Drovers 80/- (aka Wheel Ale)
Tryst Brewery in Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.37
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A traditional 80/- made with East Lothian barley. There is a lot to be said for a classic style done well, and Drovers embodies this.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Cask at Bishops Stortford Beer Festival 2010. A hazy black beer with a brown shine under a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, grass, and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, grassy hops, and spices, leading to a dry bitter finish. The body is light.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jul 2011
at 13:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Bishops Stortford Beer Festival 2010 (as Tryst Drovers 80/-). Runyish brown colour with small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, wood, some grains, but overall quite sweet. Flavour is grains, plum, some slight sherry as well as mild spicyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2010
at 23:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled as Drovers 80/-. Deep copper with a decent, off-white head. Fruity malt aroma, with raisins, caramel and a touch of earthiness. Flavour was sweet to begin with, some roastiness, more fruit, leafy hops and a decent, bitter finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2010
at 03:28
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from The Cave, as Drovers 80/-. Hazy dark copper colour, no head. Very nice aroma of caramel, hint of spices, sour, a bit hoppy. Flavour is toasted malts, caramel. Very flat, no carbonation at all. I wonder if thats intentionally or if something’s wrong with the bottle. Otherwise good drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2010
at 12:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50cl bottle bought at the Falkirk Wheel - labelled at Wheel Ale. Dark copper with a thin white head; clean citrus hop aroma;robust hoopy flavour with some chewy maltrs and a pleasantly hoppy finish; Very drinkable - not at all what I expect from an 80/- ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2009
at 13:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Guilford, Edinburgh, 20-03-09 on Craig’s crawl of Edinburgh’s finest establishments. Pours chesnut with a white head and a slight haze. Nice maltiness, good citrus, hops show. its a decent tangy beer. A6 A4 F8 P4 OV15 3.7 6
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2009
at 03:44