8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle and keg. Hazy amber/brown body with a beige head that holds well. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of resin, caramel, fig, wood and biscuit. Flavour of toffee apple, stewed tea, burnt sugar, copper and a hint of lime chutney. Bitter hoppy finish. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A lovely hoppy red, one of my go-to beers. Great balance of rye and juicy hops. I'd love to try this on cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2026
at 06:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Black body with a beige head. Faint lacing. Aroma of coffee, malt, cranberry and plum. Flavour of malt, chocolate, blueberry and coffee. Medium body with a slick body. Soft fizz. A really well made Porter with a nice depth. An excellent beer from one of Scotland’s best, most consistent (and most underrated) breweries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2026
at 21:42
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottles from Westhill Service Station (2025) and Against The Grain (2026). Clear deep golden body with a thin white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of grain and straw. Flavour of biscuit, bready malt and peppery hops. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. Clean and subtly sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2026
at 12:22
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
21/5/2026. Cask at The 2026 Cambridge Beer Festival. Fruity, hoppy, orange, resin, sap, hint of tobacco. Stromg and flavoursome. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2026
at 12:43
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
21/5/2026. Cask at The 2026 Cambridge Beer Festival. Good pour. Earthy. Malty. Caramel. Dried fruits. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2026
at 12:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Bottle at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is malty toffee, grassy, cereal, taste is toffee, grainy, bitter, malty. 6/6/7/7/6
Tried
on 12 May 2026
at 06:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle from Great Grog. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of damp hay and malt bag, light dried herbs. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish. BBE21042026.
Tried
on 11 May 2026
at 13:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl.
Appearance - golden with a very slight haze. Creamy off white head.
Nose - orange, honey and cake.
Taste - dried orange and cake.
Palate - close to medium bodied with sweet middle and light malt bitterness on the finish.
Overall - good example of the style.
Appearance - golden with a very slight haze. Creamy off white head.
Nose - orange, honey and cake.
Taste - dried orange and cake.
Palate - close to medium bodied with sweet middle and light malt bitterness on the finish.
Overall - good example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2026
at 13:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Pours a hazy very dark brown, big tan head. Aroma of chocolatey malts, light roast, fruity hops. Taste is a fair mix of hops and malts, the malts are sweet and chocolatey, with a bit of coffee like roast, the hops are fruity, citrus, piney resin, moderate bitterness - I'd take more to be honest but it's enough, very well balanced. Medium bodied. Excellent example of the style.
Tried
from Can
from Hop Shop Aberdeen
on 02 May 2026
at 21:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Ever growing foamy white head on a hazy well carbonated pale golden coloured body.
Citrus aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy dry & clean.
Zesty, lemon, chalky & yeast tastes with sweeter hopped finish.
Very nice
Citrus aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy dry & clean.
Zesty, lemon, chalky & yeast tastes with sweeter hopped finish.
Very nice
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2026
at 16:59