 2008 ... hazy yellow ... light lemon hop ... fruity light and quite dry ... not my thing.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
On cask at Cloisters. Pours a dark golden colour with a decent white head. Aroma of yeast, caramel and treacle. Similar yeast and caramel flavours with barley and hay also. Mild carbonation and a foamy mouth-feel. Not for me.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
[cask at SRAF’09, Edinburgh] Very light, golden pale ale with a decent white head – but one that recedes very quickly. Grassy, slightly sweet aroma. A touch soapy on the palate but has that bitterness of a decent golden ale – a pretty good start to the festival [25062009]
2.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask. Decent hop and fruit aroma. Flavor is watery and hoppy. Not very pleasant—no malt character at all… Tastes like there might be seaweed in there, or at least sea salt. Rather nasty. Not to my taste.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Half pint, cask by traditionally Scottish air pressure dispense at The Bow Bar, Edinburgh. Clear, amber body. Missing head. Floral smell. Fruity taste with a touch of salty water. Dry and smooth in the mouth – almost like old books, but quite easy to drink 24.10.2008.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I was served this fruity summer ale in the An Lanntair Art Gallery in Stornoway where it is a permanent fixture. The beer poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a thick white head that showed excellent retention, surviving the duration of the pint. The nose was hops with some light floral notes and a hint of citrus fruits. These continued through to the taste. A great summer beer, not sure I would drink it all the year round: a bit too light for my taste.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
August 10 2005 in the pub of Sligachan Hotel, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Draught. It’s a warm amber beer with a weak head. The aroma has notes of caramel and fruit and the flavour has notes of malt, caramel, light fruit, aroma hops and the finish is dry and lightly bitter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Stillage from the outside bar at the Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield 16/12/2006
Bubbly white head. Hop aroma. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity plum flavour. Crisp and bitter slightly dry finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
VEyr bitte,r but still being an ale. The foam is nice and the taste a little sweet.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask conditioned at Coventry Beer Festival. Pale gold, no head. One of the most perfumed beers I have tasted, like drinking Eau de Cologne, and I’m not talking Kolsch. Some beer character gets through in a malty sort of way, but this is better suited as a gift for Mothers Day. I think I’ll dab some behind my ears.
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