Downender (11275) reviewed Thrappledouser from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Guineas, Reading 29/5/08. Pale amber with a decent white head, that proved short-lived. Aroma of caramel balanced well by some grassy hops and fruit. Flavour started with some sweet malt before a decent, hoppy finish. A good effort.
wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Thrappledouser from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[on draught in the Three Guineas, Reading] Amber with a moderate lasting head. Flavours are the standard best bitter ones - dusty straw, red fruits - but these are of greater depth than usual. They are balanced against a deep refreshing bitterness - more bitter than usual for the genre, and surprisingly bitter for a Scottish ale. All in all this is a very good example of the genre, but isn’t different enough to stand out.
mjs (11994) reviewed Ossian from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Cask at Punavuoren Ahven on 2008-04-19) Clear and light yellow. Hardly any head. Malts and hops in nose. Medium palate. Nice malty taste with some yeast and hops. Some nut flavours.
patrick767 (7169) reviewed Lia Fail from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
bottle - this poured brown and almost flat with just a little head and lots of yeast sediment. It had a light malty aroma. The flavor was sweet toasted caramel malt and not much else. There’s a little mild bitterness in there, but not enough to make me think it’s actually a bitter. Mouthfeel is on the thin side. Reading some of the other ratings, I’m not sure what happened to my bottle, but while drinkable it was no ways near worth the price. Retaste - This time around it was better. maybe I had a bad bottle before. There still isn’t much hops to be found, but it has a rich malt flavor with a hint of fruit and a nice medium body.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Blackfriar from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Dark toasted malt aroma - between porter and stout. Dark amber color with a beige head. Medium body with near creamy carbonation. Flavor has a lot of resiny hop and dark/toasted malt. Not so sweet as many Scottish ales. Finishes relatively dry. Quite refreshing and tasty.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Blackfriar from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask. Amber colour, beige bubbly head. Aroma is caramel, fruits and wood. Flavour is wooden, fruity, mildly earthy hops as well as some nuts and nectar. Hides the alcohol totally.
TBone (30139) reviewed Blackfriar from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (gravity)@HBF 2008 Dark amber color, small white head. Woody-nutty hoppy aroma. Earthy, nutty, dried fruity flavor. Hoppy-alcoholic bite in the finish. Good drinkable high ABV cask ale. Not outstanding, but ok.
thegreenrooster (7275) reviewed Blackfriar from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is a dark cloudy brown with a tan head. Aroma is a nice dark fruit with a nice burnt quality to it. Flavor is sweet caramel malts with a bit of earthyness to it with a finish that is bitter and hoppy. I quite enjoyed this one.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Sunburst from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Cask at Blackfriars, Glasgow. A golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty combined with a light buttery note. The flavor is sweet matly with light butter and light hops, and the body is thin. I think it was over the edge.
Downender (11275) reviewed Ossian from Inveralmond 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask-conditioned at The Castle, EC4 8/4/08. Pale gold with a decent white head. Cirus and grassy hop aroma with some sweet malt. Hints of apricot and honey in the flavour with a decent hoppy finish. Drinkable.