Sheepshaggers Gold
Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
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The best beer baa none! An exceptional continental style beer with good body and refreshing aftertaste
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 22/04/09. Amber coloured with a decent, off-white head. Very sweet, fudge and milk chocolate aroma. Flavour of butterscotch, with added sugar and a few redeeming hops in the finish. An acquired taste.
Earlier Rating: 1/29/2009 Total Score: 3.2
Cask-conditioned at the Victoria, Clifton, Bristol 29/01/09. Dark gold with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, strawberries and floral hops. Flavour began with a whiff of diacetyl, before some more fruit and a good dry finish. Drinkable.
Earlier Rating: 1/29/2009 Total Score: 3.2
Cask-conditioned at the Victoria, Clifton, Bristol 29/01/09. Dark gold with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, strawberries and floral hops. Flavour began with a whiff of diacetyl, before some more fruit and a good dry finish. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2009
at 14:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at home ... in my chase for the Scottish Crown ... amber ... fizzy bubbles ... thin white head... metalic fruit nose ... metalic grapefruit hop ... soft bitter linger ... Earlier Rating: 3/31/2009 Total Score: 2.9Bottle at home ... just what i expect from a "gold" not my thing .... amber ... light grassy hop ... sweet caramel hops ... light fruit ... dull and bit 1d. --- Beer merged from original tick of Stag (Cask) on 10 May 2008 at 04:26 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: cask at AU bar edinburgh ... womnderful clear ruby red ... sweet rich fruit malts ... little spice ... little bitter in linger, --- Beer merged from original tick of Sheepshaggers Gold (Cask) on 13 Apr 2010 at 08:57 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask at Herriot Watt beer festival ... light hazy amber ... soft light fruit ... little toffee ... little lemon ... soft easy ... dull light fruits ... lemon toffeeEarlier Rating: 2/3/2009 Total Score: 3.6Cask at halfway house edinburgh ... Light amber ... thin creamy white head ... very light sweeet fruity hops ... sweet caramel honey ... fruity and sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2009
at 14:04
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle 50 cl. Pours an almost clear golden with a dense white head. Very discreet lightly fruity aroma. Medium body, lightly sweet malt and a dry finish. Boring. 070209
Earlier Rating: 3/11/2009 Total Score: 2.4
Bottle 50 cl. Clear golden with a creamy white head. Aroma of citrus and butter. Light body, light notes of citrus and elderflower - and again butter. Very subdued bitterness. 070209
Earlier Rating: 3/11/2009 Total Score: 2.4
Bottle 50 cl. Clear golden with a creamy white head. Aroma of citrus and butter. Light body, light notes of citrus and elderflower - and again butter. Very subdued bitterness. 070209
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2009
at 11:29
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle, 4.5%. Weak buttery aroma. Clear shiny golden colour. No head. The flavour is mildly buttery, and quite watery.
Earlier Rating: 9/2/2008 Total Score: 2.3
Bottle, 4.5%. Slightly shitty aroma, not too unpleasant though. Clear amber colour. Very small white head. Weak grain flavour, faint hint of butter. Slightly dry finish. All in all a bland beer.
Earlier Rating: 9/2/2008 Total Score: 2.3
Bottle, 4.5%. Slightly shitty aroma, not too unpleasant though. Clear amber colour. Very small white head. Weak grain flavour, faint hint of butter. Slightly dry finish. All in all a bland beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2009
at 17:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Mild butterish and vague hoppy aroma. Mild butterish flavoured with a mild hoppy note. Light spiced finish, reappearing light metallic note.
Earlier Rating: 2/8/2009 Total Score: 2.9
50 cL bottle. Pours golden yellow with a small white head. Dry and wooden aroma. Smoked aroma too. Mild yeasty and slight bitter and ashtrayish hops flavoured. Bitter and dry finish. Simple.
Earlier Rating: 2/8/2009 Total Score: 2.9
50 cL bottle. Pours golden yellow with a small white head. Dry and wooden aroma. Smoked aroma too. Mild yeasty and slight bitter and ashtrayish hops flavoured. Bitter and dry finish. Simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2009
at 04:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, some hops and spices. The flavor is sweet malty with a lightly bitter hoppy finish.
Earlier Rating: 1/15/2006 Total Score: 2.8
A yellow beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of citrus as will as hints of straw - reminds me of lemonade. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of straw and hints of butter.
Earlier Rating: 1/15/2006 Total Score: 2.8
A yellow beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of citrus as will as hints of straw - reminds me of lemonade. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of straw and hints of butter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2009
at 14:24
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle from Dobbies Garden Centre, Reading. Amber with a thin white, head; heavily carbonated with fine bubbles giving a lively mouth feel; some honey on the aroma, but also musty grain; thin with a honeyed sweetness, and a sour and dry finish. Not very impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2008
at 04:56
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with honey notes. Sweet flavor with cardboard notes and mild hoppy notes leading to a somewhat bitter finish.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2008
at 18:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Ultimate Glasgow tasting afters pub crawl: Poured a golden color with white head. Aroma is soft fruit. The taste was balanced with malt and hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2007
at 15:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled at Monkβs CafΓ©, Stockholm. Deep golden, lightly hazy. Aroma of vanilla, black currant and coriander. Medium sweet and light bodied. A refreshingly drinkable beer that feels more Belgian than Scottish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Sheepshaggers Gold (Cask) on 03 Dec 2009 at 03:44 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Cask at Akkura, Stockholm. Hazy golden. Fruity nose. Fairly sweet with rather light body and rounded mouthfee, Low on hops, notes of honey. Low bitterness. A rather unremarkable semi sweet ale.
Earlier Rating: 8/14/2002 Total Score: 3.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Blackfriars, Inverness. Golden colour. Licorice aroma. Spicy with firm maltiness, yet rather light body. Smooth and medium sweet. An unusual but strong tpuch of yeast and cardamom. Herbal finish. A bartenders dream: whichever way you order it they will come up with a pun.
Earlier Rating: 8/14/2002 Total Score: 3.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Blackfriars, Inverness. Golden colour. Licorice aroma. Spicy with firm maltiness, yet rather light body. Smooth and medium sweet. An unusual but strong tpuch of yeast and cardamom. Herbal finish. A bartenders dream: whichever way you order it they will come up with a pun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2007
at 01:33