Meabh Rua
The White Hag in Ballymote, Sligo, Ireland 🇮🇪
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.53
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An imperial red ale. Deeply malty; with hints of honey, caramel, and peat. Full-bodied with a chewy mouthfeel, and a slight alcoholic warmth.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at monthly bottleshare at Brewdog Bristol, Sept 2019. Pours dark amber with a thin beige head. Aroma: caramel, red fruits, peat smoke. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, caramel, toffee, light smoked meat, a little red fruit with spicy bitterness on the finish. Medium body with light carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2021
at 22:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Øllets Dag, Tidens Farver. Hazy brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark malts and dried fruit. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. 070919
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2019
at 12:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Tidens Farver, Øllets dag festival. Pours hazy rusty brown with a very small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, oak, light smoke, whisky. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel, wood, oak, dried fruit, whisky, light alcohol. Medium body, soft to average carbonation, sweet finish with a bit of warming alcohol. 070919
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2019
at 11:58
7/10
A bit boozy, light on carbonation. Quite strong flavor.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2019
at 14:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Flavourly.com. Hazy rich ruby colour with a thin off white head. Aroma malty and slight smoke. Taste light smokey sweet. Medium to full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2017
at 14:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours reddish brown, nose is caramel, toffee, nutty, little varnish, taste is malty, chewy, caramel, smoky, dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2017
at 11:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Deep copper colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma: caramel, yeast, esters. Similar taste. Medium sweet. Dried fruit. Alco well hidden.
Tried
on 29 May 2017
at 10:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber color. Aroma: butter, malt, caramel and dried fruits. Taste: butter and cheese, malt, caramel and dried fruits, a little nutty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2017
at 13:38
4/10
Karmel, jakies suszone ciemne owoce.... Ale takie ledwo wyczuwalne, nie pasi jednak. Ale i nie boli ;)
Tried
at
Brewdog Warszawa
on 30 Oct 2016
at 13:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Brew Dock, Dublin, 28/06/15. Clear amber with a well appointed light beige covering. Nose is subtle peated malt, light TOP, toffee, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises peated notes, caramel, light smoke, biscuit, stewed prunes. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with sweet and sour licks. Decent enough fayre.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2015
at 10:01