5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Cask at Marine Hotel, Stonehaven - Cloudy milky tan coloured body, no head. Soapy floral taste, unripe citrus kick, very watery. Feels unfinished.
Tried
from Cask
at
Marine Hotel
on 09 May 2026
at 18:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On keg at Marine Hotel, Stonehaven.
Tried
from Draft
at
Marine Hotel
on 09 May 2026
at 18:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On keg at Marine Hotel, Stonehaven - Hazy golden body, thick white head. Spicy and warming, cloves and bready esters as expected, a little chilli warm tingle on the tongue, slightly drying, overall a nice fresh beer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Marine Hotel
on 09 May 2026
at 18:30
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Heriot watt beer festival. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, toffee, taste is toffee, liquorice, roasted. 7
Tried
on 02 May 2026
at 14:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours darker than expecting...dark blonde to brown with a bubbly white head. There is a reddish hue to it also. The aroma is sweet - sour, rich and intoxicating, perfumed, juicy, tangy, crunchy cherry, cranberry, raspberry, red grape, crab apple, vinous and jammy. The taste is quite juicy and tangy upfront, drying, fragrant, slightly puckering, vinous, rich red wine character, plenty of dark red fruits, cranberry, crunchy cherry, sherbet, crab apple, some toasty spice, juniper and a touch of angelica root. Finish dries out. Medium and large fairly light/soft carbonation. Depth becomes more apparent as it warms. really enjoyed that.
Tried
from Can
from
Westhill Service Station (Hop Shop Aberdeen)
on 20 Apr 2026
at 18:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours super cloud, turbid pineapple gold with a quickly dissipating white head. The aroma is green, weedy, ripe stone fruits, mango, persimmon, apricot, floury bread and orange blossom. The taste is initially dry, quite green, weedy, dank, bong rips, some rawness,.pithy citrus, slightly soapy, florals, floury bread and ripe sone fruits. Finish is drying and green. Average body and soft, fluffy carbonation. Feels too green/young, raw even. Nice elements to it nonetheless.
Tried
from Can
from
Westhill Service Station (Hop Shop Aberdeen)
on 16 Apr 2026
at 16:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can from Sainsbury's Aberdeen Garthdee. It pours cloudy orangey - blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, bready, touch of tartness, real strawberry character, pink marshmallow and muted play dough notes. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, firm strawberry, nip of tartness, fizzy strawberry candy, raspberry, bread, damp grain and grass with a drying finish. Average body and moderate+ foamy carbonation. Decent drinker. Not much depth, but I appreciate real fruit character as opposed to BD style syrups.
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Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 03 Apr 2026
at 15:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Fountainhall Wines. It pours lightly hazy golden - blonde with a quickly dissipating white head. The aroma is bright slightly unripe banana, tangy, twist of orange, peppery, clove, chilli, biscuit, cracker and some orchard fruits. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, warming spice, peppery, clove, crunchy green banana, toasty wheat grains, bread and some estery fruits with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy. Quaffable. Nice subtle spice to it.
Tried
from Can
from
Fountainhall Wines (Aberdeen)
on 21 Mar 2026
at 12:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Ayrshire Coastal Walking Mini Break Beer#27. This beer is now on the map! A hint of pinkishness, but more towards purple generally. I don't think the style matters here, it's just alcohol raspberry flavour, but crafted with care by the brewer. Not particularly sweet. Drank in my hotel at the end of a mammoth day's coastal walking. A little too rich in its fruitiness for me.
Tried
from Can
from
Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations)
on 04 Feb 2026
at 23:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours near black a small khaki head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, deep roasted malt, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, jammy fruits, vinous, fortied wine, victoria sponge cake, dandelion & burdock and plum wine. The taste is smooth, dark roasted malt, juicy, tangy dark fruits, plum, date, prune, blackcurrant, bramble, cherry, bourbon, warming booze, touch of tannin, Dandelion & Burdock, bourbon soaked oak and cacao nibs with a fruity finale. Fulsome body and average carbonation. Interesting with a lovely depth of flavour.
Tried
from Can
from Hop Shop Aberdeen
on 29 Jan 2026
at 20:17