Dark
Isle of Arran Brewery in Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.24
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Rich in aroma of malt hops, with ripe fruit. Full malt with a deep bitter finish. A traditional style ‘Scottish Heavy’.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. An amber beer with a thick beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2011
at 00:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 5 Aug 2010) Dark amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots, caramel and dusty hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, caramel, apricots, orange, toasty malt and a mild bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Light body. Well balanced and tasty, but hardly exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2010
at 08:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 10, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, spicy, light roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100120]
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2010
at 14:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Deep ambery brown colour with small bubbly off-white head. Aroma is fruity and floral hop along with dark dry fruits and caramel malts. Flavour is caramel malts, dark dry fruits, some hoppyness as well as some toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2010
at 08:13
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask. Clear amber golden with no head. Light body, completely flat with very sweet caramel and fruit. No bitterness. 200110
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2010
at 07:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Dark golden colour, off-white head. Aroma: biscuit and caramel. Flavour of caramel malts, some fruits. Hint of hops. Slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2009
at 07:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml. -Clear amber coloured, small off-white head, flowery hoppy nose. Slight roasted malt, hoppy, grassy and caramel with nutty notes and touch of smoke in the finish. Once again drinkable but rather average Arran.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2009
at 07:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Scottish Real Ale Festival 2009 ... copper ... smokey woody dry malt nose ...again woody malts ...some hop in background ...little bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2009
at 01:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home ... copper ... sweet metallic malt nose... over fizzy ... juicy fruity toffee ... little bitterness. decent if nothing special
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2009
at 13:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
POurs amber into an English pint. Sickly looking head quickly recedes to hug rim. Sweet and sour tang aromas. Soft with upfront caramel and a lasting pit fruit finish.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2008
at 22:04