7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - deep amber to brown and cloudy. Beige head.
Nose - toffee, burnt bread and some spice.
Taste - smoother toffee this time, creamy sweet caramel cream. Still a little (rye?) spice.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet but spicy.
Overall - pretty good example of the style.
Appearance - deep amber to brown and cloudy. Beige head.
Nose - toffee, burnt bread and some spice.
Taste - smoother toffee this time, creamy sweet caramel cream. Still a little (rye?) spice.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet but spicy.
Overall - pretty good example of the style.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 15 Dec 2025
at 19:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - solid yellow with a creamy snow white head.
Nose - peach, tinned orange and a hint of melon. Quite subtle to be honest.
Taste - melon, peach and some orange zest on the finish.
Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy middle and balanced bitterness on the finish.
Overall - good.
Appearance - solid yellow with a creamy snow white head.
Nose - peach, tinned orange and a hint of melon. Quite subtle to be honest.
Taste - melon, peach and some orange zest on the finish.
Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy middle and balanced bitterness on the finish.
Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 14 Dec 2025
at 19:12
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
can at home ...dark black ...thin tan lacing soft earthy chocolate roast malts nose ...dark rich chocolate roast heavy chocolate roast malts ..boozy chocolate ..light petrol edge
Tried
on 14 Nov 2025
at 14:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - dark brown and fairly clear. Thin off-white head.
Nose - cake and dark chocolate. Some greenery but with spruce I generally get coming through as sweet.
Taste - cake and chocolate again.
Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and sweet finish.
Overall - quite nice.
Appearance - dark brown and fairly clear. Thin off-white head.
Nose - cake and dark chocolate. Some greenery but with spruce I generally get coming through as sweet.
Taste - cake and chocolate again.
Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle and sweet finish.
Overall - quite nice.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 03 Nov 2025
at 14:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to McCash. Pours hazy dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of something medicinal, light chocolate. Taste is herbal, light roast. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2025
at 14:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
can at ashs ...dark brown ...thin tan lacing ...soft sweet woody dry chocolate Roast malts nose ....dark roast ..thin body ...dark soft spruce chocolate roast
Tried
on 03 Nov 2025
at 14:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Decent easy drinkable golden cask ale
Not to thin texture
Decent sweetness and gentle carbonation level
Malty, fruity and herbal
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]
Brewery# 3149
Not to thin texture
Decent sweetness and gentle carbonation level
Malty, fruity and herbal
[Cask at CAMRA Ayrshire Real Ale Festival 2025 in Troon, Scotland]
Brewery# 3149
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2025
at 18:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - deep amber to brown and cloudy with a beige head.
Nose - dried orange going into sultana. Chewy toffee and figs.
Taste - figs again, some dates and raisins. Wood spice and chewy toffee.
Palate - medium to full bodied, chewy texture and a sweet and chewy finish.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Appearance - deep amber to brown and cloudy with a beige head.
Nose - dried orange going into sultana. Chewy toffee and figs.
Taste - figs again, some dates and raisins. Wood spice and chewy toffee.
Palate - medium to full bodied, chewy texture and a sweet and chewy finish.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 28 Oct 2025
at 20:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - dull copper in colour with a beige head.
Nose - biscuits, caramel with a hint of gingernut.
Taste - more gingernut, a touch of rhubarb and caramel.
Palate - close to medium bodied, tangy and fairly bitter.
Overall - so so!
Appearance - dull copper in colour with a beige head.
Nose - biscuits, caramel with a hint of gingernut.
Taste - more gingernut, a touch of rhubarb and caramel.
Palate - close to medium bodied, tangy and fairly bitter.
Overall - so so!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 28 Oct 2025
at 19:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Great Grog. Pours hazy yellow with a rocky white head. Aromas of pineapple, guava, light resin. Taste is sweet tropical fruit, pink grapefruit, more pineapple. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2025
at 16:14