Bothy
Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.58
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Available in 500ml bottles.
No added preservatives.
Contains Barley and Wheat.
Suitable for Vegetarians & Vegans (bottles only).
Alc 5.6% - 1 x 500ml Bottle = 2.8 UK Units.
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Grumbo (24387) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
11/10/2025. Cask at wetherspoon beer festival, at Cricketers, Ipswich. Nice colour. Short pour but no bother. This was ample. Aroma is malty, herbal, caramel, bready, twiggy, hedgerow, berries. Moderate sweetness, medium plus bitterness. Moderate body, quite smooth, soft carbonation. Not bad.
Olut (21769) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Wetherspoon 2025 Autumn Beer Festival. Ale#18 of 26 untried possibilities at the fest. Clear golden-copper ale. Sweet-hoppy character in both aroma and taste with a somewhat overbearing berry-fruit more than evident in both aspects.
Martinsh (3610) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Calverts Court, Stockport. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Aroma is subdued – just hints of berry fruits and malts. In the mouth it is sweet but with some underlying sharpness and traces of alcoholic strength. Flavour has malts, rye and autumn fruits with some hints of marmalade later on. Some fruitiness in the finish. This is decent enough tastewise, but somewhat rough and ready.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Standing Order. Fest tick 6. Pours clear amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel and something metallic. Taste is light astringent malt, burnt toffee. Burnt orange. Odd.
Convair880 (6926) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at The Village Inn Wetherspoon in Rayners Lane. A dark amber/brown coloured pour with a medium creamy white head on top. Vague malty, caramel, dark fruit aroma and taste. Surprisingly thin and watery for its strength.
Deanso (15673) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Tight off white head on a copper coloured body.
Biscuit, malt & toffee arom.
Medium bodied, smooth with a dry foamy back.
Malt, liquorice, toffee, spiced & berry tastes with a bitter finish.
Great Ale.
gave a cheers!
jamestulloch (9642) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Morrisons. Clear amber body with a beige head that quickly fades. Low carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of dried leaves and toffee. Flavour of caramel and brown bread. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. This smells and tastes pretty good but there’s no head retention and it’s very thin.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Bothy from Cairngorm Brewery 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Morrisons, Inverurie. It pours clear rich deep brown with a lasting fluffy off - white head. The aroma is rich, nutty, bitter - sweet, jammy berry, raisin, sultana, toasted fruit cake, touch of marzipan, molasses, malt loaf, vanished wood and toffee. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, robust woody character, nutty, light tannin, leather, some warming spice, ryvita, resin, sappy, raisin, sultana, toasted fruit cake and pleasing touch of alcohol warmth with a dry, woody finale. Fulsome body and moderate,. fluffy carbonation. This is a very well done big robust strong bitter. Would love to try it in cask.