Highland St. Magnus

	Score
48		46
	OVERALL	Style

Brewed by Highland
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Orkney, Highands & Islands, Scotland

Serve in English pint

bottled
available

on tap
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RATINGS: 27 MEAN: 3.1/5.0 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.04 EST. CALORIES: 156 ABV: 5.2%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Regular. Previously brewed at 5.0%.

Appearance: brown to red in the glass.
Nose: generously malty with subtle hop notes and hints of fruity fermentation esters.
Palate: nutty crystal malt to the fore, with a hint of chocolate malt roastiness, leading into a satisfyingly balanced malt hop middle. The end is nutty, with a lingering hop note.
Summary: a rewarding world class premium ale made with maris otter pale ale malt & dash of chocolate malt, with two classic english hops for bitterness and aroma. St magnus is a beer with a fabulous malt hop balance. If it’s well vented the hops just win through in the flavour profile.

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3.1

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

tombyars (683) - Saltcoats, SCOTLAND - JAN 10, 2012

Tasted this at the Paisley Beer Festival in April 2007. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear copper red in colour with a thin white head. Sweet aroma of glycerine fruit long in the nose. Resiny mouthfeel and poor lacing. Pale malt base gives a maltloaf base with a strong tart redcurrant fruit flavour. Very slight floral note to the short dusty aftertaste which vanishes quickly and is replaced by sweetness. Malt returns in the robust warming finish with fruit jellies, barley sugar and then dry oak cask notes. An excellent Scottish ESB and one to search out for.

3.8

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

Leighton (3595) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 8, 2012

Cask at The Bree Louise, London. Pours clear gold with a few bubbles for the head. Tropical fruit nose, some citrus, faint pine. Great flavor, with pineapple, melon, mild overall bitterness, some lightly toasted bread and sugar. Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation. Mild sticky finish, some watermelon, faint grapefruit, pineapple, and lots of mango. A very nice beer. Pleasant surprise at The Bree Louise!

3.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

oh6gdx (15510) - Vasa, FINLAND - DEC 1, 2011

Cask@The Bree Louise, London. Golde colour, small head. Aroma is wood, some floral notes, mild honey, herbs and some spruce as well. Flavour is herbs, wood, some big floral notes with a gentle bitterness. Also some rather bready notes.

2.8

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20

TheCametron (471) - SCOTLAND - NOV 18, 2011

Cask at Malt and Hops. Clear gold with white head. Malty bitterness. Forgettable yet not poor.

2.9

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20

Benjii (1686) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - SEP 20, 2011

Cask at The The Guildford Arms. Pours a light golden colour with a decent white head. Aroma of grassy hops, barley, caramel and a little pepper. Similar flavours. A little oily with mild carbonation. Nice and fresh. A bit sweet and mildly bitter.

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

Blairgus (1019) - California, USA - MAR 13, 2011

light amber colour. definitely smells malty. lots of caramel. slightly fizzy w/ a caramel malt flavour nice enough. (uses the most malt and most hops of all Orkney beers but sell the least)

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

chriso (7062) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 11, 2011

Cask (gravity dispense) at Pigs Ear Beer Festival, day 4 on 2 December 2010. Clear amber/copper colour. Aroma is a mix of dusty malt and tangy hop. Same on the palate. Drinkable stuff if not a shining light.

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20

JohnRMurdoch (1387) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - FEB 18, 2011

UPDATED: FEB 19, 2011 Cask @ The 3 Judges. Tropical & citrus fruit aroma with resin. Amber brown colour. Dry citrus fruit & malt flavour. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Reasonable bitter.

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Beer: Highland St. Magnus Rating Avg: 3.04 No. of Ratings: 27

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