Cairngorm Brewery Scottish Bard

Scottish Bard

 

Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Winter Out of Production
Score
6.16
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Malty full bodied Scottish style, chestnut brown ale. Mature fruit on the nose with a biscuity caramel flavour.
 

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

Cask at SRAF 2009 I think. Pours copper amber, nose is toffee, floral, caramel, taste is similar.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2015 at 01:51


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5


Cask @ JDW Elgin
Dark chestnut brown...thin off white head...good lacing
Aroma of dark caramel malts...bit of roasted malt...no hops
Taste - caramel malts...some toasted malts...hint of chocolate...bit of bitter hops in the background...bitter burnt toast comes through in the middle
Palate - soft carb..thin to medium body. Finish - bitter lingering roasted finish.....rather over burnt and a bit harsh
Overall - a bit above average....the finish lets this down

Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2012 at 17:45


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at JDW in Edinburgh airport. Pours dark, amber and hazy with a proportionate head. The nose has biscuits and dark chocolate. The taste is like a bitter with burnt biscuits on the end. The palate has a medium body, a medium thick texture and a slightly burnt finish. Overall, it started average and went slightly downhill thereafter.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jan 2012 at 11:10


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

3rd February 2011
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Loads of beers shared with ChrisO and Harrisoni - Cheers! Clear dark brown beer. Residual tan coloured head. Dried fruit and mild toffee malt in good balance. A decent autumnal ale. Dry finish.

Tried on 13 Feb 2011 at 05:05


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity at Chelmsford Winter BF 2011. Deep brown. Thin off white head. Its malty very malty touch of sting on end. But its a bit too malty
Earlier Rating: 2/5/2008 Total Score: 2.7
Cask conditioned handpull at The Edgar Wallace, Temple. Deep chestnut with lasting beige head. Bit appley, some decent malts. Not a huge hop presence. Drinkable malts though, touch of coffee.

Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2011 at 06:21


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (handpump) @ Stockbridge Tap, 2 Raeburn Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 1HN.Clear medium amber color with a average to large, creamy to frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, light butter, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is creamy to oily and smooth, carbonation is soft. [20100205]Earlier Rating: 2/6/2008 Total Score: 3.2Cask (handpump) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, sugar, light licorice and cola. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (170108)

Tried from Cask on 08 Oct 2010 at 11:21


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

cask at the tap ... red copper ... cream tan head ...soft melloow toffee ...nice caramel malt ... light hop ... ok not specialEarlier Rating: 1/18/2010 Total Score: 3.2cask at cloisters ... red brown .... stilage ....sweet malt nose .... dry woody toffee malt .... berry fruits

Tried from Cask on 05 Feb 2010 at 10:25