Cask at SRAF. Pours dark brown, light roast nose, taste is quite sweet and thin.

Cask at SRAF. Pours golden yellow amber, quite harsh, light bitter fruitiness.

Bottle from Tomlinson’s, Inverness. It pours lightly hazy golden with a small white head. The nose is grainy, dull sweetness, porridge, light toast and faint citrus. The taste is crisp, sharp, some astringenncy, plain pale malts, citrus peel, toast, sparkling water and metallic twang with a dry finish. Light-medium body and prickly carbonation. A bit watery. Just what I always wanted.... a malt-driven pale ale. Not.

Bottle from Provenance Wines. Clear pale golden body with a thin white head. Very little carbonation. Light lacing. Aroma of grain, lightly roasted malt and lemon. Flavour is similar and lacking in complexity. Low bitterness. More of a Golden Ale than an IPA. Rather dull.

Bottle shared at home - cheers Steven! Pours clear brown with good off-white head. Aromas of roasted malts, caramel, toffee - really good nose. Taste follows through, but not entirely. Good carbonation. A well made dark ale, closer to an old fashioned porter than a bitter though...

Bottle from some shop in Biggar [260113]
Light amber, clear, frothy white head
Aroma of soft citrus dull lemony hops, light fruity pale malts
Taste - light sweet pale malts, very soft bit tangy lemony citrus hop, simple flavour, flavour fades in the middle, not much structure
Palate - soft carb, light body, slightly oily. Finish is a tad bitter with a sour tangy lingering note
Overall - Probably designed for easy drinkability, but it’s underflavoured for it’s abv - it’s a bit boring imho. Just OK

50cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours a dark honey colour with a slim but nice head. The nose has an earthiness with a biscuity-toffee note. The taste has more of the toffee biscuits and again there’s a background earthiness. The palate has a medium body and texture and then unfortunately it falls off a cliff somewhat. Overall, the nose was great but overall, it’s just so so - the style is somewhere between a bitter and a Scotch ale.

50cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours golden with some bubbles and some lace. The nose is mostly malty and not the hop-influenced beer I’d expected, though there is a fennel note that comes through on the end. The taste is more of the same really - malt with just a little fennel. The palate is light to medium in body and texture with a dry astringent finish. Overall, it’s so so!

50cl bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours golden with some bubbles and a small amount of lace which sticks around. The nose has honey, cornflakes and a hint of lemon. The taste has more honey and cornflakes with a lemon finish. The palate is light to medium bodied with a light texture and a reasonably clean finish. Overall, a solid example of a golden ale.

Bottle at home ... light hazy golden yellow ... small white head ... soft toffee ... dull fruit nose ... soft toffee ... little metalic bitterness ... just a little dull