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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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours an amber brown colour with a small but long lasting off-white head. Aroma of lightly roasted malts or coffee, fruity. Taste is also malty, the coffee/roasted malt flavours come through after and leave a bitter hop aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2016
at 16:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flasche 0,5l: Dunkles Kupfer, leichte Trübung, etwas grobporiger Schaum; dunkle Süße in der Nase, Malz, dunkle Früchte, Holunderbeeren, Röstaromen, Schokolade, etwas süßer Kaffee; sehr kräftige Würze im Körper, dunkle Süße, angenehme Bitterkeit, kräftige dunkle Malzigkeit, Röstmalz, Muckefuck, Haselnüsse; langer würzig-trockener Nachgang
Tried
on 30 Nov 2015
at 02:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear coppery colour with a thin white head. Toffee aroma, caramel flavour and a surprisingly bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2015
at 10:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the City Arms, Earlsdon, 16/09/15. Light chestnut brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is biscuit, treacle toffee, light spice, toasted almond. Taste comprises light smoke, toffee fudge, vanilla, fruit loaf. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a bitter linger. Solid cask offering.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2015
at 10:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Steak Club, Aviemore. Clear amber body with a thin white head. Excellent lacing. Aroma of caramel, nuts and fig. Flavour of toffee and sweet malts. Medium body with a creamy texture. Really drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2015
at 13:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Willow Walk (JDW), Victoria SW1. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2014
at 17:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Leicht trübes orangegoldenes Bier mit geringer weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch nach reifen Früchten, würzig, Karamell. Geschmack mild röstmalzig, etwas Karamell, mild weiches Bier.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 10:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Foot of the Walk. Pours ruby, nose and taste are quite fruity, sweet toffee, floral, smoother than bottle.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Oct 2014
at 01:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours ruby, nose and taste are quite fruity, sweet toffee, floral.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2014
at 01:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask @ Bothy Bar, Mac Donald Hotel, Kinlochleven. Dark brown colour, some white creamy foam. Soft carbonation. Aroma of caramel and some brown sugar. Light bitter hoppy aftertaste. Nothing special.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2014
at 01:04