500
Strathaven Ales in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
5.99
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An amber ale with a stunning floral aroma and a subtle bitter finish.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - A 330ml bottle that my wife brought back from Scotland. Pours a dark amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, biscuit, toffee, straw, smoke & malt. Medium to heavy body. Malty grainy finish. Average
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2025
at 20:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 - Day 2 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As Strathaven 500 - Amber Ale ].
ABV: 7.0%. Clear medium amber yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, candy, pale malt, light toffee - caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity malt, candy sweet, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191010]
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Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2024
at 09:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at John Fairweather (JDW). Dark amber, white head. Toffee aroma, toffee flavour, nor much more to say. Pleasant enough
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2015
at 13:22
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Crystal Palace. Pours light amber, nose is dull toffee, taste is similar.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2014
at 23:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Counting House. It pours clear amber with a medium white head. The nose is sweet, digestive biscuits, toasted oats, grain and earth. The taste is sweet, biscuit, booze, grainy, cereal, earth, toast and stewed citrus with a short, grainy finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not as much depth as you would want from this sort of beer. So-so.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2014
at 05:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Dark and clear amber. Beige persistent head and lacing. Aroma and taste of dark caramel. Taste is balanced with slight bitterness and alcohol.
Tried
on 21 May 2014
at 11:29
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Hazy amber. Malty- yeasty nose w phenolic accent. Sweet, sort of sugary malts with a hint of bubblegum phenol. A bit unrefined for my tastes.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2014
at 18:00
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at The White Lady. Pours light amber with a good tight white head, good lacing. Aromas are subtle, but mostly light caramel malts. Taste has a slight metallic edge, and nothing much else going on, which is surprising for a beer of this strength. Finishes short and thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2013
at 00:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at Standing Order. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malt, toffee and light caramelish. Mild fruity, sweet and light sugarish impression. Smooth frui and lingering sweet finish, light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2012
at 02:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Capital Asset, Perth 181012
Amber, dense white thin head, clear, good lacing
Aroma - light caramel malts, very dull nose
Taste - sweet pale caramel malts, some honey, smooth creamy pale malt, booze not well hidden at all, some grain, simple dull flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, oily smooth. Finish as main flavour, dull, bitterish bit metallic booze, sweet light grain malt
Overall - At 7% i’d expect a lot more flavour than this...dull
Amber, dense white thin head, clear, good lacing
Aroma - light caramel malts, very dull nose
Taste - sweet pale caramel malts, some honey, smooth creamy pale malt, booze not well hidden at all, some grain, simple dull flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, oily smooth. Finish as main flavour, dull, bitterish bit metallic booze, sweet light grain malt
Overall - At 7% i’d expect a lot more flavour than this...dull
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2012
at 09:27