Sulwath Knockendoch

Knockendoch

 

Sulwath in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
5.57
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 26
“Knockendoch” – The Dark One. Like the granite mountains behind the original site snd from which this superlative ale takes it’s name. It is a full bodied natural drink imbued with a quiet strength which can sometime deceive the unwary.
 

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

Bottle at home. Pours amber red, nose is toffee, biscuit, taste is toffee, crisp, dry.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2014 at 23:42


3.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear dark brown, thin bubbly white head. Aromas are mostly vinegar at first, resolving to fruit cake (maybe sour fruit cake?). Taste is more of the same, sadly. Didn’t finish this, which is rare for me.

Tried from Cask on 08 Aug 2014 at 09:28


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the Scottish Real Ale shop. Appearance - amber red with a nice head. Nose - subtle toffee and slightly elusive biscuits. Taste - much more pronounced toffee and biscuits Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - really enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jul 2014 at 11:47


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

500ml bottle, just out of date when opened on 4th Aug 2012. Lovely dark amber body with a thin tan coloured head on top. The nose and taste combined nicely: malty and yet hoppy too, pine, nuts and caramel vied for prominence with yeast and a mini-hop bittereness also in the mix. Well balanced and easy to drink, the 5% ABV being nicely hidden. Soft and smooth feel to it.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2012 at 14:16


3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Cloudy light brown. The aroma is dull, maybe a bit malty. Nutty, but a bit phenolic. Not a good one, really, and the second time with phenol issues from this brewery.

Tried on 18 Sep 2010 at 09:06


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 500ml.Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, damped stained, earth, light caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100417]

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2010 at 23:18


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle @ Brugmansia/Fonefan Tasting, April 2010. Pours clear copper with a off white creamy head. Nose is sweet toffeee and caramel. Medium bodied. Dry and grainy flavor. Some cellar notes..

Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2010 at 13:12


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

Bottle, 5.0%. Quite malty aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Small frothy almost white head. The flavour is roasted and a little papery. Also roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2010 at 07:24


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask, Bodega, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Copper colour with a thin off white head. Malty, slightly farty aroma with a hint of fruit. All feels very supressed, with flavours struggling to get out. Drinkable, but pretty dull fayre.

Tried from Cask on 04 Mar 2009 at 14:48


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

Cask-conditioned at the Victoria, Clifton, Bristol 3/2/09. Malty, milk chocolate and caramel aroma. Flavour was sweet, with some earthiness and a short bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 03 Feb 2009 at 17:17