Red MacGregor (Cask)
(Batch of Red MacGregor (4%))
Orkney Brewery (Sinclair Breweries) in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland 🏴
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular|
Score
6.73
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Red MacGregor is a mighty beer indeed a celebration of one of Scotland's true historic heroes. It was one of the first beers in Scotland that expressively used the American hop Cascade for citrusy fruit flavour.
It has a wonderfully complex aroma of fruity hop zest, spiciness and rich malts. This beer offers initial toasted caramel malt aromas and flavours then mouth-watering citrus hop fruits giving way to a clean, fruity, refreshing hop bitterness.
Hops: Challenger, Cascade
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Malted Wheat
It has a wonderfully complex aroma of fruity hop zest, spiciness and rich malts. This beer offers initial toasted caramel malt aromas and flavours then mouth-watering citrus hop fruits giving way to a clean, fruity, refreshing hop bitterness.
Hops: Challenger, Cascade
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Malted Wheat
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4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask. Dark ale retaining a heavy and hoppy bitterness which dominates the taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2012
at 11:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen. It pours deep amber, with a thick, dense beige head. The nose is tangerine, kumquat, wood and leaf. The taste is wood, leather, polish and citrus pith, with a bitter-dry finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and good balance. A really good example of the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2012
at 12:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask @ Kimberly Arms, Findhorn
Dark brown.....medium frothy head...good lacing...Aroma of caramel malts and some spicy hops....Taste of caramel malts..bit of roasted malt...bitter...light spicy hops...some fruit......Palate - soft carb...thin to medium body. Finish - quite bitter and peppery....burnt....over lingering..hangs around too long..doesn’t clean
Overall - Flavoursome hoppy bitter for the abv but that finish is too lingering
Dark brown.....medium frothy head...good lacing...Aroma of caramel malts and some spicy hops....Taste of caramel malts..bit of roasted malt...bitter...light spicy hops...some fruit......Palate - soft carb...thin to medium body. Finish - quite bitter and peppery....burnt....over lingering..hangs around too long..doesn’t clean
Overall - Flavoursome hoppy bitter for the abv but that finish is too lingering
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2012
at 16:52
6.5/10
26/11/2010. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Winter Festival.
Tried
from Cask
at
Dove Street Inn
on 26 Nov 2010
at 00:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber-red. Thick head. There’s a big chewy caramel aroma. Quite tasty. Toasty palate with chewy caramel accents. Good complexity and balance.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2010
at 14:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2010. Reddish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruits, toffee, caramel wood and some mild notes of leather and spruce. Flavour is caramel malts, toffee, wood and mild dry sappy notes. Refreshing and quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2010
at 21:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ GBBF ’10. Cloudy brown with an off-white head. Berries, nuts and caramel in the nose. Malts, raisins and fruit flavours. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2010
at 08:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The State. Amber colour, white head. Aroma of caramel, slightly toasted malts. Flavour of roasted malts and fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2010
at 11:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small off white head. Aroma is roasted malt and slight overripe fruity. Fruity and hoppy,slight spiced flavoured with a lingering dry note. Bitter and dry hoppy finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2009
at 12:45
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask at Guildford Arms, Edinburgh. Amber coloured, small white head, fruity nose. Malty, aromatic hoppy and mild smoke taste with nutty notes. Odd hint of glue in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2009
at 09:35