6/10
bottle at home... deep red brown... small tan head... soft sweet caramel woody toffee malts.. Light clove nose.. soft fruit... overfizzy.. soft sweet malts... Light clove
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2022
at 13:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from the Dufftown Whisky Fair. It pours muddy red - brown with a tiny off -white head. The aroma is intoxicating peat smoke, bonfire, medicinal, vanilla, dried fruits, fruit cake, brown bread, charred oak, touch if toffee, vanilla fudge and spice. The taste is dry, toothy, chewy, bitter - sweet, brown bread, dried fruits, whisky fruit cake, warming spice, charred oak, peat smoke, Islay whisky, light tannin and vanilla fudge. Medium+ body and fine/light carbonation. Could.be done with a touch mor condition, but I'm really enjoying the heavy peated whisky vibes in this. Barrel aging works well with the base beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2022
at 15:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the portobello tap. Pours hazy amber, nose is piney, toffee, caramel, taste is similar, quite bitter, a little cheesy.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2022
at 07:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle front the Dramfool Stall at the Dufftown whisky fair. It pours lightly hazy deep reddish - brown with a yellowy / beige head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, brown bread, rivita, cacao nibs, woody, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, nutty, fruit cake and leather. The taste is dry, toothy, chewy, bitter - sweet, brown bread, toasted nuts, toasty malt, malt loaf, leather, spicy, warming alcohol, touch of toffee, cacao nibs, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, oak and light tannin with a toasty finish. Medium+ body and light carbonation. Plenty to enjoy about this base beer. Robust and satisfying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2022
at 14:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF '22 day 4, 05/08/22. Hazed dirty orange with a good sized lasting off white head. Nose is bitter orange, grass, melon, lemon tinged straw, light breads. Taste comprises orange zest, melon, light pine needle, soft malts, breads. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close spliced with balanced juicy hop bitterness. Tidy cask pale.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2022
at 16:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at gbbf 2022 day 3. A hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is nice joocy fruit midget gems, orange rind melon. Flavour is composed of bready, wheat, mixed citrus, Mellow dank, juicy fruit, pear drop. Palate is semi sweet, floury, moderate carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2022
at 14:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On keg @ I & G Lothian Road. Appearance - red to amber. Decent lacing. Nose - floral and redcurrant but not getting anything tart. Taste - more of the same really. Something a bit rose water plus some red fruit. Palate - light bodied with gentle bitterness, no sourness to speak of. Overall - it's fine but would not have picked this out as sour in any way.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2022
at 07:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at MSBH. It pours lightly hazy reddish - rose with a decent white head. The aroma is fresh, fragrant, floral, rose, red fruits, pomegranate, red berry and jam. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter - sweet, spritzy, sour, fuzzy sour candy, Pomegranate, pink grapefruit, juicy, bright, sherbet, blood orange and a touch of spice with a dry finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Works very we.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2022
at 16:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask @ The Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - cloudy golden yellow. Creamy snow white head. Nose - tinned peach, passion fruit and orange. Taste - more passion fruit with an edge of mango this time. Palate - light bodied, creamy middle. Gentle bitterness on the finish. Overall - good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 May 2022
at 19:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
13th May 2022
Can. Bright clear paleish gold beer, small white head. Palate is light, semi dry and has a decent fine crispness. Light malts, just sweet enough. Mild lager tang. The Sabro could have overwhelmed this brew very easily but it hasn't been overdone. Light piney pineapple and a touch of ripe citrus. Light finish. Decent.
Can. Bright clear paleish gold beer, small white head. Palate is light, semi dry and has a decent fine crispness. Light malts, just sweet enough. Mild lager tang. The Sabro could have overwhelmed this brew very easily but it hasn't been overdone. Light piney pineapple and a touch of ripe citrus. Light finish. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2022
at 20:43