Three Sisters
(has 2 batches)
Atlas Brewing Company (Scotland) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.38
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Three Sisters Scottish Ale (4.2% abv) is a dark, fruity, refreshing ale that proves a perennial favourite, and is named after the dramatic range of mountains in Glencoe.
Chocolate Malt helps to give this beer its very attractive dark ruby colour, as well as contributing to some of the toasty and liquorice flavours in the beer.
However, a very large charge of whole-flower hops balances the dark malt character with an abundance of hop fruit flavours. These include dried and fresh fruit flavours as well as some more citrus tones not normally found in such a dark beer.
There’s enough ‘going on’ in Three Sisters to keep even the most demanding real ale aficionado happy, whilst the very approachable fruit makes this a popular drink across the board.
Chocolate Malt helps to give this beer its very attractive dark ruby colour, as well as contributing to some of the toasty and liquorice flavours in the beer.
However, a very large charge of whole-flower hops balances the dark malt character with an abundance of hop fruit flavours. These include dried and fresh fruit flavours as well as some more citrus tones not normally found in such a dark beer.
There’s enough ‘going on’ in Three Sisters to keep even the most demanding real ale aficionado happy, whilst the very approachable fruit makes this a popular drink across the board.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle 500ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and floral hops. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and floral hops. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is light, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2012
at 13:40
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Gordon and MacPhail, Elgin. Pours dark copper with steady bubbles and a good head. The nose is of ginger biscuits. The taste is of more ginger biscuits and a dry malt finish. The palate is medium bodied with a tangy middle texture and a long, dry but slightly astringent finish. Overall, a solid bitter but not world beating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2012
at 11:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Jan 2010: Brown 500ml bottle obtained while visiting St Andrews. Poured into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ vase shaped pint glass. Dark reddy copper body, clear and clean, a creamy foam of a tan colour sat on top. The produced plenty of lacing as the beer sank down the glass. Malts and toffee esters hit my nose, although it didn’t smell sweet. More malt than anything else in the taste, the toasted/roasted flavour is there throughout the sip. The hops bring in a bitterness towards the end of the mouthfeel making this a very drinkable beer indeed. The 4.2%ABV sits well within the brew, this is a good well balanced bevvy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2012
at 01:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Take 2: Cask @ Kimberly Arms, Findhorn
Dark amber brown....clear frothy white head ...good lacing
Aroma - Caramel malt...light roast malt...some sweet maltiness...light grassy hops
Taste - Dark caramel malts...toasted malts...bitter grassy slight earthy hops in background..bit of fruitiness
Palate - soft carb...sweet dark malts...tangy light bitter. Finish as main flavour...dry...bitter slight roast...clean finish
Overall - Quite a good scottish ale
Original rating: Cask @ The Castle Tavern, Inverness 29122011 5/3/6/2/10 - Not in great condition
Dark amber brown....clear frothy white head ...good lacing
Aroma - Caramel malt...light roast malt...some sweet maltiness...light grassy hops
Taste - Dark caramel malts...toasted malts...bitter grassy slight earthy hops in background..bit of fruitiness
Palate - soft carb...sweet dark malts...tangy light bitter. Finish as main flavour...dry...bitter slight roast...clean finish
Overall - Quite a good scottish ale
Original rating: Cask @ The Castle Tavern, Inverness 29122011 5/3/6/2/10 - Not in great condition
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2011
at 07:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2010. Reddish amber colour with a small beige head. Aroma is caramel malts, mild nutty and leathery notes as well as some floral and grassy hops. Flavour is caramel malts, some wooden and herbal notes as well. Also some mild leathery and floral notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2011
at 04:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Frisch herber Antrunk mit hopfigen Bitternoten. Der Hopfen nimmt sofort etwas ab, stattdessen kommt ein röstig-verbranntes Malzaroma auf. Dieses ist im Mittelteil fruchtig, zum Ende aber trockener und bitterer. Süffig, bis zum Ende frisch, da das Malz sich schnell in den Hintergrund verlagert. 9/11/12/11/8/11
Tried
on 02 Jun 2011
at 12:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reddish-amber. The aroma is very toasty, breadcrusty - nice - with some fiery, almost smokey warmth to the aroma. The body is toasty, malt-accented but dry, with a hint of burnt breadcrust. Complex malts without being overly sweet. Good balance. This Scottish ale is one of the few I found in Scotland that is close to what Americans think a Scottish Ale is.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Nov 2010
at 02:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Halfway House, 24 Fleshmarket Close, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1BX.Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - orange, apple and toffee notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100205]
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2010
at 11:19