Wildcat
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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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Kings Highway (JDW), Inverness. Pours clear copper with a beige head. Aroma: malt, caramel, biscuit. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, caramel, dark fruits, apple. Medium body, soft carb, moderate bitter grassy finish
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2020
at 21:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the White Swan Solihull. Poured a clear dark amber colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, nutty, light floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a malty, fruity, light caramel, spicy hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2020
at 02:37
6/10
Sugary malts, grainy, some spices, thin
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2019
at 11:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle picked up at Aberlour Deli. It pours clear deep reddish brown with a big, foamy off-white head. The aroma is earthy, caramel, toffee, brown bread, fruit cake, bit of toasted nut, wood and pie crust. The taste is dry, earthy bitterness toothy, brown bread, dried fruits, fruit cake, varnished wood, hint of tannin and resin with a woody finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Toothy with a bite. This bottled version ain't too bad. Grew on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2019
at 20:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Winking Owl, smallish creamy head, clear copper color, caramel aroma with some bread, flavor of caramel and some dark fruits, empathic medium bitterness. Nice and simple.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2018
at 20:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pint at the Gate House JDW. Medium creamy beige head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2018
at 16:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle bb 28/7/18 ambrata limpida cotto caramelo morbida nota fruttata non molto amara note metalliche
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2017
at 03:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2017
at 15:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
600 mL bottle pour. Reddish copper pour, with a lasting patchy head. Much thanks to my Dad for the thoughts when visiting Scotland. A slight rich malt aroma. Flavor is a dusty malt front, rich caramel, and a lingering bitter dry finish. Better than expectations, and full of flavor. Tasty beer here overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2017
at 00:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear, copper red colored, medium to light beige soapy head. Aroma is of some malt, biscuit and toffee, fruity banana and dried fruit, bit overripe fruit, some apple. Taste is medium sweet malt, bit toffee, again strong on the fruit, banana, apple, dried fruit and some ripeness, medium- bitterness, dry grassy finish. Medium bodied, soft to flat.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2017
at 10:41