Wildcat (Bottle)
(Batch of Wildcat)
Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.57
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A smooth, deep amber coloured ale with a complex malt, fruit and hop flavour. Strong and distinctive like the powerful sleek Scottish Wildcat it is named after.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle picked up at Aberlour Deli. It pours clear deep reddish brown with a big, foamy off-white head. The aroma is earthy, caramel, toffee, brown bread, fruit cake, bit of toasted nut, wood and pie crust. The taste is dry, earthy bitterness toothy, brown bread, dried fruits, fruit cake, varnished wood, hint of tannin and resin with a woody finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Toothy with a bite. This bottled version ain't too bad. Grew on me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2019
at 20:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle bb 28/7/18 ambrata limpida cotto caramelo morbida nota fruttata non molto amara note metalliche
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2017
at 03:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2017
at 15:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
600 mL bottle pour. Reddish copper pour, with a lasting patchy head. Much thanks to my Dad for the thoughts when visiting Scotland. A slight rich malt aroma. Flavor is a dusty malt front, rich caramel, and a lingering bitter dry finish. Better than expectations, and full of flavor. Tasty beer here overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2017
at 00:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours an amber brown colour with a small but long lasting off-white head. Aroma of lightly roasted malts or coffee, fruity. Taste is also malty, the coffee/roasted malt flavours come through after and leave a bitter hop aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2016
at 16:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Flasche 0,5l: Dunkles Kupfer, leichte Trübung, etwas grobporiger Schaum; dunkle Süße in der Nase, Malz, dunkle Früchte, Holunderbeeren, Röstaromen, Schokolade, etwas süßer Kaffee; sehr kräftige Würze im Körper, dunkle Süße, angenehme Bitterkeit, kräftige dunkle Malzigkeit, Röstmalz, Muckefuck, Haselnüsse; langer würzig-trockener Nachgang
Tried
on 30 Nov 2015
at 02:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear coppery colour with a thin white head. Toffee aroma, caramel flavour and a surprisingly bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2015
at 10:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Leicht trübes orangegoldenes Bier mit geringer weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch nach reifen Früchten, würzig, Karamell. Geschmack mild röstmalzig, etwas Karamell, mild weiches Bier.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 10:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours ruby, nose and taste are quite fruity, sweet toffee, floral.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2014
at 01:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Clear, red beer with with an off-white bubbly head. Aroma is malty and fruity. The flavour has the same fruit and malt elements as the smell, with a touch of caramel but I was also getting a very slight zesty, orange hint in the flavour and especially in the backtaste, which gives it a more refreshing edge. Quite pleasant.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2014
at 15:05