Beann Gulban Irish Heather Ale (7.5%)
The White Hag in Ballymote, Sligo, Ireland 🇮🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.32
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle bought in Glasgow. Deep amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of tart beery fruits and green herbs, with a lambic-like edge. Flavour had more fruit upfront, austere malts and a lingering, mouth puckeringly dry finish. I really enjoyed this beer - it was assertively sour with plenty of character.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beer Hawk. It’s so unusual that I found it hard to rate. To me it’s like a Belgian sour (I dunno... like Duchesse) was mixed with a smoked beer like a Aecht and then mixed again with a standard Britihsh ale. The result isn’t totally unhinged and is passable to drink. Apples, pears, smoked malts and of course bitter. Hides the abv incredibly well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Brewdog Soho. A hazed amber orange coloured pour with a fine off white head. Aroma is tangy green apple and brown sugars, apricot, brown bread,. Flavour is composed of tart fruit, apple and raspberry, woodlabd berry. Palate is si sweet and sour, mellow sourness, highish carbonation. A spicy tart dry finish. Good stuff.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by Beersiveknown @ tasting at his place. Huge thanks Steve! Hmm sourish and weird...plant like...Sour. ..Although i Don’t dislike the beer. Weird but ok.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
330ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, brown colour with small, frothy, rapidly diminishing, beige head. Herbal, minimally smoky and bready aroma. Taste is tart, fruity, subtle sweetness, notes of red and blue berries, grapes, a cautious dry, oaky touch; thin and minimally watery..
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and wood. The flavor is acicid with notes of wood, brettanomyces, and malt, leading to a tart finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle@TTBS, Copenhagen - orange pour with thin white head. Medium sour fruity aroma and taste, fruity, vineous, tart fruity, citric fruity notes. Tart fruity finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
33 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight toasted malty. Sour. Fruity and mellow. Sourish. Dry and citric finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared courtesy of Maakun at Murphy’s Law. Clear brown with no head left. Sour grain, wood, rotten wood, gone bad grapes and strawberries. Dusty. Moderate sour and light bitter. Under medium body, sour woody nutty finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle at Murphys Law. Clear reddish brown with no real head. Lots of lactic notes, sour berries, light caramel, dried herbs. Not really heather, it’s more fruity and strongly lactic. Light sweet and almost medium sour. Under medium bodied with barely any carbonation.