Caledonian Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Owned by Heineken UK
Associated Venue: Caledonian Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 1869

Closed in 2022

Contact
42 Slateford Road, Edinburgh, EH11 1PH, Scotland

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5/10
Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2017 at 00:32

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Ken Warne, Darlington. Amber colour, white foam head leaving alittle lacing and aroma of malt, yeast extract, caramel and citrusy hops. Taste is malty caramel, sweetish, earthy, some yeasty notes, toffee, alittle bsicuit and tangy citrus & woody pine bitterness. Light bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2017 at 14:12

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask at the Playhouse, Colchester. Pours amber brown with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma of malt, fruit, hop, caramel, plastic and a very light spice edge. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily and creamy texture, soft to fine carbonation. Drinkable but not great.
Tried from Cask on 08 Dec 2017 at 07:27

8/10
Tried on 03 Dec 2017 at 15:28

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. A dark amber pour with a loose white head; earthy caramel aroma; sweet malty caramel taste with a light spicy bitterness; but a rather thin finish.
Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2017 at 08:54

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Golden colour with lasting thin head. The base of the flavour is caramel malts. Some light skunky hop too.
Tried on 23 Nov 2017 at 13:40

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap at Pied Bull. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of grass with earthy pine and a backbone of bread and straw. Flavor has hay and bread up front with a bit of grass and earthy pine backing.
Tried from Draft on 23 Nov 2017 at 11:01

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Wetherspoons - Victoria Station (JDW), Unit 5 (1st Floor above WHSmith), Victoria Station Concourse, Victoria, Greater London, England SW1V 1JT. [ As Caledonian Winterbräu ].Clear medium to dark brown amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, spicy, Xmas spices, cinnamon. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, Xmas spice bitter, cinnamon, spicy, caramel, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151207] 5-3-5-3-11
Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2017 at 09:32

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 5
Keg. Taste is very very malty, with biscuit and grain, light lime, sight tropical note. Tastes like a larger not an APA. Very dry finish. Very poor.
Tried on 07 Nov 2017 at 11:02

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Fra cask på Penderels Oak, London 13 Okt 17. Mørk amber. Lavt skum med litt farge. Aroma av søt frukt & bær. Smaken har det samme søte bærpreget. Tørr, sherryaktig avslutning. Av de bedre på festivalen.
Tried from Cask on 04 Nov 2017 at 06:46