bottle at ashs... deep red brown... thin tan lacing... soft sweet caramel smoke nose.. Light herbal smoke.. massive peat smoke.. iodine.. no
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - gusher to start with and then deep reddish brown and very autumnal looking. Off-white head. Nose - smoke, bonfire and toffee. Taste - more bonfire and burnt toffee. Sweet whisky booze and wood. Palate - medium bodied, and roasty. Sweet and boozy through the finish. Overall - better than I expected.
bottle at ashs... deep red brown.. thin tan lacing... soft sweet iodine malts.. soft sweet caramel woody toffee malts.. soft smoke.. lught sweet iodine malts
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - bright red to brown. Off-white head. Nose - brown bread, light sweet booze note. Taste - toffee and light booze. Bready backdrop. Palate - medium bodied, sweet and then roasty. Overall - quite nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - brown with a lot of orange. Creamy, off-white head. Nose - burnt toffee and brown bread. Taste - chewy toffee and toast. Palate - light to medium bodied. roasty finish. Overall - ok.
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
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.
Stuu (34525) reviewed West Coast IPA from Cross Borders Brewing Company 3 years ago
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.
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.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Braw from Cross Borders Brewing Company 3 years ago
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.