Rutting Stag
Glen Affric Brewery in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.95
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A blend of 6 different malts come together for a sweet, malty base, accentuated with Rye malt for a soft, spicy undertone. Hopped with Centennial & Simcoe, expect those classic grapefruit & pine notes.
Allergens: Gluten, Barley, Rye
Allergens: Gluten, Barley, Rye
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Tried
from Draft
at
Raven
on 25 Jul 2025
at 23:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at The Head of Steam, Hull. Pours dark amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of toffee, red fruit and spice. Taste is caramel and chocolate with a faint rye spice hit. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 17:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thin beige head on a reddish brown body. Spiced berries, demerara & pine aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a tingle on the back. Berry, pine, malt, caramel & toffee tastes with a lightly hopped finish. Nice.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2022
at 22:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Appearance- mahogany, with a 2-3 finger fluffy beige head. Aroma is hops, hints of orange and hoppy fruit, toasty malt, bit of caramel and chocolate in the background. Taste is spicy rye malt, caramel hints, biscuity malt, peppery hop hints, hoppy fruit on top.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2021
at 07:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from The Made Inn Ashford and drunk at home. Deep red colour lasting beige head. American red ale style aroma. it's kinda ok. some paper. some fruit. some hops. some bitterness. it's kinda ok some good berries. some good malt. ok depth. nice enough.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2021
at 21:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from the brewery. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Off white fluffy head. Nose - soft fudge note. Malty bread. Taste - creamy caramel and sweet milk chocolate. Palate - close to medium bodied with a lightly roasted finish. Overall - quite nice though I would say in style that this approximated closer to a Mild in style.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2020
at 20:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can from Beer Heroes, Chester: BB 17th Aug 2021. Drank at home on 27th Sep 2020. Lovely red/amber body, thin white head that soon departed. Malty front with the Rye being the dominant grain within the brew, aroma and taste wise. Light hop notes for balance, pleasant.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Sep 2020
at 09:59
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Can. Hazy dark red, small white head, good retention and lacing; promising. Aroma of sweet deep malts, hoppy, grapefruit, citrus, pine; inviting Taste is sweet complex layered malts, caramel, biscuit, grapefruit, pine, a hint of spice (a bit more would have been even nicer), a slight sourness but not overdone. Finish has the spice with a citrus note and a moderate bitterness; excellent Body is moderate to full and the soft carbonation works well with the body; very good A lot of thought has gone into this one. It has a malt depth to it but at the same time retains a subtlety and moreish quality to it. I think this is even better than Tiny Rebel's 'Cwtch' which was also very good in the same style.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2020
at 00:20