Haggis Hunter
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.32
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A spicy, fruity amber ale. The perfect drop to share wi' the chieftain o' the puddin'-race!
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Fass 1 pt (0,568l) @The Pine Trees Hotel, Pitlochry: Bernstein, dezente Trübung, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; fruchtige + würzige Nase, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftige florale/kräutrige Hopfenaromen, kräftig Malz, Karamell, leichte Röstaromen, malzig-würzige Bitterkeit; fruchtiger + würziger Körper, kräftige trockene Hopfennoten, floral/kräutrig, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftig Malz, Getreide, cremig, mittlere Kohlensäure; würzig-trockener Nachgang
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Aug 2025
at 09:28
6.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2025
at 13:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Opalescent, amber colour with average, firm, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Leafy and floral hoppy aroma, pale and caramel malty background, hints of petals, a touch of black tea, Earl Grey tea, bergamot. Taste is slightly leafy and minimally floral hoppy, pale and caramel malty basis with low residual sweetness, hints of tea, Earl Grey tea, a touch of bergamot, petals.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Nice mouthfeel, nice leafy hop flavours - nice. Exactly!
Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Nice mouthfeel, nice leafy hop flavours - nice. Exactly!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2025
at 20:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at the Guildford Arms.
Appearance - amber with a white head.
Nose - bread, green apple and grapes.
Taste - brown bread and green fruit again. A bit twiggy!
Palate - light to medium bodied, dry tangy finish.
Overall - alright.
Appearance - amber with a white head.
Nose - bread, green apple and grapes.
Taste - brown bread and green fruit again. A bit twiggy!
Palate - light to medium bodied, dry tangy finish.
Overall - alright.
Tried
from Cask
at
Guildford Arms
on 21 Mar 2025
at 13:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
19/7/2024. Cask at the 2024 Chelmsford Summer Beer & Cider Festival. 4.3% abv. Pours clear bright amber with a frothy pure white head. Aroma is fruity, orange, biscuit, malt, stone fruits, spicy hints. Medium sweetness, moderate but developing bitterness. Moderate body, oily, soft carbonation. Nice fruity bittersweet finish. Likeable. Seems to have improved post-Covid looking at previous ratings.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2024
at 12:13
24/01/2020. SILK MERCER, 38 St. Johns Street, DEVIZES, Wiltshire, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 28 Feb 2023
at 07:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoon's on 24th Jan 2020 (Burns Night tomorrow). Amber body with a creamy head in colour and texture, some good heavy lacing too. Strange taste, no real aroma; rough, earthy maltiness with a dry bitter feel along with a metallic twang.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2020
at 21:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the cock tavern. A clear reddy amber coloured pour with a fine halo if white head. Aroma is jammy red berries, toffee, grassy hedgerow hop, moderate flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, toffee, grassy, raisin and dried fruit. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, ok cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2018
at 18:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
12th April 2018
Cock T. Cask. Clear gold, small bubbly head. Palate is smooth, fairly dry and has low carbonation. Dry malts, a little grain. Dry floralness. Modest citric peel. Dry finish. Standard stuff.
Cock T. Cask. Clear gold, small bubbly head. Palate is smooth, fairly dry and has low carbonation. Dry malts, a little grain. Dry floralness. Modest citric peel. Dry finish. Standard stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2018
at 16:59
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Cock Taverna. It pours clear amber with a small bubbly head. The aroma is rich spiced character, earthy, toasted nut, wood, leather and cereal. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, spice, leaves, bit of mature cheddar almost, caramel and wood with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Old skool ale, which has a pleasant spiced character. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2018
at 16:43