Candy Kaiser
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.37
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In this northern German style retro altbier, we’ve dialled down the dry-hops to zero, but cranked up the malt to create massive aromas. Toasty, toffee and floral notes duke it out for supremacy in the headspace of your glass.
When this alt hits your palate, the steely bitterness combines with the rich dry malt and the subtle alcohol warmth in a full throttle attack on your taste buds.
Malts: Carafa, Extra Pale, Munich
Hops: Hersbrucker, Magnum
When this alt hits your palate, the steely bitterness combines with the rich dry malt and the subtle alcohol warmth in a full throttle attack on your taste buds.
Malts: Carafa, Extra Pale, Munich
Hops: Hersbrucker, Magnum
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Appearance is dark brown, hint of ruby, with a beige foamy head which quickly dissipates. Aroma- toffee, bread, sweet malts, sultana, cherry cake. Taste- chocolate, cocoa powder, sweet sugary fruits, toffee and caramel malts, malt loaf, fruitcake, bready finish. Smooth and slightly fluffy mouthfeel. Quite good.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2015
at 03:06
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
330ml bottle from Brewdog’s online markthalle. Pours clear deep amber with small foamy off-white head. Very light caramel malt aroma. Taste is rather thin and dry. No discernible hop presence. Malts are smooth with some biscuit and toffee. I love a good alt. Camden’s was great. But this doesn’t quite hit the spot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2015
at 13:58
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at BrewDog Södermalm, Stockholm. Clear mahogany colour, small head. Fruity earthy nose. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Bready, peppery and earthy with some vegetables. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2015
at 13:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at Kris Wines. Pours perfectly clear penny copper with a creamy, off-white head. The nose has lightly toasted bread, caramel, berries, cereal. Light-medium sweet flavor with straightforward bready malts, hints of apple, berries, mellow toasted hay, bread, light toffee. Light bodied with average carbonation. Lightly drying on the finish, with further toasty bread, mellow toffee, dried berries, subtle herbal and floral hops, light balancing bitterness. Nicely balanced, very drinkable stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2015
at 14:02
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Curious Hop, Otley. Clear, dark amber. Film and ring of off white head. Cracknell toffee. Candy sugar. Steeped white grape. Nutty, bready malts. Taste is a weird mix of toffee sweetness and acrid bitterness. The bitterness lingers longest. Not by any means is this a style I’m familiar with, and it’s possibly not one I’m likely to get into. Too nutty and sweet, and jarringly bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2015
at 13:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Shuffledog, Leeds. Pours clear dark amber with a thin head. Aromas of lager and heavy malts, toffee, light herbs. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish.
Earlier Rating: 12/24/2014 Total Score: 3.3
330ml bottle from Brewdog online shop. Pours clear red brown, thick beige head, nice lacing. Aromas of burnt sugar, toffee. Taste is like a different beer, bitter, astringent. Unbalanced.
Earlier Rating: 12/24/2014 Total Score: 3
Earlier Rating: 12/24/2014 Total Score: 3.3
330ml bottle from Brewdog online shop. Pours clear red brown, thick beige head, nice lacing. Aromas of burnt sugar, toffee. Taste is like a different beer, bitter, astringent. Unbalanced.
Earlier Rating: 12/24/2014 Total Score: 3
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2015
at 13:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at BD CLJ, 22/09/15. Copper to chestnut brown with a decent light beige covering. Nose is biscuit malt, light spice, toffee, whisper of dark fruit. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, dark malt, light spice, earthy fruit. Medium bodied, light spritzy carbonation, semi drying close. Decent alt, light hop rinse, refreshing palate cleanser amidst some big boys.
Earlier Rating: 1/8/2015 Total Score: 3.3
Keg at CBC CLJ, 16/12/14. Clear chestnut brown with a decent beige covering that retains well. Nose is biscuit, toffee, light perfume, malty, nutty, vanilla, hop tunes. Taste comprises a light cocoa rub, biscuit malt, dark fruit tunes, vanilla, toasted brown sugar. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with some hop presence. Decent enough if a little overly hopped for style.
Earlier Rating: 1/8/2015 Total Score: 3.3
Keg at CBC CLJ, 16/12/14. Clear chestnut brown with a decent beige covering that retains well. Nose is biscuit, toffee, light perfume, malty, nutty, vanilla, hop tunes. Taste comprises a light cocoa rub, biscuit malt, dark fruit tunes, vanilla, toasted brown sugar. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with some hop presence. Decent enough if a little overly hopped for style.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2015
at 12:37