Tidal Bay Summer Ale
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.76
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
24/7/2025. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Summer Beer Festival 2025. Nicely done, very nice bitterness. A little creamy. Beat expectations.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at Ryrie's. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light caramel and dried fruit. Faint floral hops on the tase, more caramel> Light sweet finish.
Cask at ryries... Golden amber.. Small white head... Soft sweet caramel fruit nose... Soft dry fruit.. Soft fruit.. Light juicy floral fruit
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On cask at Ryries. Appearance - fairly clear and golden. Creamy white head. Nose - lemon, meadowsweet and apple. Taste - apple predominant, then lemon zest and some floral. Palate - light bodied, creamy middle and quite a bitter finish. Overall - not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask, pint at Queen Vic Aberdeen. It pours clear golden - amber with a thick, fairly dense white head. The aroma is fragrant, quite floral, toasty grain, cereal, touch of nuttiness, biscuit and zingy citrus vibes. The taste is crisp, dry, snap of bitterness, pithy, zesty, waxy citrus peel, lemon, grapefruit, touch of orchard fruits, fragrant, floral, pot pourri, peppery spice, biscuity malt base, cereal and some lightly toasted grain with a drying, finish. Average body (actually I expected a toucher lighter as this is a summer ale...) and well appointed fluffy carbonation. Nice condition. Probably wanted the malt base to be a touch cleaner, but it's nice nonetheless.