3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On cask ať Cloisters. Pours a dark ruby colour with a decent beige head. Aroma of port wine, caramel, alcohol and yeast. Similar flavours with moderate carbonation and an oily mouth-feel. I’m guessing port is the secret ingredient?
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tasted this in The Esquire House, Glasgow (JDW) in February 2008. Clear garnet red in colour with a thin buff tan head. Sweet note of fruity spangles in the intense aroma. Smooth creamy mouthfeel and velvet texture with good lacing. Mixed complex malts give a fiery digestive biscuit base with a strong array of fruit notes, with redcurrant and pink grapefruit predominant. Dry earthy notes in the bitter hop resins gives a woody like aftertaste. Sweet and tart fruit notes present in the finish with pink grapefruit evident, along with drier notes of liquorice and a hint of nutmeg perhaps? A decent Scottish Strong Ale in style and worth seeking out.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Blackfriars ... Nice ruby red ... deep roast fruity malt ... sweet rich fruity , lot of rich american hop pine resins. probablbest ive had of Kelburns beers.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Half, hand-pulled cask at JWDs Henglers Circus. Creamy, beige head resting on top of a nice and clear mahogany coloured body. Smell of earthy malts and dark fruits. Brittle caramel malts in flavour sustained by dark fruits, making it all a bit jam-like. Roasted bitter end. Oily palate Medium bodied. A good one (Glasgow, 12.04.2012).
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
<i>Gravity dispense at Pig’s Ear Festival 2008, London</i>
Hazy dark amber color. Simple aroma. Good caramel flavor, medium sweet, with some nuts and very light vegetables. Not bad.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
cask blackfriars, smells fruit butterscotch pours extremely hazy. toffee some hops a bit watery on the palate, leaves the tongue tingling finish is sour milk and fruit. lots of taste in this one.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Bon Accord. Brown colour, tan head. Aroma of toasted malts. Flavour has caramel malts. Dry and a bit bitter. Finishes bitter.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A Mes rate. Gravicask at Pigs Ear. Darkish amber with an oily film topping. Earthy malt with some slight oil and a hint of sweetness. Bit of bacon fat in the finish. Nothing too special.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask in Blackfriars. Aroma is tart fruit, white grapes, slightly grassy and watery. Taste seems very thin, watery, toffee malts and a bit much bittering hop. But no alcohol to be seen, suprising for the strength.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
[cask at the Café Royal, Edinburgh] Dark brown pour with a half-inch high white head. Aromas of roasted malt and a touch of chocolate – continues on the palate, initially at least, before petering away to almost nothing. Starts as a slightly spicy roasty Christmas beer, ends up tasting like a mild. No idea what the secret spice is though [22122008]
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