Saintmatty (11341) reviewed Amber Ale from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught (Hanging Bat, Edinburgh) - Hazy amber in colour. Caramel, grapefruit and dired malt in the aroma. Fruity, hoppy and metallic taste with notes of caramel, sultanas and pine.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Scotoberfest from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
bottle at home ... deep clear red brown ... thin white head ... soft sweett toffee berry fruit nose ... soft toffee malts ... dry berry fruits ... soft sweet light roast ... very fruity .. and i quite like it.
Saintmatty (11341) reviewed 56/- from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500ml Bottle - Dark brown with a foamy head. Fruity, nutty and malty aroma with notrs of dried fruit and marzipan. The taste is very fruity with fruitcake, raisins and caramel detected.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Robust Porter from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 8
bottle at home ... 7.5% thoigh ...deep dark black ... hugh tan head ... big big chocolate dark roast malt nose ... little hint of sourness ... chocolate ... lactic tones ... dark roast ... little charcoal ... and too fizzt but nice otherwise tk2 nice soft sweet roast ... rtich toffee ... over fizzy much as above
cagarvie (40235) reviewed XXP Porter from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
bottle at home ... deep black ... thin tan lacing colapsing from big brown head ...soft dry blackcurrant toffee .... little too fizzy ... ruining it .... bitter front ... dark roast ... hint of coffee.
stravale (3279) reviewed Amber Ale from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Hanging Bat [250613] 4.5%
Dark amber, bit hazy, quite dense off white head
Aroma of soft fruits, caramel malts, honey, dab of orange
Taste - Lots of honey, rich honey caramel malts, slight scorched sugar notes, good flavoured rich sweet malts...this is a malty beer
Palate - Medium body, good body for the abv, smooth texture. Sweet palate. Finish as main flavour, long rich malt linger
Overall - Yes, another good one from Merkinch. Wasn’t getting the yeast as mentioned below.....
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Pale 90/- from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle at home ... dark brown ... thin tan head .. soft creamy malts ... light yeast ... light banana nose ... sweet toffee malts ... soft sweet fruits ... juicy fruits ... light oily malt fruits ... big banana estery toffee finish
Scopey (25220) reviewed Robust Porter from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle (7.5%) from Dunnottar Wines. It pours near black with a thick beige head. The nose is chocolate, roasted malt, coffee, earth, hint of smoke, caramelised banana and burnt toffee. The taste is rich, roasted malt, toast, earth, chocolate, dark fruit, touch of alcohol, light bitterness and ash with a dry, roasty finish. Fullsome body and moderate+ carbonation. Flavoursome and well integrated. A rather well-made porter. Perhaps a touch too much carbonation, but other than that its rather good.
Scopey (25220) reviewed Edinburgh 68/- from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Dunnottar Wines, Stonehaven. It pours hazy brown with medium yellow-white head. The nose is toasted brown bread, earth, toffee, berry, raisin, fig, jam, butterscotch and brown sugar. The taste is caramel, toffee, dried fruit, grape, candy, brown bread, light vinous notes, bitterness, touch of alcohol, toast, earth and hot-cross bun. Medium-full body and moderate carbonation. Interesting drinking for sure, but not sure how much I could drink of it...
stravale (3279) reviewed Edinburgh 68/- from Luckie Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Beer Hive, Edinburgh [080613]
Caramel amber brown, big white head, hazy, no lacing
Aroma of fruity malts, red berries, no alcohol, some raspberry, fruity caramel
Taste of soft caramel malts, fruity red berries, really good malt flavour here which is quite complex, very fruity malts, touch of alcohol warmth, so so smooth, getting a very slight saltiness
Palate - Medium body, very smooth, soft fruity caramel malt palate. FInish as main flavour, smooth fruity malt linger
Overall - This just comes across as well crafted - the malts are just so well done here - not easy to describe. The alcohol is so well hidden. It’s a really good beer and it’s great to try old recipes from the past.