Blaven
Isle of Skye Brewing Co. in Uig, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.98
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Creamy, full-bodied and smooth, Blaven is also somewhat deceptive – the strongest of our regular ales.
Hops: Challenger, Galena
Malts: Pale Ale, Crystal
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Leighton (35102) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - cheers to the Nellzer for hauling back to London from the North. Pours totally clear burnished gold with a frothy, mostly white head. Reasonably well rounded, with bready malts, a touch of butter, bitter grass and sun-kissed hay, undertones of ripe citrus fruits. Light bodied, a little oily, with fine carbonation. Finishes with bready malts, some dough, mellow grassy bitterness, orange peel. A fairly basic ale, but entirely drinkable, to be fair.
ianwelby (4740) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Clear golden beer, thick white head. Very light aroma of grassy hop. Tastes of citrus, apple, a bit of caramel and malt. Not a strong taste but crisp and refreshing. Light, airy aftertaste with a bit of biscuit. Not great but not bad.
Mabuzzer (2124) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Clear and golden with an average white head. Floral, yeasty aroma, flavour is similar with some citrus. Dry and rather pleasant.
Iznogud (14911) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Uig Hotel. Pours orange with white head. Caramel malty, light fruitness, hint of spices. Sweet. Decent.
Martin Lindström (24359) ticked Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 10 years ago
PMgep (4081) ticked Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 10 years ago
Stuu (34178) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours clear golden, nose is grainy, citrus, taste is bitter, sweet, light fruit.
allmyvinyl (21224) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Standing Order. Pours clear gold, thin white head. Aromas of cereal grains and light orange. Taste is light bitter, finishing light sweet. Medium body and oily mouthfeel. Clear favourite of the three tried today.
Scopey (25220) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at the Moorings, Aberdeen. It pours golden yellow, with a thin foamy white head. The nose is sweet sultana, raisin, marmalade and Braeburn apple. The taste is hay, straw, citrus pith, honey sweetness and marmalade, with a decent bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Ok.
McCash (16153) reviewed Blaven from Isle of Skye Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle, thanks to Lewis. Pours hazy golden-orange with a thin white layer of lace. The nose has sultana and maybe oranges against a gently malty background. The taste has more oranges, with something earthy kicking in at the end. The palate has a big beginning then falls away in the middle section. The finish is bitter and quite long. Overall, a decent bitter.