Cross Borders Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in Dalkeith,
Midlothian,
Scotland 🏴
Associated Venue: Portobello Tap
Established in 2016
bottle at ashs... deep copper... thin tan head... soft sweet caramel woody toffee malts.. soft sweet caramel... Light woody caramel toffee malts...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - amber to read with a thin tan lacing. Nose - wood smoke or bonfire with toffee. Taste - whisky, light smoke or sweet toffee and wood. Palate - medium to full bodied, creamy middle and sweet/woody finish. Overall - good.
bottle at ashs... deep red brown.. thin tan lacing.. smokey woody malts... Light herbal woody smoke.. Light iodine.. soft toffee malts
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep amber to red with a thin off-white head. Nose - toffee, meaty, whisky and woody. Taste - caramel and nuts. Boozy and nuts. Palate - full bodied and boozy. Creamy texture. Woody/roasty finish. Overall - a bit boozy but good.
bottle at ashs... deep copper brown... Light earthy almost smokey but nit the smokey I was expecting... soft sweet earthy toffee.. soft sweet caramel toffee
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled picked up at a dramfool stall. It pours deep mahogany brown with a small yellow - beige head. The aroma is warming bonfire smoke, ashy, medicinal, meaty, honey glazed ham, toasted oak, toffee and maple. The taste is dry and toothy upfront, warming spice, light tannin, nice hit of peat reek, warming oak smoke, bonfire, medicinal accents, bitter - sweet character, smoked ham, fruit cake, hint of marzipan and some alcohol warmth with a drying, toothy oaky finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. Barrel aging works very well with the base beer. Moreish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at ash's. Pours deep orange Amber, nose is peaty, caramel, toffee, taste is similar, dry and peaty in the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Wee Heavy JE2 (Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt) on 17 Oct 2022 at 14:41 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bottle at ash's. Pours deep orange Amber, nose is peaty, caramel, toffee, taste is similar, dry and peaty in the finish. 8/4/8/4/16
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at ash's, gusher. Pours deep orange Amber, nose is peat smoke, caramel, woody, vanilla, taste is similar, chewy, dry and smoky. --- Beer merged from original tick of Wee Heavy 45th (Heavily Peated Islay Single Malt) on 17 Oct 2022 at 14:30 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bottle at ash's, gusher. Pours deep orange Amber, nose is peat smoke, caramel, woody, vanilla, taste is similar, chewy, dry and smoky. 8/4/9/4/16
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at ash's. Pours deep orange Amber, nose is berries, floral, caramel, vanilla, taste is sweet toffee, chewy oak, some red fruits, caramel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Wee Heavy 47th (Speyside Single Malt Ex Fresh Port Barrique) on 17 Oct 2022 at 14:24 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bottle at ash's. Pours deep orange Amber, nose is berries, floral, caramel, vanilla, taste is sweet toffee, chewy oak, some red fruits, caramel. 8/4/8/4/15
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - deep brown with some red chinks. Nose - bonfire, chewy toffee and brown bread. Taste - smoky toffee, brown bread. Sweet booze. Palate - smoky and sweet throughout. Overall - not so balanced as the 45th.