Natural Selection

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Established in 2011

Contact
Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland
Description
Natural Selection brewing is a collaboration between the International Center for Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University and Stewart Brewing. It gives an opportunity to postgraduate MSc Brewing and Distilling students to design, market, sell and launch a new beer.

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draught @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Clerkenwell, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Natural Selection Volcan Wolf ].Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, tart, moderate hoppy, citrus, lime, grapes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet, light acidic and moderate to light light heavy bitter with a long duration, tart, grapes, lime - citric, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161017] 7-4-7-3-15

Tried from Can on 01 Nov 2017 at 09:13


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 750ml. @ [ Pre-Borefts 2017 Tasting ] - @ Brouwerij Kwartje, Frederikstraat 837, 2514LZ Den Haag, Netherlands. [ As Natural Selection Fitzroy's Reserve ].Unclear - hazy - matt medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, sweet malt, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, dusty, old hops. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop bitter, bread - oxidide, old hops, dried fruit - peach - apricot. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. Odd but quit nice ! [20170920] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2017 at 15:11


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 750ml. @ [ Pre-Borefts 2017 Tasting ] - @ Brouwerij Kwartje, Frederikstraat 837, 2514LZ Den Haag, Netherlands. [ As Natural Selection Aged Ancestor ].Clear light dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, cake, sweet malt, wood, rasins - prunes - riped fruit - dark fruit - oxidide sherry. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, chocolate, dark malt, wood, alcohol, rasins - prunes - riped fruit - dark fruit - oxidide sherry, wood - oak. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170920] 7-4-7-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2017 at 09:00


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from appelation wines comely bank. Pours deep amber. Nose is beautiful citrus, juniper, orange, pine. Palate is citrus, orange, bitter hoppy finish. Loving the smell and the looks, but finishes too bitter for me.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2017 at 16:09


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

At Pre-Borefts tasting. Aroma of malt, butter and oak. Taste has caramel, malt, butter and some bitters. Another diacetly beer...

Tried on 24 Sep 2017 at 13:47


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

At Pre-Borefts tasting. Aroma of sweet raisin, malt and ripe fruit. Taste has malt, raisin, ripe fruit, oak and some oxidation unfortunately. It's allright.

Tried on 24 Sep 2017 at 06:31


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Hazy amber color with beige head. Aroma is grapefruit, berries, herbal, peach. Taste is earthy hopspice, bready malts. Silky mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Fun!

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2017 at 18:08


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Hazy brown color with beige head. Aroma is molasses, raisins, chocolate, nutty. Taste is raisins, prunes, malty, toffee. High carbonation, silky mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2017 at 18:00


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Shared at pre-Borefts tasting, thanks for sharing everybody! Hazy amber with lasting beige head. Sour berries, dusty caramel, hay, oxidized cardboard, hay, grass. Medium sweet and light sour and bitter. Medium bodied. It's and barrel aged IPA and it's about what you'd expect but not that good.

Tried on 20 Sep 2017 at 15:56


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

Sampled from bottle at pre-borefts tasting. Slightly hazy amber with white head. Sweet malts, grains, syrup dipped. Light sour and moderate sweet. Medium body and soft carbonation. I don’t like this. --- Beer merged from original tick of Fitzroy's Reserve on 25 Dec 2017 at 20:27 - Score: 6. Original review text: 2.9

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2017 at 15:47