Cairngorm Brewery Blessed Thistle

Blessed Thistle

 

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

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.26
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 51
"Thistle Beer" from Cairngorm Brewery. A reddish brown ale, bittered with thistle and late Goldings hops. Hints of roast malt and fruit finish this most complex of beers. Alias with M&S Scottish Ale confirmed at the brewery (Oakes).
 

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

Old rating - M & S Scottish Ale 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of berries, flora, herbs, spices, caramel & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:38


7

Tried on 10 Aug 2022 at 20:14


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Flasche 0,5l: Mahagonirot mit festem feinporigem Schaum; sehr süße und fruchtige Nase mit dunklem Traubensaft, Mango- und Papayaaromen; angenehm süßer und süffiger Körper mit dunklen Früchten, kräftiger Malzigkeit, Röstaromen und Tanninen

Tried on 20 Nov 2015 at 01:27


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Ale from Beers of Europe. Bitter o gryzacym smaku i lekko pikantnym, chyba to z ostropestu. Smak wyraznie goryczkowy dominuje tu potezna gorycz. Kolor rubinowo miedziany, pianka srednia malo trwala. Wyraziste i gozkie piwo. Ostropest jest bardzo zdrowy na watrobe przede wszystkim wiec tu idealnie niweluje uboczne skutki zawartego alkoholu, ktorego i tak nie jest za duzo. Bardzo polecam wytrawnym piwosza.

Tried on 02 Sep 2015 at 13:28


6

Tried on 28 Oct 2014 at 12:55


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Flaske 0,5l fra Eurospar Tomasjord. Batch 3232. Drukket hjemme 21 Apr 14. Dyp brun. OK luftig skum som varer litt. Lav teppelacing. Aroma av frukt & bær. Smaken har samme preg. Blir litt syrlig etter hvert. KI=4.

Tried on 24 Apr 2014 at 02:13


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle, L3232, bought at EuroSpar Tomasjord. Shared with Richard. Amber coloured body with a shade of brown, clear. Slowly diminishing beige head. Earthy malty nose with a touch of floral hops. Taste of herbal spicy hops, thistle and ginger, joined by mid-sweet malts. Fruit bitter twist to the ending. Medium to thin bodied. A bit different and quite nice to drink (Easter gathering at our place, Tromsø 18.04.2014).

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2014 at 05:38


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Flaske hjemført av og konsumert med Willy: allerede i aromaen fornemmer vi et innslag av røykmalt, men er det kanskje tistlene som er tilsatt under brygging? Lurer på hvilken del av planten de har brukt. En øl som er mer interessant enn egentlig god (i hvertfall for oss som ikke er spesielt begeistret for det som minner om røkt). Fin karbonering og munnfylde, og mye smak for bare 4,5.

Tried on 06 Mar 2014 at 12:27


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Duft av frukter, rosin og krydder. Tykt skum. Fin mørk amber farge. fin smak av krydder og rosin med en litt bitter finish.

Tried on 15 Jan 2014 at 10:49


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. A small, dark beige head sits on top of an unclear, copper colored body. The aroma has a little spiced touch, but most of all there’s toffee. As low on hoppyness as Scottish beers are reputed to be, both in the aroma and the flavor. Some bitterness kicks in towards the end though. Toffee and a little spiced, herbal flavor as well. Dry, full-bodied and nicely carbonated. Yet another pretty boring bitter, but there’s some qualities in this one that I like. And it’s flawless as well. 130607

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2013 at 05:10