Inveralmond Independence Ale

Brewed by Inveralmond
Style: Bitter
Perth, Perthshire and Kinross, Scotland

(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 4 Dec 2009) Amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, slightly nutty nose with notes of dried apricots, orange and toffee. Malty, nutty taste with apricots, orange, toffee and a slightly earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, balanced sweetness. Overall a tasty and very drinkable bitter.

Cask @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090806]

Cask @ Akkurat, Stockholm:
Colour is amber, head is small. Watery toffee aroma. Thin and watery mouth feel. Dry, peaty flavour with touches of coffee and toffee.

Dark golden with a small off-white head. Grainy malt aroma with notes of herbs and hay, and some diacetyl. Sweet malty flavour covered in diacetyl.

Medium offwhite creamy head. Slightly hazy pale coppery body. Prunes and caramel aroma, kind of faint. Dry wooden straw and caramel taste with dusty fruity notes. Mild, smooth mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Dry strawberry and wood aftertaste with dusty notes. Very nice. (0.25l cask, Oxford Bar, Edinburgh.)

Cask at The Malt Shovel, Edinburgh. Pale amber coloured, small off-white head, malty nutty nose. Malty caramel taste with some traces of hops and fruits. Watery palate, short dry finish. Quite boring bitter.

Cask@GBBF2009. Coppery golden colour, mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is caramel, mild nuttyness as well as some toffeeish and buttery notes. Flavour is nuts, fruits, wood and some buttery notes as well.

Cask at The Oxford Bar, Edinburgh 11 Nov 08. Dark golden colored. A small creamy head. Modest fruity aroma. A bit diluted flavor but fruity hints. Sweet dry aftertaste.