Close Encounters

Fyne Ales in Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wheat Ale Regular

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6.79

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

Strange patterns in the fields, a golden glow on the horizon—Close Encounters is a naturally hazy, vegan-friendly Breslau-style Schoeps wheat beer, golden amber in colour with a smooth, toasty malt character. A touch of Perle leaf hops adds subtle spice and floral notes, creating a beer that’s both historic and otherworldly.

Drink it, decode it—the truth is in the pint.

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6.8

Svesse (15730) reviewed Close Encounters from Fyne Ales 6 months ago

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

(Cask at Harp, Covent Garden, London, 1 June 2025) Hazy amber colour with creamy, tan head. Malty, fruity nose with bread, wheat, hay, toast and apricots. Malty, fruity taste with notes of bread, toast, apricots, estery hints and a mild smoke touch. Low bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Soft and refreshing. Nice one.

Tried from Cask at Harp - Covent Garden on 12 Jul 2025 at 21:21

6.9

cagarvie (40076) reviewed Close Encounters from Fyne Ales 8 months ago

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

dark amber ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..Light bitter soft banana toffee malts

Tried on 30 May 2025 at 11:31

Scopey (25115) reviewed Close Encounters from Fyne Ales 10 months ago

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

Cask at Queen Vic. It pours hazy buff / pale brown with a thick, fluffy off - white head. The aroma is soft, hearty malt, bread, wheat crackers, touch of spice, grass, melon and touch of green banana. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, firm dryness, quite mellow, wheat bread, green banana, melon, fragrant, some spice and dull citrus peel with a drying, kinda woody finish. Average carbonation and moderate, fluffy carbonation. More mellow than expected. Rounded and drinkable, but lacking the usual wow factor.

Tried from Draft at Queen Vic (PBDevco) on 06 Apr 2025 at 12:56