Yer Ben
Isle of Skye Brewing Co. in Uig, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.11
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YER BEN is the signature ale of Scotland’s Michelin star chef Tom Kitchin, who took the passion of the Isle of Skye Brewery and created this exceptionally smooth ale.
‘My grandfather Ben Robinson, or Popa as we called him, was a true connoisseur of beer. He loved Scotland, especially the Highlands and Islands where he spent many happy times. You would often find my popa deep in conversation or simply reflecting on life with a fine ale in his hand. It gave him great enjoyment to always carefully consider the quality and condition of his beer choice. He inspired me to do the same.’
Hops: Challenger
Malts: Pale Ale & Crystal
‘My grandfather Ben Robinson, or Popa as we called him, was a true connoisseur of beer. He loved Scotland, especially the Highlands and Islands where he spent many happy times. You would often find my popa deep in conversation or simply reflecting on life with a fine ale in his hand. It gave him great enjoyment to always carefully consider the quality and condition of his beer choice. He inspired me to do the same.’
Hops: Challenger
Malts: Pale Ale & Crystal
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7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2023
at 19:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from the brewery. Poured a clear light amber colour with a fizzy white head and a few bubbles. The aroma is malt light toffee, woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, light, earthy, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2020
at 21:20
6/10
Bottle at Dockside tasting... Amber copper... Thin off white lacing.. Soft sweet caramel toffee fruit.. Soft herbal toffee malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2019
at 11:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from the brewery shop. Clear golden with a fizzy off white head. On the nose there's biscuit, grass and lemon. Flavour is earthy citrus, really quite bitter, and a little spice. Not the most exciting but it went down a treat
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2019
at 19:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Süffiger, moderat malziger, eher dumpf getreidiger Beginn. Angenehm würzig, holzig, geringe Bitterkeit. Mittellanger Nachhall. 10/9/10/8/10/8
Tried
on 06 Oct 2018
at 15:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home in Hackney - thanks to Mom and Nellie. Pours totally clear gold with a creamy, off-white head. Nice and simple, some toasted bread, a mild grainy note, honey and toasted caramel, British yeast. Light bodied with fine to massaging carbonation. Balanced finish, with soft leafy bitterness, more bready malts, mellow yeast, grass. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2018
at 20:44
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2
Aus der Flasche im 2018-06 getrunken. Getreidig. wässrig, dünn und langweilig. Irgendwo ist das noch eine unharmonisches Hopfenaroma. Eine verdammt einfallslose Rezeptur für ein Spezialrelease.
Tried
on 01 Jul 2018
at 01:11
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle from Ales by Mail. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Heavy butterscotch on the nose, light brown bread. Taste is more of the same. Buttery finish with a grim aftertaste of drains.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2017
at 12:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle picked up at Wine Raks ABZ West End. It pours golden - amber with a medium white head. The aroma is earthy, brown bread, nutty, cereal, hay and light spice. The taste is crisp, dry, earthy bitterness, toasted nuts, leather, chewy malt, cereal, spice and lime zest with a drying finish. Medium body and average. Decent enough golden bitter. Works well with a whisky on the side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2017
at 15:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Aroma of nuts, brown bread and wood. Flavour of earthy hops, grass and peppery spice. Thin to medium body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Nutty and malty. A decent Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2016
at 14:02