Islay Finlaggan Ale

Brewed by Islay
Style: Bitter
Bridgend, Isle of Islay, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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Cask, Radical Road, Edinburgh. Amber and hazy. Loose head. Toasty, lightly fruity, complex aroma. Actually a bit strange - some toasty notes but also thin and grainy. Not terribly interesting. Fresh samples on Islay didn’t knock me out either.

Cask @ Radical Road. Red-orange. Not a great head. The aroma is malty with some fruity in the middle and toast at the end and stale hops as well. Clean but malty and thin. The flavors are boring, mostly malty with a watery finish. Light toast at the end is balanced with some earthy hops so it finishes dry.

7th August 2008. On tap at GBBF. Clear brown beer. Fruity clean hop start. No bitterness. Followed by a tame malt finish. A little dry.

Cask. Light brown amber colour with a small head. Lightly malty, lightly hoppy, some citrus, easy drinking, a bit watery.

Bottled. An unclear amber beer iwht a fluffy orangey head. The aroma is acidic malty with notes of lemon and oranges. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of lemon and oranges, while the body is thin.

Cask at GBBF 08. That’s an alright bitter. Decent hop, ok malts. OK bitter.

Cask@GBBF2008. Deep amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruity, flowery and wooden. Flavour is malty, slightly grassy as well as earthy. Wellbalanced, but not very much surprises.

Cask at GBBF 08. Amber with strong iodine and medicinal notes on the nose and in the taste. Decent weight and finish but overall I reckon this beer won’t be to many people’s taste.

Cloudy deep amber with tiny off white head. sweet flavor with mild hops and hints of malt and caramel.

Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland. Cask, 260708. Amber with a small white head. Aroma of malt and lots of yeasty fruit notes. Flavor of caramel and spices.