David's Not So Bitter
Spey Valley Brewery in Mulben, Moray, Scotland 🏴
Bitter Regular|
Score
5.80
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This simple, well balanced ruby ale, with caramel, biscuity flavours dominating has yet to meet a dish it doesn’t go well with.
Malts: Maris otter, Wheat, Crystal.
Hops: Northern Brewer, Cascade.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample from 50 cl. bottle. Clear, amber-golden with a small, white head. Sweet aroma with toffee, bread, fruits and caramel malts. Some butter. Taste is sweet. Lighter body with a soft carbonation. Finishes sweet with butter and toffee. The butter notes is not overpowering. However, still a bitter on the sweet side.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
500ml bottle from Alesela. Pours clear copper, thin white head. Herbal aroma, light red fruit notes and sugar sweet. More like butter on the taste though. Teeth-coating sweetness too. Light body, thin finish, abrupt finish. Not so good.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed David's Not So Bitter from Spey Valley Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of fruit, malt, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.
Pinball (15907) reviewed David's Not So Bitter from Spey Valley Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
bottle at yespr, clear brown, smooth light brown head. aroma is overly buttery and some caramel, flavor is buttery, caramel, malts. way too much butter. i cant drink this.
yespr (55501) reviewed David's Not So Bitter from Spey Valley Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white to fully gone head. Aroma is butterish and toasted malty. Mild smoked. Caramelish and toasted malty. Flat butterish finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from the Brewery [020713]
Reddish amber, thin white head dissipates to thin rim around glass, clear, almost no lacing
Aroma - soft toffee, light caramel, dab of dark fruits, touch of dark sugar, burnt sugar
Taste of caramel malts, soft creamy toffee, some red berries, mainly malts, caramel is bit like the coating on toffee apples, slight unusual yeast/caramel taste
Palate - soft carb, Light medium body, quite sweet caramel palate. Finish as main flavour, soft creamy toffee.
Overall - Not that bitter at all, easy going beer, far better than the last rate.
Cask @ Mash Tun, Aberlour 3/3/2/1/5 1.4
Dark amber, clear, frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma - soft caramel malt, some farmyard manure, hint of acetone
Taste - light musty fruit....cold tea...hint of rubber...some metallic...poor
Palate - soft carb, watery body. Finish as main flavour...not a great bitter flavour
Overall - Well this must be an off batch. Re-rate it has to be.