Clootie Dumpling (Cask)
(Batch of Clootie Dumpling)
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.40
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
1/12/2025. Cask at Cricketers, Ipswich. Pours fine. Aroma has lots of Christmas spice, Christmas pudding, biscuit, malt. Taste is sweet, malty, spiced. Has developing bitterness, which becomes a bit heavy, probably from the nutmeg. Still overall a pretty decent spiced Christmas ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Pint on cask at the Gate House JDW 6:26 PM 14 Dec 22
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Handpull cask at Pilgrim's Progress (JDW), Bedford. Light reddish-tan and clear with a small creamy beige head. Light spicy and woody aroma, with some sweet winter seasonings. Sweet taste, some nutmeggy notes, Light tannic bitterness in the finish. Softly carbonated. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Falcon (JDW). Amber with a white head. Sweet and fruity with raisins and blackcurrant and cloves and nutmeg. Maybe a tad medicinal but the hint of bitterness in the background is just enough to hold it together. Definitely a pudding beer though, which I guess is appropriate given the name. It's reasonable, a little better than the Elgood's Christmas one I'd had just before.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned, at the Berkeley (JDW), Bristol 28/11/22. Amber in colour with a slight, off-white, head. A touch of sweetness, some leafy hop, digestive malts, before some ginger and cinnamon spice and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A clear dark amber colour with a smooth creamy off white head. A spicy malty caramel and banana aroma. Bready malt and caramel flavours some dark fruit and a mellow light spicey bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (backlog). Hazy orangeish amber colour with not too much head. Aroma is spices, caramel, toffee and some wooden notes. Flavour is caramel, toffee, zest, sweet fruits and some mild spiciness as well. Bitter with mild added spices in aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel jdw Ashford. Clear dark amber colour lasting thin white head. Some spice on aroma. Spice and malt in the flavour. Finish has little hop presence. Condition is ok. Too much spice for me even though it’s not overly spiced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Willow Walk (JDW), Victoria - 24/12/12. Clear dark amber with a thin off white that retains well, Nose is malt, dark fruit, touch of spice. Taste comprises malts, dark fruit, bread, spice, orange. Medium bodied with soft carbonation, bitterness in the finish. Well balanced and drinkable but a little dull.