6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cask in Filmhouse Cinema Bar edinburgh ... crisp copper ... soft spice ... little orange peel nose ... sweet clovey hop ... light fruit ... very soft... bit over clove dominated
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2009
at 10:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Big light brown head. Deep amber body with fast carbonation. Fruity caramelly chocolatey malty aroma with hoppy pea notes. Dryish-sweetish chocolatey malty roasty wooden taste. Soft, smooth mouthfeel. Fullish body. Dry wooden dusty roasty straw aftertaste with metallic hoppy notes. Very good. (0.5l bottle, Ultra, Ski.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2008
at 03:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Biggish shiny offwhite head. Light yellow faintly hazy body. Fruity floral hoppy elderberry aroma with dusty pea notes. Dry-sweetish dusty floral wooden fruity taste with citric elderberry notes. Harmonic. Soft and mild mouthfeel. Lightish body. Dry resiny hay and flowers aftertaste. Extremely drinkable. A lovely beer. (0.5l bottle, Lørenskog brusshop, Oslo.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2008
at 06:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Half pint cask at Halfway House in Edinburgh. Creamy, ebony body. Some laceworks on the glass. Sweet malty smell. Caramel malts to the flavour with an aftertaste of cocoa bitterness. Smooth in the mouth [12.11.2008].
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2008
at 07:52
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint, cask at Oxford Bar in Edinburgh. Mid brown body with patches on the surface and lacing on the glass. Smell of earth fruits. Caramel-fruity flavoured. Satisfying bitterness. Flat and dry in the mouth. Well balanced ale [11.11.2008].
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2008
at 07:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Luvians Bottleshop in St Andrews. The noisy pour reveals a golden body under a fading, slightly off-white head reduced to a patch on the surface. Smell of lemony fruits. Spicy and fruity hops in flavour alongside a touch of nutty malt. The best part was the soft and rounded spicy bitterness on the swallow. Dry and easy going. The bottle version is now available in Norway [31.10.2008].
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2008
at 06:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from a Luvian shop in St Andrews. The pour reveals a dense, off-white head over a golden brown body. Great display of laceworks. Smell of dry, sweet malts. Spicy and roasted malts up front with dark fruits coming through. Some hints of alcohol beneath. Satisfying bitter ending. A wee heavy beer that was rather well bodied [28.10.2008].
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2008
at 04:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
I had this one quite a few times during a couple of weeks in St Andrews, both on cask and from 500ml bottles. Clear brown body. Bubbly, frothy beige head with fair lacing. Smell of sweet, earthy malts. Taste of chocolate and caramel malts, carefully mixed with spicy hops. Underlying smoky notes. Gentle bitter endnotes. Soft in the mouth. Aroma and taste are a bit more prominent in the cask version compared with the filtered bottle edition. The bottle version is also available from a few shops in Norway, even as far north as Tromsø [Late Oct. and early Nov. 2008].
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2008
at 04:30
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint, cask hand pulled at The Central Bar in St Andrews. Moderately lacing head. Crystal clear amber body. Hoppy smell on a low level. Blended taste of fruits, peaches and oranges, and malts beneath. Gentle bitter ending. Medium bodied [27.10.2008].
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Dec 2008
at 04:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at Clockwork. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small yet dense off-white head. Dark fruity and roasted malty aroma. Light breadish and dark fruity flavoured. Holds a mild liqourice like note to a mild roasted malt base. Mild spiced malty yet also with a light acidic note arising out of the malt flavours. Bitter and dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2008
at 18:29