Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
This is an ok lager but has much too high a price tag for what you get......
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled(330ml). -in comparison with Tennents Super Strong this is good beer,there is not much flavor, little head, smooth finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
(Bottle). Extremely sweet low ABV (2%) Scottish stout, traditionally recommended for nursing mothers and convalescents to regain their strength. Scotsmen drink it mixed half&half with Guinness. Might be a good idea. I had it on its own at room temperature, and found it way too sweet, nearly undrinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottled. Comes in small, ancient looking and in fact rather ugly bottle. Deep ruby. Sweaty, salty, fruity nose. Very malty, thick mouthfeel, low bitterness. One-dimensional, but according to the bartender in the Scottish pub where I bought it, it was mostly used by some customers to add a spike to their bitters.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Keg at The Three Judges, Glasgow. Copper coloured beer, off-white head, nice lacing. Nice aroma of butterscotch and malts. Moderate malty flavour, hints of butterscotch, minimal hops, not very exciting. I have also had the nitro-keg "Velvet" version in Glasgow previously - looks nice, smooth mouthfeel, easy drinking, but not much of a challenge flavourwise.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Tennent’s Velvet, sampled draught (nitro-dispensed) at an awful pub in Inverness called Harvey’s Bar. Ruby colour, creamy head. Spicy aroma. Sweet with medium body. Smooth, soft mouthfeel, a hint of grapefruit. Orangey, rather bitter finish. Tennents Special 70/- at the same bar Ruby colour. Neutral aroma. Sweetish with really light body and unclean maltiness. Watery mouthfeel and low bitterness. Lifeless.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled draught (nitro dispensed) at The New Inn, Coldingham, Scotland.
Nut brown. Creamy head. Neutral aroma, medium body. Creamy, sweet and fruity, a hint of tobacco. Grassy finish with medium bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Slightly skunked - not much else in aroma. Gold with large head. Not skunky in flavor, thankfully. Snappy malt character and lightly hopped. Decent, clean lager.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Some bitterness but most of all a lot of blandness!........................
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
An ordinary lager, easily drinkable without too much of anything. However, I won't buy it again of two reasons: a) In Norway, the price is twice that of domestic lagers / pilsener, while the beer isn't that much better (well, it's 0,3 - 0,5% stronger). b): When in Scotland, I will most certainly prefer a good Scottish ale to any lager!