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Macbeth

 

Deeside Brewery (prev. Hillside Brewery) in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.32
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 26
Our signature golden ale. Soft bitterness, melon and floral notes, a dry finish with tropical fruit.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Re-rating on 16/04/14 as new brewer/owner apparently. Solid as before - best I’ve had from them so far. Previous rating 23/05/12 = 7+3+6+3+12=3.1 50cl bottle. Pours golden/orange with steady to frantic bubbles and a nicely proportioned head, The nose has oranges and a little toffee. The taste is of malt and some tangy toffee. The palate has a medium body, medium texture and a fairly clean finish. Overall, it’s another bitter, very drinkable but not particularly distinguished.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2012 at 16:05


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ 27th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2010, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, EnglandClear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, roasted, caramel, earthy - damp stain, plastic notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, plastic notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20101201]

Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2011 at 22:58


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (gravity) @ Paisley Beer Festival 2011. Golden colour, some off-white bubbles. Aroma is hoppy, citrus. Light malted. Flavour is citric, followed by dry biscuit. Slightly bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 01 May 2011 at 10:50


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Dobbies, Aberdeen. It pours a cloudy orange colour with a very thin white head and very low carbonation. The nose is sweet orange, lemon, yeast, caramel and horlicks. The taste is wood, smokey, tangy orange, lemon and lime zest, leading to a light bitter finish. It’s fairly thin, uncomplicated and inoffensive. A fairly drinkable bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2011 at 14:18


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

2nd December 2010
Pigs Ear. Slightly hazy amber beer, ghost of a white head. Light semi dry palate. Zero carbonation. Mild tangy orange. Some green vegetables and some dry semi sweet malt. Just about drinkable.

Tried on 30 Dec 2010 at 06:32


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask Aberdeen Beer festival 07 ... Golden yellow ... light hoppy nose ... a fairly standard light fruity bitter nice enough but no real character... 3.1 Cask at aberdeen beer festival 09 ...amber ... sweet fruity hop nose ... juicy but dry hop ... bitter builods ... quite fruity with a dry linger 3.4

Tried from Cask on 25 Nov 2007 at 11:57