Caledonian Brewery 80/-

80/-

 

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

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
6.08
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 120
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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at heriot watt beer festival. Pours clear amber, nose is herbal, hibiscus, toffee, taste is buttery toffee.
Earlier Rating: 10/19/2014 Total Score: 3
Bottle at home. Pours dark amber, nose is light toffee, fruit, taste is sweet, malty.
Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2015 at 04:48

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Mariott. Pours dark amber, nose is toffee malt, taste is sweet, malty.
Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2014 at 02:33

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Tap at Kultainen Apina, Tampere. Originally rated 2011. Colour is reddish brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Bitterness, fruits, sweetness and malts.
Tried from Draft on 19 Aug 2014 at 10:13

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Cask pint from the Stone Loach Inn, Market Deeping. Creamy off-white lasting head with an Amber coloured body. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavour
Tried from Cask on 07 Apr 2014 at 01:43

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit geringer Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, Karamell, fruchtig. Geschmack trocken fruchtig, malzig, Karamell.
Tried on 15 Feb 2014 at 12:17

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask as "Pride of Paddington". Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Cask on 23 Jan 2014 at 02:36

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Ruby with a thin head. Aroma is fruity malt. Flavour is rum caramel, warming on a smooth fruit finish.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2013 at 12:49

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle:Copper coloured, mid-sized stable off-white creamy head, mainly fruity nose, dark malt with a tinge of metal detectable; light to moderate bitter-sweet flavour, quite light bodied, but fortunately really soft; sweetish fruity-malty finish with a slightly lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. Nice enough…
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2013 at 21:21

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Quality Save, Manchester. Clear brown coloured ale without a head. Bitter character with a lovely grainy aftertaste including a nuttiness.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2013 at 14:48

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Smak och doft humle, malt, karamell, torkad frukt och toner av bränt socker. Avrundas med en lätt söt beska.
Tried on 14 Apr 2013 at 11:07