Maverick
Fyne Ales in Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.60
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A Robust Dark Bitter. Simple and satisfying - the key components of a good best bitter. Maverick ticks both boxes, with fruity British hops on top of a robust malt backbone for a rich, dark ale to savour. Layers of warming, roasted malt, dried dark fruits and candied orange flavours, with a mellow, sweet finish.
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4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear, deep amber golden with a nice off-white head leaving laces. Somewhat fusty aroma. Thin and watery body, a little caramel and again a distinct fustiness. Rather bitter in the aftertaste. 140509
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2009
at 15:41
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, shared by Papsoe. It pours a clear, dark golden body under a small, off-white head. Malty nose with some hops in the background and a little cellar as well. Cellarish, malty flavor with some fruity hops producing a little bitterness. Rather malty finish too, with a decent bitterness. Dry, medium body. A decent beer, but rather uninteresting except as a session-beer. (090514)
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2009
at 11:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with an almost fully gone head. Roasted malt and fruity hops aroma. Semi sweet and hoppy flavoured. Nice bitterness and smooth malt base. Ends bitter and light fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2009
at 05:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at a pub that I’ve forgotten to take down details of in Edinburgh, 20-03-09 on Craig’s crawl of Edinburgh’s finest establishments. Pours reddy amber with a white head. There is a good touch of vanilla in here and there is a nice maltiness and a pleasant tanginess also. Quite a big toffee apple presence shows on the second wave in the mouth and this is another good Scottish beer. A6 A4 F6 P4 OV13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2009
at 05:07