Caledonian Brewery 80/-

80/-

 

Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
6.07
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 118
Beer in Scotland was traditionally categorised in shillings, according to the amount of tax charged per hogshead – a giant barrel of which contained 42 pints. 40/- ale was a very light beer often supplied to farmhands. 50/- and 60/- beers were also reasonably light and mild. 70/-, 80/- and 90/- were progressively stronger, export-quality beers. The shilling system continued to be used to indicate the beers’ quality and was legally recognised in 1914.

Brewed with three different varieties of hop and a multitude of malts, Caledonian 80/- has hidden depths. Satisfying and timeless, this beer is the essence of Scotland in a glass.

The definitive classic 80/- ale: full-bodied, complex malt and hop flavours, dry but spicy. Characterised by a superb creamy head and hoppy finish
 

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5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Fra cask på Olde White Harte Hull 26 Nov 11 som "Edinburgh Castle". Dyp mørk amber. Lavt tett skum. Forsiktig maltaroma. Smaken lett maltig. Karamell & papp. Tørr avslutning. Et bra øl med gjennomført maltpreg.

Tried from Cask on 05 Dec 2015 at 06:02


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

How: Bottle, as Caledonian Edinburgh Castle.
Where: Tasting at omhper, 2015-08-14.
Appearance: Light brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Sweet malt, caramel, hops.
Body: Thin body, medium carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet malt, some butter, a bit of caramel and grass. Rather boring.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2015 at 03:08


4.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Halvpint, servert i plastglass på Alexandra Palace Bar (under navnet Alexandra Palace Ale), sammen med Steven: mørk ravgylden med kort skum, syrlig aroma og en halvsur bærsmak som tyder på at den hadde stått for lenge på fatet.

Tried on 25 Oct 2015 at 15:04


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Larbert Beer Festival 2015. Pours clear copper with a thin white head. Aromas of sulphur, toffee. Taste is sweet, touch of burnt rubber. Sweet finish.
Earlier Rating: 8/13/2015 Total Score: 3.1
Cask at the Bothy, Murrayfield. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of malt, cereal, grains, faint lemon. Taste is more of the same, light astringency. Sweet, thin finish

Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2015 at 09:51


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle on 25th Sep 2015 during a random tasting evening with myself. Clean amber body, off-white head that didn’t start deep and soon turned into a wisp and collar. Malty brew and semi-sweet in nature. Not got an 80 Shilling depth of flavour or body texture compared to what I remember when living up in Morayshire in the 1980’s but enjoyable all the same.
Earlier Rating: 5/13/2012 Total Score: 4
July 2008: Dark brown 500ml bottle, caught just before it went out of date (in three weeks). Poured into my new La Chouffe glass two and a half times. Deep, clear mahogany colour with a good foaming slightly off-white head. Looked good to me. A real chocolate aroma to it and some toasted caramel with a coffee hint too. Rich roasted malt flavour, the chocolate, caramel and coffee in the aroma are not so prominent, but they are present in the taste. This isn’t a creamy thick beer, but nor is it a wishy washy thin one. It is just about right. Impressed, this is good and an ideal winter drinking beer, even at the low 4.1%, it punches well above its alcohol weight.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Sep 2015 at 14:47


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Clear, deep copper colour with thin off white head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malt.Taste is similar. Absolutely ok
Earlier Rating: 8/29/2014 Total Score: 3.6
500ml bottle, pours reddy brown with a thick, creamy head. Taste is sweet malt with a little bitterness. Nice

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2015 at 15:37


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled. Clear amber, small head. Buttery caramel aroma. Sweet with light body and rounded mouthfeel. Sugar, soap and caramel. Low bitterness. Dull.
Earlier Rating: 2/25/2002 Total Score: 2.9
Nut brown. Softly malty, rather sweet, and lightly roasty.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2015 at 14:09


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On cask at the Jolly Botanist. Appearance - light amber with a decent head. Nose - toffee and brown malt. Nuts. Taste - more of the same. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - solid but not special.
Earlier Rating: 6/19/2011 Total Score: 2.3
50cl bottle. Pours a chestnut colour with a decent head. The nose has malt and burnt raisins. The taste has more burnt raisins and malt. The palate is medium in structure and texture and it does not clean at the end at all - there’s a horrible lingering burnt malt note. Overall, this strangely tastes better the more you drink - something to do with numbing the taste buds.

Tried from Cask on 31 Jul 2015 at 04:04


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

500ml bottle from Tesco. Pours clear amber-brown, short-lived off-white head. Aromas of toffee and a light herbal note. Taste is sweet and thin. Sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2015 at 10:09


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

4.1 Cask at the hairy twat university... Golden amber... Thin white lacing... Soft sweet fruits.. Soft caramel.. Soft toffee fruit.. Ligh jt creamy malt.. Little butteryEarlier Rating: 3/5/2007 Total Score: 2.2Dark ruby coloured, with a suprisingly hoppy aroma, a balanced malty fruity flavour

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2015 at 11:01