13/11/2003. PRINCE OF WALES, 7 St. Nicholas Lane, ABERDEEN, Grampian, Scotland (FREE HOUSE). Sold here as (surprise, surprise) Prince Of Wales Ale

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask half pint, as Inveralmond McGinty’s Ale, at McGinty’s, Aberdeen. Toffee aroma. Nice flavour with fruity hops, on a moderate malty background with toffee notes. Decent bittering hops in the finish.
Earlier Rating: 3/29/2017 Total Score: 3.2
Cask pint at The Stag, Aberdeen, as Inveralmond Stag / The Stag’s Ale. 4.2% ABV. Golden colour, white head, nice lacing. Malty aroma, toffee notes. Malty flavour too, hints of malt vinegar, but not sour. A slight fruitiness makes the beer quite drinkable.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Backlog. From cask as Moorings Ale at Moorings Bar, Aberdeen, 04.08.12. Golden in colour with foamy, white head. Served at the very best cellar temperature. Aroma of sweet caramel with some hops. Taste is well-balanced with high drinkability. Nice!

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Perth beer festival 2012. Pours golden, nose is floral, toffee, taste is similar, biscuity.
Earlier Rating: 7/14/2014 Total Score: 3
Cask at the Ghillie Dhu, as the Ghillie. Pours amber, dull toffee, light fruit.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Stag, Aberdeen. It pours clear golden-amber with a small white head. The nose is toasty, grain, light spice and citrus. The taste is bitter, grainy, toast, light citrus, soap and florals with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Standard golden bitter affair.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Half pint, cask at Jolly Judge. White layer with lacing blanketing the upper level of the glass. Near-clear, amber coloured body. Aromas of dusty hops and caramel malts. Fresh fruity flavours mixed with smooth caramel malts. Malt bitter tail. Quite fine bodied and balanced. Good (Edinburgh 09.08.2013).
Earlier Rating: 12/23/2008 Total Score: 3
A few half pints, as The Central House Ale 4.2% ABV. Cask ales served rather cold at The Central Bar in St Andrews. Off-white head over a mostly clear, amber body. Mild malty scent. A hand pulled house ale with taste of caramel malts added by a decent hoppy bite. Standard bitter endnotes. This beer is specially produced for about six pubs throughout Scotland [27.10.2008 and later].

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On tap @ the Ghillie Dhu. Pours dark amber and hazy with a decent head. The nose has malt, some spice but not much fruit. The taste is much the same. The palate is medium bodied with a creamy texture and a burnt astringent finish. Overall, I won’t be revisiting this.

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

cask at blue blazer ... golden amber ... big tight white head ... soft grassy fruit nose ... soft toffee malt ... light soft summer fruit non descript again bit blah Earlier Rating: 9/12/2010 Total Score: 3.3cask at moorings bar ... golden yellow ... light white bubbly head ... light soft fruit nose ... light biscuity soft malt.Earlier Rating: 5/6/2010 Total Score: 3.4cask at blue blazer ... amber ... light dull fruit nose ... dull soft fruit ... ok but nothing special ... little creamy ...