Dark (Cask)
(Batch of Dark)
Isle of Arran Brewery in Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.48
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Rich in aroma of malt hops, with ripe fruit. Full malt with a deep bitter finish. A traditional style ‘Scottish Heavy’.
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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2017. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2019
at 10:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear amber with a bubbly off-white head. Aromas of malt, light acetic note. Taste is more astringent malt. Nutty finish, thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2015
at 03:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the standing order. Pours clear deep amber, nose is toffee, light roast malts, taste is sweet toffee, floral.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2015
at 11:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Olde Mitre; clear dark amber pour with a frothy beige head, roast malt aroma, taste has roast malts, a hint of coffee and dark fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2014
at 05:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Smooth malty beginning. Fresh, smooth, easy to drink. Fresh malty and not too sweet in the mainpart. Hints of roast, smooth fresh. The aftertaste is fresh, malty-hoppy, floral hints, hints of roast. Great!
Tried
on 03 Sep 2014
at 11:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Clockwork. It pours deep amber with a medium beige head. The nose is brown bread, earth, nut, dried berry, toast and malt loaf. The taste is earth, brown bread, toast, dried fruit, berry, light caramel, fruity tartness and fruit cake with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A superior dark ale. Rather nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2014
at 05:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ White Lion, Heptonstall. Slightly hazy brown with a thick creamy head. Has a roasted, almost burnt aroma with a mild nutty taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jul 2014
at 11:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask avec full Scootish breakfast at the Archibald Simpson, ABZ, 21/06/14. Chestnut brown with a decent light beige covering that retains. Nose is malt based, light tobacco, earthy cocoa leangings, biscuit. Taste comprises brown bread, dark malt, cocoa rub, dark fruit tones, raisens. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, mellow bitter trace in the close. Decent enough fayre.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2014
at 10:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at jdw Aberdeen. Chestnut brown / copper coloured pour with a stodgy speckled cream coloured head. Aroma is nutty malts with touch of caramel woody twigs and some dried fruits. Flavour follows with some raisin, nutty malts, twigs and berry notes. Palate is medium bodied, semi sweet and moderately low carbonation. Drinks pretty well.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2014
at 10:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @ Ghillie Dhu. Pours dark amber to black with a nicely proportioned head. The nose has honey nut cornflakes. The taste has more of the same and a nutty note too. The palate is medium with a creamy structure and a reasonably elegant finish. Overall, the best Arran beer I’ve had.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2012
at 13:51