Colonel Custard's 2018 Christmas Ale
Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.02
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In honour of our late and legendary Jack Russell, we’ve named this beer after him. At the ripe old age of 17, Tusker (known affectionately as “Coo Coo”, “Colonel Custard” or “You horrid little dog” on account of his notable scent) was a loyal supporter of Black Isle to the very end.
This inaugural brew is a 9.2% Imperial Scotch Ale that represents both his strength of character – and his height in inches at the shoulder.
This inaugural brew is a 9.2% Imperial Scotch Ale that represents both his strength of character – and his height in inches at the shoulder.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear red beer with a bubbly head that frothes early but soon disippates. Light aroma of toffee and dried fruit. Flavour has the same qualities, with toasty malt in the mix as well and a touch of aniseed I think. Rich, hearty and a little boozy. Nice.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2018
at 19:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A dark red beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of raisins, malt, caramel, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, spices, and dried fruits, leading to a dry finsih.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2018
at 12:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at cloisters. Pours deep reddish, nose is raspberry, caramel, toffee, taste is dry, biscuity, chewy caramel, sweet, light fruit. --- Beer merged from original tick of Colonel Custard's Christmas Ale Imperial Scotch 2018 on 11 Jan 2019 at 10:17 - Score: 8
Tried
on 19 Dec 2018
at 08:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Creamy light brown head on a dark mahogany coloured body. Fruity malt aroma . Medium to full bodied, super smooth & cloying on the back. Dates, grape, demerara, raisin, clove & malt tastes.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2018
at 19:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark amber pour. Aroma of caramel, malt, creamy vanilla and sugar. Taste has sweet caramelised malt, fudge, vanilla, sticky ripe fruit and figs. Nice scotch, just what I wanyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2018
at 21:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Caramellic. Light bitter caramellic flavor. Averahe light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2018
at 19:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 9.2%. Very dark brown with small tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, toasted, dark fruit and plume. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, sweet, dark fruit, plume, warming, berries and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2018
at 05:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at cloisters... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet dusty chocolate roast malts... Soft sweet caramel toffee malts nose... Dark sweet chocolate roast malts.. Heavy dark fruits
Tried
on 09 Dec 2018
at 18:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Highlanders Bar, Aarhus. Pours clear dark amber with a creamy tan head, lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, burnt caramel, sweet berries, dried fruit. Flavor is sweet, and light bitter, rich malty, caramel, berries, little wood, dried fruit, light alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, sweet and light bitter finish with warming alcohol.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2018
at 13:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
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Tried
on 27 Nov 2018
at 19:13