Raspy Engine
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.77
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When we saw our head brewer Amy heading back from a nearby farm with a punnet of freshly-picked wild Scottish raspberries, we knew jam wasn’t on her mind. Sure enough, they were the latest under-bonnet tinkering with our beloved Old Engine Oil.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
330 ml. bottle. BBF 04/2018. Dark brown, uneven mocha bubbles. Nose is low umami, weak mocha syrup, cheap stale chocolate, poor mocha syrup,... Taste is basic cheap mocha, cacao powder, low instant coffee, cheap plastic, poor cheap cacao, low umami, herbal leaves,... Poor thin cheap cacao, mocha body,... Disappointing, this poorer than I remember the base being or my taste changed but it is quite weak & the raspberry is completely absent which makes it an even bigger bummer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2017
at 17:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Max. Dark brown with a light reddish hue and a tan head. Roast, coffee, chocolate, a berry note, a bit of licorice, sweetish, light sourish hint, bitterish finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2017
at 06:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with late awakening, average, thick creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige to tan head. Earthy, fruity, raspberry aroma. Taste is slightly dry, dark malty, fruity notes of raspberry are somewhat restricted, some malty spiciness and a touch of lovage interferes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2017
at 13:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Black color with beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, sweet raspberries, coffee. Taste is raspberries, coffee, chocolate. Surprisingly sweet, but also tart. Oily viscous mouthfeel. Bitter finish. Nice, but a bit too sweet, respectively the raspberries give a bit of an artificial feeling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2016
at 13:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle. Pours dark reddish brown colour with a huge most good lasting tan head. Aroma of raspberries, dark malt, slight sweetness. Taste of dark sweet malt, soft notes of raspberries, not too sweet, toffee, nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2016
at 13:45