Cask (handpump) @ Bow Bar, 80 West Bow, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2HH.Dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate, dark chocolate, strong coffee, sweet chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet chocolate, coffee. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120423]

Half, cask at Bow Bar. Low white head that laces well, amber coloured body with a slight haze. Dry hopped fruity nose, grass and hay. Plain hoppy taste with a semi-dry bitter finish. True to the style (Edinburgh, 14.04.2012).

cask at halfway house ... deep red brown ... thin tan head ... soft smoked toffee malt nose ... juicy fruits ... zezty fruits ... soft malts ... sweet berry fruits ... light bitter linger double dry hop at tap ... amber ... thin white head ... zezty pine hop nose ... sweer fruit ... light tofeee ... soft bitter hop linger ... light pine 3.4

cask at cloister ... deep dark brown ... sweet coffee roast ... big coffee nose ... dark sweet chocolate roast ... huge coffee hit ... little milky coffee ... soft bitter linger 3.7 tk2 at the bow ... up to 3.8 Keg at bow bar blind tasting and the only keg worth te4h effort of the blind set ... dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... soft dry bitter roast nose .. .dark malts .. soft chocolate ... ligth bitter roast ... light charcoal .. light pine 3.9

Cask @ No.27 Inverness
Very dark brown to black...lots of ruby light through...creamy off white head
Aroma - light roast filter coffee..soft roasted malt..dark caramel malts...no hops
Taste - soft roast coffee...mellow roasted malts..dark caramel malts...hint of Cadbury’s fudge....light bitter hops in background...overall flavour mellow and rather light
Palate - very soft carb...thin to medium body...smooth and quite silky. Finish of smooth coffee and soft roast..clean finish
Overall - Seems to be more like a porter to me.....bit on the safe side - more body and flavour would improve this...coffee is well done here..soft easy drinking porter

cask at blue blazer ... light golden amber ... thin white head ... soft lemon citrus nose ... sweet zezty lemon peel ... juicy floral fruits ... light easy ... soft soapy lemon ... ok

Cask @ Bandstand Bar, Nairn 050612
This is improved considerably from when I first had it...in fact is has really changed but for the better - it’s a really good golden ale, more balanced, lots of nice fruity malts - I preferred it to the Avalanche

Cask @ Bandstand Bar, Nairn 6/3/7/4/14 241211
Amber, clear, frothy white head dissipated to thin layer, some lacing.
Aroma - Light grassy hops, light malts, some minerals - very light aroma
Taste - some grassy bit spicy hops, light caramel malts - not much flavour intially but builds up like a ’wave’ to the finish
Palate - soft carb, thin body. Finish - the flavour reaches it’s intensity here - spicy hops, citrus hops - grapefruit and grassy - quite dry - lingering hops with some minerals and a bit of cereal. Good for 4.1%.
Overall - This is a reasonably good debut beer - ..I wonder what is in store with higher abv beers, darker beers, stouts etc.......I think there is better coming in the future........one to watch