Subsidiaries
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A golden ale with a thick white head. In aroma, a nice biscuitty malt with nice herbal hops, chalk and citrus.In mouth, a smooth biscuitty malt with nice British hopping, light floral notes, quaffable, very pleasing. Bottle at Mondial 2011, June 10, 2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2011
at 19:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A blonde ale with a thick white head. In aroma, a surprising catnip hop, biscuitty malt, very nice. In mouth, a peppery hops concoction, biscuitty malt, catnip, a nice quaffer. Bottle at Mondial 2011, June 10, 2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2011
at 19:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A golden ale with a thin off white head. In aroma, light maple malt, fudge, nice. In mouth, a nutty and chalky, grassy hops, not bad, medium bodied. Bottle at Mondial 2011, June 9, 2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2011
at 19:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Utobeer Market Stall. Golden pour with a white head. The nose reminds me of heather and marmalade. Slightly cheesy too. Malts and herb flavours with a tinge of light citrus and pineapple. Bitter-hop finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2011
at 08:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ Old Mill, Brodie. Very light straw colour, clear, thick white head. Aroma - citrus, some floral notes. Taste - Grapefruit hoppy bitterness, citrus tang - Soft carbonation, light body. Citrus hoppy finish .Very quaffable golden ale. The best Scottish golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2011
at 06:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the Cave, Glasgow. Pale gold with a big, billowy white head. Massive grapefruit hop aroma with a touch of green tea. Flavour had plenty more grapefruit, some soap and sweetish malts, with a dryish finish. An excellent bottled beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2011
at 23:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask @ Old Mill, Brodie. Appearance - extremely ruby dark brown-black with ruby edges on glass. Yellowy rich creamy head. Aroma - Roasted malt, dark chocolate, slight hint of coffee. Texture - Milky smooth consistency. Taste - Roasted malt, dark chocolate with a little milk (!). Smooth roast malt chocolate finish. Sublime indeed! An interesting stout which is less bitter than usual for the style. Not as complex or as rich as some stouts, but this doesn’t distract from the quality of this brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2011
at 16:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... thanks to Ashton ... deep black... bubbly off white head ... soft light malt roast .... dark roast malts ... little chocolate ... hints of roast coffee ... light bitter finish ... quite nice... 3.9 cask at bow .... deep red ... thick tan creamy head ... soft sweet fruity chocolate roast nose ... smooth body ... light richness ... dark roast ... quite a lot of pine hop ... 4.0cask at cloisters ... deep red brown ... thin tan head ... soft toffee roast ... dark cherry roast nose ... dark malts ... chewy ... dark roast ... quite a lot of pine ... soft malt ... very nice 4.0Keg... Well its cracking but palate is definitely wrong. Who would have guessed. Too fizzy.. Deep black thin tan head... Soft chocolate roast nose... Dark malts... Deep roast.. Light pine.. Tiny charcoal hints.. 3.8 and the loss is down to the fizz blind cask at the bow 2014...deep black .. thin tan lacing ... dry bitter chocolate roast ... light pine nose ... dark malts ... light charcoal ... soft chocolate ... sweet roast ... ligth pine chocolate ... almost a black ipa 3.9 Keg blind at fyne fest 2017... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Dark sweet chocolate roast malts.. Soft sweet toffee chocolate roast malts.. Soft sweet toffee chocolate roast malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2011
at 14:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle. Pours a dark amber with a red hue in places. There are steady bubbles and ther is a generous head. The nose is of pine against a background of coffee - it’s kinda cedary. The taste is more cedar and coffee. The structure is medium, there is a fairly creamy texture and a long fresh finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2011
at 07:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
50cl bottle. Pours opaque very dark brown - there are lighter brown hues around the edge of the glass. There is a generous cappucino head, some of which hangs around until the end of the beer. The nose is pine, grapefruit pith and the coffee and chocolate flavours come through after. The taste is more on the dark chocolate and coffee side, but the pine and grapefruit pith builds and comes through at the end. The palate has medium to big structure, a very creamy texture and then there is a long refreshing finish - this is near to perfect on the palate, though perhaps if I’m to be a little critical I’d have liked the zingy finish to start a little later and I would have slightly ramped up a little bit. Overall, this falls somewhere between a stout and a black IPA in style but it’s so drinkable, in fact, dangerously drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2011
at 07:13