Subsidiaries
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
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle. It pours and orange/amber colour - maybe lava is a closer description. There are gentle bubbles and a very generous head. The nose has grapefruits and a hint of honey. The taste has sweet malt, more grapefruit and a touch of toffee on the end. The palate shows a tastey medium-bodied beer with a fairly clean finish. Overall, a very sessionable beer if not a world-beater!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2011
at 03:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
This time the nose has more floral notes going on. Also, more on the taste and overall experience. Previous rating 22/04/11 7/4/6/3/13 = 3.3 50cl bottle. It pours a clear lemon with steady bubbles and a lovely head. The nose is of pine and fresh-cut grass. The taste has lemon pith followed by a long pine and grapefruit pith finish. The palate is light-bodied and then there is a very long zingy finish. Overall, this is a thirst quenching beer, slightly on the astringent side for my own taste, but could certainly have 2 or 3.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2011
at 03:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
50cl bottle. It pours a light lemon colour with steady bubbles and excellent head. The nose is powerful but tight and delineated with pine and grapefruit pith. There is more pine on the taste and grapefruit on the finish. The palate is fairly big in structure and texture for the style and there is a very refreshing finish. Overall, a lovely beer of which I would drink several.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2011
at 11:47
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Dark brown ale with red hue and nice head. The nose has faint pine and grapefruit. The taste is faint but bitter grapefruit and pine comes through again. The palate does not have enough body to balance the very bitter finish. Overall, I’m not excited about this, it’s confusing. A pale ale disguised in a dark ale.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2011
at 13:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a translucent, golden colour with a hint of green. Quite carbonated and a good head. The nose is hard to define but I think it’s hay, though there are also notes of nuts and dried green herbs. The taste is more specifically hay. The palate is rich tasting for this style but still very refreshing. Good beer.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2011
at 03:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden ale with slight haze. Some head. Smells like American hops - maybe citra. Pine and grapefruit nose. Bitter and long-lasting finish. Structure and texture as expected zingy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2011
at 11:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Flower Pot Maidstone. Clear pale brown colour. Thin bubbly white head. Very good bitter with excellent hops as you expect from this brewery. One of the best in Scotland no doubt. Some toffee and green pepper hop on aroma. Touch of earthyness on the hops. Yes earthy and some acidity on finish. Really quite bitter and assertive on the finish. Good though
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2011
at 10:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
More grapefruity on the nose this time. The palate is lovely and rich in the beginning and middle and just the perfect refreshing bitterness. What was I thinking! Original Rating 16/03/11 = 5+3+6+4+11=2.9 50cl bottle. Pours amber with a good head. The nose has gentle pine aromas. The taste is grapefruit against a background of sweet maltiness. The palate is medium-bodied with a creamy texture and a sharp refreshing finish. Overall this is an enjoyable balanced beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2011
at 14:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at guilford ... copper ... bubbly offf white head ... sweet frity toffee nose... juicy fruits ... lightlemon ... soft fruits ... juicy ... quite welll balanced ...
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2011
at 14:37