3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: DEC 28, 2011 Bottle at Nessie’s. Fruity, lightly herbal and minerally, sweet nose with a huge yeast component, head is impressively large and beyond Belgian standards. Amber body and that huge rocky beige head to play with. In the mouth, bitter and dry with some lightly-puckering malic acid. Clean medium-full body still manages to coat somewhat. Really strong mineral character from the yeast, though I’ve been careful with the bottle.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Deep orange with a large frothy head. Aroma of orange spice. Flavour is sharp citrus with a fizzy wheat background. Finish is dry spicy
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hazy dark orange colour, large foamy off-white head. Nose is lots of yeast, spices, citrus, orange, wood. Flavour is light malted, yeasty, spicy, oranges. Medium carbonated. Quite odd, more like a Belgian ale, but well done nonetheless.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
wheat brown colour, rocky head and only slightly hazy w/ few bubbles
smells malty and fresh and a little spicy
there’s a slight tart finish that may come from the bottle conditioning yeast
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bright amber. Chewy, caramel nose with some hop resin. A bit fizzy from the bottle, but mixing nice caramel, subtle fruitiness and a resiny hop bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Ardbeg Old Kiln cafe. Bright red with nice head. Bright hoppy aroma. Fizzy palate but nice body. Toasty flavors with rich malts. Very nice and balanced. Would love to try in cask format but the bottle is spot on.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
BC. Dull bronze filmy with bits, slim cream lid. Floral, tropical Starburst, papaya and pineapple cube aroma- not what I was expecting from the ’Isle of Malts’. Crisp and yeasty; red apple and pineapple juiciness leading to a creamy, cashew and Rich Tea biscuit-accented aftertaste. Pretty juicy, hopped up effort, if a little soupy on the conditioning side.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Sample Date: 7/12/2009 Source:Other) Bottle courtesy of Bill. Slightly cloudy orange amber with small white head. Earthy spicy hop aroma over light caramel. Light maltiness in flavor with earthy spicy hop character. Finish is dry and lightly spicy. Quite sessionable.
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