Stewart Cauld Reekie

Brewed by Stewart (UK)
Style: Stout
Edinburgh, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Bottle from Spirited Wines Edinburgh cons 2013-03-28 Uddingston AR: rich chocolate, coffey, brown sugar, a little vanilla when poured AP: deep brown colored body whith a ruby rim, wee frothy brown deminishing head F: fizzym caramel, bourbon vanilla, chocolate, coffey, full bodied great stout

Bottle At home strong roasted malt with underlying sweetness very smooth and rich nice accompaniment to chocolate deserts

Chocolate molasses missing some deeper base notes. Goes well with Green and Blacks 85%.

Bottle from Villeneuve Wines, Peebles
Jet black....tan head...dissipates to thin layer
Aroma - Roasted malts...rich dark malts...hint of dark bit sweet chocolate...slight hint of vanilla...quite soft aroma.
Taste - dark rich smooth roasted malts...dark fruits..some dark bit sweet chocolate...some yeast...hint of soft bovril.....mellow..alcohol well hidden...tasty...not over roasted...quite a soft flavour overall
Palate - soft carb. medium body, soft and smooth palate, bit oily. Finish as main flavour, some lingering soft bitter roast. some rich viscous malts
Overall - Another really good beer from Stewart. It is velvety smooth as they describe it. Must try this cask

From the bottle. Dark, head very soon gone. Aroma has distinct chocolate hints, and the flavour has similar chocolate along with more roasted flavours. Dry finish. Sadly, the beer, for me, lacks the body to carry the flavour and strength. Otherwise, a very tasty pint.

Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA.

Clear dark black brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, soaked berry something !! Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt. alcohol, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111210]

From bottle. Pours blackish/brown with tan head. Nice chocolate malty aroma. Taste is quite chocolatey with a slight metallic edge. Sweet and sticky. It is ok

500ml bottle from Stewart Brewery - pours very dark brown, almost black, with a thin tan head, aroma is roast malt, initially sweet taste, but with a nice balanced finish, slightly oily feel, but this is a nice drink, although I do prefer the Chilli Reekie variant

Pint at the Bacchus Newcastle. Somewhat discomfitted by having to hand over more than a Tenner for a pint and a double vodka and tonic for th missus. Dark brown with a thin tan head which disappeared leaving a glass of what looked like cold coffee or flat dandelion and burdock. Plenty going on flavourwise: lots of mocha, licquorice and soy sauce, but a bit of a thin mouth-feel for a big 6.2% stout. None ot the comforting creamy silkiness you might be expecting. There are better stouts out there.

Cask at the Prince of Wales, Aberdeen. It pours very dark ruby-brown, with a thin tan head. The nose is caramel, toffee, burnt toast, treacle, molasses and liquorice. The taste is caramel, wood, dark fruit, miso, meat, liquorice and roasted malt, with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Ok, but nothing special.