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Brewed by Highland
Style: Mild Ale
Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland

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RATINGS: 46   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.18   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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Cask; Regular. Also available bottled.

Appearance: Dark chocolate brown in the glass with a good white head, if held to a light very dark ruby red shines through.
Nose: Soft chocolate malt ‘coffee’ notes are evident with a mere hint of hop.
Taste: All depends on venting, when fresh the chocolate malt is crisp and may have a hint of phenols, when well vented or halfway through a cask, the chocolate is soft & velvety with a perfectly balanced hop and a hint of fruity fermentation esters. Becomes dryer and ever so slightly hoppier as becomes older.
Summary: A fantastic darker ale which has a changing drinking profile, which at all the stages of it’s development in cask should appeal to all who appreciate a quality pint of balanced dark real ale. Find out for yourself it’s well worth a try.


3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
pivnizub (7240) - Bochum, Porúří, GERMANY - AUG 9, 2007
On tap: Dark ruby-amber coloured, limited, slightly lacing foam, delicate fruity to roastmalty nose; moderate dryish-bitter flavour, light bodied; dry roasted notes in the bitter-fruity finish, rounded by some acidity. O.K., nothing unpleasant detectable.............

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DJMonarch (9151) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JUL 31, 2007
Cask Stillage at the Assenbly Rooms, Derby 12/07/2007 Strong roast aroma. Dark red slightly rich on the palate and fruity with some dryness in a bitter full roast finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
maeib (6637) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - JUL 14, 2007
Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Derby BF. A very dark brown, oily looking beer with a dry smoky aroma. The flavour is also dry with some chocolate and some cod liver oil. A beer that would benefit from life from a handpump rather than gravity.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mountainforest (128) - Mississippi, USA - JUN 18, 2007
Tasted at the 2007 Beer Festival in Edinburgh Scotland. Dark brown colour. Chocolate/coffee. Some fruit and hops.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
cgarvieuk (8656) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUN 1, 2007
UPDATED: MAY 14, 2012 Very deep black in colour, with a smokey roast malt nose, sweet mellow roast with a little chocolate ... touch of blackcurrent....3.6 tkX drunk not rated but score def needs upped 3.9 cask at cloisters dec 11... deep copper red ... thin tan head ... soft sweet malts ... juicy blackcurrant roast ... dark malt fruits ... cask at cloisters may 12... deep red brown ... creamy tan head ...soft sweet deep berry fruity malts ... low carbonation ... light roast ... mellow malts ... deep fruits ...

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
GarethYoung (1109) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - JAN 19, 2007
[Cask from The Three Judges] Black with a moderate tan head. Roasty chocolatey aroma, some burnt caramel notes and a slightly fruity hop presence. Medium bodied with some dark fruit apparent on the palate, dry, slightly bitter finish, some more hop character. Nice.


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