Old Chimneys Scarlet Tiger

Scarlet Tiger

 

Old Chimneys in Diss, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.90
ABV: 4.9% IBU: - Ticks: 22
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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, from historic notes. Bought at Beautiful Beers, Bury St Edmunds. Poured mid to dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of caramel, dried fruit, hops and sweet malt. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2020 at 15:56


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Half-pint, gravity pour out of a small plastic ’polypin’ at the brewery on 3rd Jan 2015: a free drink as I perused the shop/office shelves for the bottles I wanted to take away (12 actually). Ruby brown in colour, clear and clean: off white head with some lacing on the stemmed glass it was offered on arrival. The aroma was of caramel type malty molasses and some red berry/hedgerow fruitiness. The taste was also malty sweet and fruity with red berry to the fore. Very pleasant after a four hour drive and a beer I would happily drink again, and again.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jan 2015 at 11:18


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Eebria [181214]
Caramel ruby brown, clear, frothy off white head, slight lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, red berries, slight strawberry, soft sweet hedgerow fruits
Taste of fruity malts, as aroma, red berry malts, soft hops, light strawberry, soft flavours, nice fruits in this
Palate - Medium carb and body, bit too fizzy, soft sweet. Finish of soft sweet fruits
Overall - Nice fruity malts in this, bottle was a bit fizzy. Probably better on cask.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2014 at 16:28


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

Bottle at home. Pours deep amber, nose is dull toffee, taste is dry, toffee, crisp, little fizzy.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2014 at 08:12


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

25th October 2014
Clear deep red - amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and mildly crisp. Mellow tangy malts, whisper of dry cream. Dried fruits bring more tang. Light semi dry finish. Is this the same brewery the makes GKHR? Hard to believe.

Tried on 08 Nov 2014 at 10:09


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home in London - sourced from the brewery via Eebria. This was a bit of a gusher. Not hit the ceiling intense, but the stuff oozed aggressively from the bottle immediately upon opening and I lost about 200ml - some of which made it on to the dining table and some on the floor - before the gushing stopped. The beer is actually pretty good, not infected or anything. It pours clear, reddish brown with a creamy beige head that quickly fizzles away. Lots of bready malts in the aroma, some pleasant, semi-ripe berries, toffee. Medium sweet flavor with nice brown bread, some caramelised sugars, plum, cherry raisin, minimal bitterness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet and bready on the finish with further ripening fruits, berries, plum, moderate toffee and caramel, just suggestions of leather and earth. I actually really like this one. It’s kind of like a session port of something. Shame it gushed.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2014 at 15:59


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from the brewery via Eebria. Pours clear chestnut brown, thin off-white head. Good toffee and floral hop aromas. Taste is nutty and more toffee. Light spicy bitterness. Medium body, slightly sticky texture and a ight sweet finish. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2014 at 08:06


6.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery, via Eebria. Clear, dark chestnut brown. Thin, tight, lasting head. Good looker. Sweet, dark fruit maltiness. Taste is red, unripe fruit. Thin palate. Fruity, dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2014 at 14:29


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

Bottle from the brewery. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin off white head. The aroma is weak malt hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a caramel malt coffee treacle hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. There is lots going on here. A lovely beer.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2013 at 11:35


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared thanks to Jmgreenuk. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of overripe fruit, prunes, raisins and caramel. Flavor is light moderate sweet and moderate bitter. A touch of coffee and smoke in the palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2013 at 11:26