Stag
(has 2 batches)
Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.35
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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.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at The Archibald Simpson, JDW, Aberdeen. Pours clear russet with a doamy, light beige head. Lightly toasted malt aroma with hints of caramel. Hello there, nice flavor! Has a nice, roasted toffee character, with some creamy caramel, hints of coffee and cocoa, mild leafy bitterness. Medium bodied with fine, smooth carbonation. Sweet, bready finish, lightly bitter, some creamy caramel, hints of ripe fruits, light vanilla, light bitterness. A very decent bitter, this.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2012
at 05:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Wetherspoons, Inverness.
Appearance - Dark brown, clear, thin white head, reasonable lacing.
Aroma - Dark malts, molasses.
Taste - Very malty - dark caramel malts, sweet dark malts, some roasted malt, fruity berries, slight bitter hops (not much hops), hint of cocoa.
Palate - Finish is quite dry with some roast malt and lingering light bitterness.
Overall - A pleasent beer that emphasises the malts.
Appearance - Dark brown, clear, thin white head, reasonable lacing.
Aroma - Dark malts, molasses.
Taste - Very malty - dark caramel malts, sweet dark malts, some roasted malt, fruity berries, slight bitter hops (not much hops), hint of cocoa.
Palate - Finish is quite dry with some roast malt and lingering light bitterness.
Overall - A pleasent beer that emphasises the malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2011
at 12:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500 ml bottle @ John Bull pub in Aalborg. Beautiful, clear, deep ruby body with a thin off-white head. Mild aroma of sweet malt and dry fruit like raisins. Flavor is strong, sweet malt and dry fruit and nuts. Not much bitter. Quite nice, but lacking something, feels more heavy and sweet than refreshing at the end of the bottle. Some alcohol in aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2011
at 10:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask (handpump) @ Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2HH.
Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, toffee. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, toffee - caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20101031]
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2011
at 11:55
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottled 500ml (BZ, BB 04/2011)
Deep ruby color, steady creamy beige head, some lace. Toffeish-nutty nose. Light body. Sweetish, toasted nutty, toffeish-caramelly flavor. Light lingering bitterness in the finish with nutty notes. Listed here as a bitter, but is perhaps more like light premium bitter or even mild.
Deep ruby color, steady creamy beige head, some lace. Toffeish-nutty nose. Light body. Sweetish, toasted nutty, toffeish-caramelly flavor. Light lingering bitterness in the finish with nutty notes. Listed here as a bitter, but is perhaps more like light premium bitter or even mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2011
at 11:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Dobbies garden centre, Ashford. Beautiful clear chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Some leafy hop, some soft toffee/fudge aroma, some milk choc and light coffee. Bready malts in the mouth with some more fudge flavour on the swallow and finish. Hops are fairly muted. the malts are fairly decent and itβs a pretty decent drinkable, malty bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2011
at 10:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Deep amber coloured and a bit unclear, small off-white foamy layer; moderate toasty and fruity nose, hops not very present; dryish bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied; lingering bitter-roasty finish, sweet malt well hidden. Well crafted, but not too exciting Ale....
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2011
at 02:43
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Halfway House, Edinburgh (08/08): Clear, amber coloured, lacy creamy head; moderate sweet-malty nose with notes of roasted malt and a hoppy background; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light bodied; balanced sweet-bitter finish with roasted malt in the aftertaste. Good, decent.....
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2011
at 02:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from FanΓΈ. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are rich caramel, nuts, fruits and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2011
at 10:41
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Vino Wines Grange Loan, Edinburgh. Beige head over a dark brown body. Earthy malts to the nose added by hints of dry hops. Spiced caramel and nutty malts in flavour along with dusty hops. Dry bitter end. Soft in the mouth. Straight average bitter (hotel room, 02.12.2010).
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2010
at 03:42