Stag (Cask)
(Batch of Stag)
Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.42
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A mahogany coloured beer with medium to light body and initial bitterness that is then balanced by a light roast malt finish. Show Less
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Nelson Arms Tonbridge. Clear reddish brown colour lasting beige head. Looks lovely. Some malt. Good condition. Light bitterness. Decent best bitter. A little tea character. Ok
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2024
at 14:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 16th December 2023. Deep brown to copper with shallow, loose foam and spot lacing. Malty aroma. Nutty malts and bitterness follow in liquid pass and finish. Medium bodied with an engaging texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2023
at 23:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap (cask) at the Arch Inn, Ullapool, Highlands Tuesday 28th September 2022. Pours conker brown, good clarity, with an off white head. Fruity, bitterness, a little toffee and caramel, malty. Good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Sep 2022
at 02:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Castle, Inverness, 10/10/21. Clear copper with a good sized off white head. Nose is malt loaf, dark fruit rinds, toffee, biscuit. Taste comprises fruit cake, biscuit, grains, caramel, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2021
at 07:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear, copper colored, medium off white head. Malty, some toasted notes, caramel and toffee, medium sweetness, touch of fruit, light+ bitterness, some herbal and earthy notes. Medium bodied, soft- carbonation.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2019
at 14:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - amber to brown pour with a beige head. Toasted and sweet bready malty, some caramel, nutty accents, medium to light body, slight grassy, twiggy and herbal hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2018
at 20:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2018. It pours clear deep brown with a thick beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, toffee, caramel, toasted nut, earth and leather. The taste is dry, bitter, chewy, brown, bread, sticky, oily, toasted sesame, wood, leather, spice, grass and alcohol with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Oily and chewy. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2018
at 17:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Cairngorm Hotel. Clear ruby body with a thin off-white head. Light lacing. Aroma of toast and charred wood. Flavour of chocolate, toffee, ash, grass and caramel. Medium body with a slick, oily mouthfeel. Well balanced and ashy. I prefer Wildcat.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2015
at 13:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Coppery brown colour with a small foamy head. Aroma is nutty, mild caramel malts, some toasted notes along with mild ripe fruits. Flavour is fruity, floral, caramelly, resiny and mildly toasted and nutty notes. Mild chocolaty tones to it in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jan 2015
at 13:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Cairngorm hotel. Pours brown, nose and taste are sweet and malty.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2014
at 01:22