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Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.37
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Deep amber in colour with a complex malt and fruit flavour and a delicate bitterness from Challenger and Fuggles hops. Strong and Distinctive.
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6.6/10
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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
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2025
at 04:38
7/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:09
7/10
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2024
at 18:10
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2024
at 13:39
7.4/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2024
at 18:22
7.6/10
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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
Fruity juicy, light bready roast, chewy, light toasty and hint chocolate, nice heather honey, juicy, lovely
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2024
at 13:51
7.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2023
at 19:01
7/10
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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!
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2023
at 07:32
6/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2023
at 19:50
7.8/10
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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.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2023
at 18:36