12th August 2015
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear amber beer, no head. Palate is smooth, decent fine carbonation. Tangy malts. Ripe orange. Mild spice. Light semi dry finish. Peel bitter linger. Not bad.

Cask conditioned at GBBF. My first Scottish ale designated as such here, but probably much too strong to be a genuine, traditional example of this more and more elusive style. Thin but stable, light beige head, colour hazy reddish brown. Aroma pleasantly malt sweet, cookies, touch of chocolate cake, dried plums, hazelnut paste, candied dates, butterscotch, banana as well as some ’FFF’ (freshly fermented farmland). Sweet cookies in the mouth, malt sweet, very caramelly, even butterscotch-like, tad chocolatey, raisins and dates with some fried banana and even a hint of candied orange; soft, fluffy, smooth mouthfeel. Finishes malt sweet (but not cloying in any way), caramelly, with some lightly tingling carbonation, a little bit sourish, with a dash of tea-like herbal hoppiness in the end. Pleasant beer, ’lighter’ than a wee heavy indeed, but I do not have much to compare it to...

Cask gravity at GBBF 2015 day 2. Thanks to the wingman. Orange caramel brown coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is light liquorice, burnt sugar, toffee, dried apple. Flavour is composed of sweet toffee, unrefined sugars, plummy fruit, jammy , palate is fully sweet, sticky sugar, moderate low carbonation.

Cask gravity at GBBF 2015. Clear russet colour lasting beige head. peaty aroma. Toffee in the mouth. little bit of burn on the finish. Sweet toffee mostly. OK bit of burn.

Cask at GBBF 2015... Copper.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet caramelised fruits toffee malts nose... Sweet fruits.. Soft toffee fruit.. Juicy malts

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange to brown with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty, light breadish. Sweet, toasted caramelish to breadish malt. Bitter and toasted malty finish.

Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours clear mahogany brown with a small beige head. The nose is malt, loaf, brown bread, fruit cake and dried fruits. The taste is bitter - sweet, brown bread, spicy, earthy roast, leather, toasty, light alcohol warmth with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A bit oily in mouth - feel. Simple scootish malty beer. Good boost.

Tap @ Nexus. Pours a dark orange appearance with a small off white head. Spicy toffee, earthy, caramel, sweet malty aroma. Light chocolate, rich caramel malty, chewy dessert toffee flavor with light carbonation. Ok.

At GABF on Thursday October 11, 2012Hazy golden color, yellow head. Sweet, fruity scent. Dry, malty, pith taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.