80/- (Pasteurised)
(Batch of 80/-)
Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.13
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Pasteurised versions in bottle, can and keg.
Russet-brown best bitter with a malty fruit aroma and a good balance of dryness.
Russet-brown best bitter with a malty fruit aroma and a good balance of dryness.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark brown, good head, nice retention.
malty aroma, some hops, caramel too. flavour is nice caramel and malt. NO bitterness to speak of, also kinda thin.
malty aroma, some hops, caramel too. flavour is nice caramel and malt. NO bitterness to speak of, also kinda thin.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 06:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Süffiger, trocken karamelliger Beginn. Weiche milde Herbe, steigend getreidig, moderat würzig. Gut trinkbar. 8/9/8/8/7/8
Tried
on 08 Oct 2018
at 18:28
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at The Edinburgh Castle, labeled as Caledonian Edinburgh Castle
Pours clear dark amber with a medium off-white head, good lacing. Bisquity, toffee, dark fruit and mild bitters
Good
Pours clear dark amber with a medium off-white head, good lacing. Bisquity, toffee, dark fruit and mild bitters
Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2018
at 17:36
8/10
Tried
on 03 Dec 2017
at 15:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2017
at 13:12
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle as Edinburgh Castle. A mid amber coloured pour with a lasting greyish white head. Aroma is toffee, twiggy malts, mild jam fruits, toasted malts. Flavour is composed of nutty twiggy malts, medium toffee, thin, chalky finish. Palate is thin, sugar water, chalky, highish carbonation. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2017
at 10:08
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from home bargains. Very thin white head. Clear amber pour. A bit watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2017
at 14:58
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Edmunds brew house; clear copper pour with a creamy magnolia head, aroma has red fruits and smokey malts, taste has malts, fruits, basic.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2017
at 10:27
6/10
Tried
on 27 Jan 2017
at 05:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Quite smoky, easily the dominant aroma and flavour. Good, full bodies malt flavour. Low carbonation. Had at St Christophers inn London. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 27 Jul 2016
at 07:37