Old Worthy Brewing Co. A Cure For Scurvy

A Cure For Scurvy

 

Old Worthy Brewing Co. in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Amber / Red Ale Regular
Score
6.32
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 21
Glen Garioch was a distillery that I used to work with back in my whisky days at Morrison Bowmore, so when the fine crew at Master of Malt said yes to working with us and that they had a single cask of the Garioch to play with… well we jumped at the chance. Marc and I are always talking about how we can put twists on things that will make the whisky and beer pairing really special… we liked the idea of a marmalade pale… and it wasn’t long before we were thinking a whisky infused marmalade pale. Once we got that idea into our heads the beer just had to be brewed. This pale is based on pils, dark crystal, Vienna and terrified wheat. The hops are Admiral, Perle and First Gold.

The half 'n' half tale
Old men in Scottish pubs have been drinking their ales with a dram since forever. It's called a Half 'n Half. It' what you do in Scotland.

At Old Worthy Brewing Co, we love a Half 'n Half, that special marriage of whisky and beer. Let's just say, delicious. It's why we brew our beers. Every single one of them.

We source our malt from Scotland's famous whisky distilleries and brew up some mischeif. Ales that do justice to the drams we love.
 

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8/10
0,3 litre Bottle from Taxfree store On ferry to Finland. Clear Golden with white head. Malts, hops, marmelade and whiskey in aroma and taste.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2017 at 09:09

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Hazy amber, small head. Fruity note with some marmelade. Dry with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Grainy with marmelade . Mid bitter finish. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2017 at 13:25

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Aldi, Inverurie. It pours clear rich amber with a medium white head. The aroma is sweet, tangy marmalade, juicy, stewed orange, dried fruits, wood, light vanilla and glace cherry. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, earthy, wood, tannin, black tea, resinous, tangy orange marmalade, whisky, booze, leather, tree bark and spice with a drying, slightly astringent finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Interesting stuff, perhaps a bit too woody.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2017 at 13:56

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Clear orange with a big white head. Aroma is malty sweet with a heavy dose of citrus. Taste is caramel and orange with a spicy finish. Not bad at all
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2017 at 17:37

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
33cl bottle. Bbe Oct 2017. Poured golden color with a thin white head, small bubbles. Aroma of whisky, jam, ripe fruits. Flavor has malts, ripe fruity noted and toffee like notes. Light body, empty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2016 at 14:42

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled 330ml (Viking XPRS tax free)
Slightly hazy orange-amber color, small steady white head. Light fruity nose with notes of sweetish whisky with vanilla. Light to medium-bodied. Pale malty, some caramel, marmalade, whisky, some spicey hoppyness. Drinkable, wheatyish simple ale.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2016 at 13:27

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Master of Malt. Amber colour with a white foam head leaving lacing. Aroma of malt, fruity. Taste is malty, orange & grapefruit citrus, whisky, earthy, spice with some bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry lingering tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2016 at 16:34

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours clear golden amber, nose is toffee, oak, orange, taste is dry, bitter, sweet fruit, some oak. --- Beer merged from original tick of A Leithers' Cure For Scurvy on 06 Oct 2015 at 09:03 - Score: 7. Original review text: Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours clear golden amber, nose is toffee, oak, orange, taste is dry, bitter, sweet fruit, some oak.
Tried from Cask on 05 Oct 2015 at 09:50

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ New Brew-m, Burnley. Malts, some stewed fruit, the marmalade is always in the background. Some berry sweetness, with hints of whisky now and again.
Tried from Cask on 18 Sep 2015 at 14:50

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of burnt sugar, marmalade. Taste is light sweet, cooked orange, sweet finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Aug 2015 at 13:02