Sulwath Criffel Ale

Criffel Ale

 

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

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
5.91
ABV: 4.6% IBU: - Ticks: 23
The original site at Southerness was beside the Solway with the Criffel mountain range behind. This adjoined the birth place of John Paul Jones and like him our premium “Criffel” ale can be a bit of a brigand. Strong, rich and dark amber, with a distinct character of it’s own, largely attributable to three specially selected hop varieties this is brewed with.
 

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5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 07/03/21. Clear golden amber with a decent off white cap that dissipates edgeward. Nose is dusty fruits, hedgerow, crackers, cereals, pale malts. Taste comprises toasted grains, hint of toffee, biscuit, dull fruit tones, tea leaves. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so affair ... the twigometer is rising through amber!

Tried on 07 Mar 2021 at 19:08


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle, online from the brewery, Pours pale amber with a white head. Aroma: malts, caramel. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, light roast, caramel, biscuit, wood. Medium body with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2021 at 19:07


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Panda at home thanks to SHIG. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is earthy straw, damp hay, dirty grass. Flavour is composed of dirty grains, damp hay, little ginger, spicy grass hop, firm grassy hop bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, grain husks, spicy carbonation. ok.

Tried on 28 Feb 2021 at 21:16


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

27/2/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear golden with a small frothy white head. Nice looking pour. Aroma of malt, caramel, fruit and veg. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, average carbonation. Looks were it's highlight

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2021 at 14:21


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle: Poured a golden with a white creamy head. Aroma is metallic hops, fruity, malty. Taste is light bitter, doughy, caramel, malty.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2021 at 19:09


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Steamboat Inn, Carsethorn, near Dumfries. Pale amber with a white head. A light taste at first grows (like any decent bitter) into something that's actually quite more-ish. Light florals, biscuit and a touch of wood, with a dry and moderately bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2020 at 18:24


5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Thin beige head left a froth on a reddish brown still body. Jam malt & spice aroma. Medium bodied, soft & creamy on the palate with a sharp clean back. Well balanced tastes of malt, tea, fruity, light hops & long tangy finish. Standard Bitter

Tried on 26 Nov 2019 at 20:01


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Aldi Inverurie. If pours clear deep amber with a decent foamy white head. The aroma is earthy, wood, toasty, peanut, leather and some spice. The taste is dry, bitter, wood, leather, toasted nut, a bit chewy, spiced, dried florals and a touch of ash with a drying, slightly tannic finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. A bit chewy and woody. Fair.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2018 at 14:29


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

Cask at the Caley Sample Room. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of faint toffee and sulphur. Taste is light malt sweet, toffee. Thin finish.

Tried from Cask on 03 Oct 2017 at 11:24


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pint at Counting House in Glasgow. Clear amber beer with a thin creamy head. Light hoppy smell. Flavour is light bitter hop with a lemony twist. Unremarkable but fine.

Tried on 22 Jul 2015 at 12:36