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4792
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Brewed by Williams Brothers (Heather Ales)
Style: Premium Lager
Alloa, Scotland
Serve in Lager glass

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 122   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.05   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle - has appeared in the cask.
Ingredients: Lager malt, hops, lager yeast.
Cold fermentation for two weeks followed by a lager storage of at least four weeks. Hops are "classic IPA style".


Rune's rating

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Rune (6125) - Tromsø, - SEP 12, 2012
500ml bottle bought a while ago at Centra Colosseum in Oslo. Shared with Finn. Clear, pale golden body under a frothy white head blanketing the glass. Restrained smell of mild fruits and grainy malts. Sweet orange fruity taste with earthy malts build into it. Smooth bittersweet ending, half-dry. Oily palate. A little frail-bodied but quite alright (rating session in Tromsø, 11.09.2012).


most recent ratings

1.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Karol (76) - SLOVAK REPUBLIC - MAY 20, 2013
bottled. A wannabe lager. This is not how a good craft lager must taste :/. I’ve had plenty of craft lagers in the past 2 years because I live in Central Europe where lagers dominate (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Austria). almost no aroma. the color is typical for industry lagers and is meeeh. the taste is of malt but very weak. nice bitter finish. carbonation is a bit too high. the bitter aftertaste is a bit long and unpleasant. Nice try but forgettable. Overall this beer is a good thirst killer but that’s it. no real joy of beer drinking here. too bad.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
sfhodense (4793) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - MAY 13, 2013
Pours yellow with a white head. Aroma is malt, citrus and peach. Flavour follows the nose. Dry.

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
jeverszeuge (439) - GERMANY - MAY 12, 2013
# 3305 ersma: man fragt sich ja, wie die leute auf die abstrusen naen ihrer biere kommen. die sorte ist beschrieben als lager-ipa-hybrid. goldgelb mit eher dezenter verschäumung. der geruch ist lagerpappig-süßlich mit dezenten fruchtigen noten. der antrunk ist lagerpappig, süßlich und bringt einen hauch beeren mit. die mitte wird herber, die süßlichkeit und lagerpappigkeit bleiben aber bis in den abgang dominant. der bringt keine neuen erkenntnisse. die flasche ist wie immer ansehnlich. fazit: vom ipa-anteil ist eigentlich nichts zu merken. geschmacklich wie ein typisches tschechisches lager. mäßig. 9,7,8,8,12,8 - 8,15 - 13/5/13

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nilz (221) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - MAY 7, 2013
Bottle pours a gold coloured ale with a white head. Aroma has hops. Taste was a nice sweet maltiness and a pleasant grass hint with a hoppy background. Easy drinking.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
johndoughty (3286) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - APR 29, 2013
Bottle.Golden with a small head. Some hops are present and there is also a slight bitterness. Pleasant but not as interesting as some of there other beers.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Cuso (2647) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - APR 23, 2013
Bottle, shared by fajry, manz thanks. Yellow with medium white head. Aroma of citrus hops, hints of malt. Malty taste with citrus hops, marmelade, herbal notes. Drinkable beer.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Brandman (1440) - Helsinki, FINLAND - APR 17, 2013
Hazy yellow body, white head. Nice subtle citrussy hop aroma. Easy and light for drinking.

2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
Pith (89) - New York, USA - APR 15, 2013
Pours very clear white wine with low carbonation. Lagerish white head. Aroma- grapefruit mildly sweet and sour. Maybe background of grass. Watery start, grass middle, tacky grapefruit ending, but nothing spectacular. Eh. Boring.

3.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
JohnCook101 (111) - - APR 8, 2013
500ml bottle. Clear amber colour with a small head that reduces quickly. Mild, fairly generic lager aroma. Light bodied with some citrus, a little honey and a decent amount of hops. The bitterness begins quite lightly but builds as you work your way down the glass. Far more lager than IPA, but the hops make this a damn good lager. I could easily drink a lot of this.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Beer3000 (3723) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAR 27, 2013
500 ml bottle. Clear golden body with a big white head. Weak, floral aroma with a hint of citric fruit. Light, pale malt flavour with a light, rather harsh bitterness. Thin body, short aftertaste. One-dimensional lager.


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