6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours red /brown with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, nuts, caramel, chocolate & malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Clear chestnut pour with nice off-white head. Aroma of berries, toffee, hint of chocolate, toast. Taste has decent malt notes of toffee and bread with a dried fruit and berry tang and earthy and toasted malt bitterness. Medium body and carbonation. Good.

7

500ml bottle from Tesco Extra in Perth - deep russet body with a thick white head. Good bold fruity malt taste, caramelised nuts and bonfire toffee.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Clear amber body with a beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of caramel and woody malt. Flavour of toffee and copper. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Sweet and moreish. Decent.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Dark amber to clear brown, off white foam
Fruity juicy, light bready roast, chewy, light toasty and hint chocolate, nice heather honey, juicy, lovely

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Lemon and oak. Pretty nice balance, and comes together great for style. A little peat. Dark copper pour with good head. Bitter end. Nice pub ale. Bottle.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask, half pint. @The Winking Owl, Aviemore (Scotland). 02/08/2023 [#6.639 Global - #179 Scotland - #4 Cairngorm Brewery Co.] Pours clear amber with a lacing off-white head. Aroma: sweet fruity malts, nuts, biscuits and liquorice. Taste: liquorice, wood and roasted malts. Medium bitterness. Next one please!

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask at the glenavon pub in Tomintoul. Odd aroma, very acidic, sour malt. Flavour is malty, quite acidic, a light hint of smoke, caramel notes but not sweet. Interesting but not my cup of tea.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Hand-pulled half-pint at the Shrewsbury Hotel (Spoons) on 27th February 2023. Lovely deep amber body colour, lasting white crown. Malty, nutty and woody. Really enjoyed it.