Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Beer Hive, Edinburgh [310513]
Caramel brown, clear, thin bubbly off white head, not much lacing
Aroma - Very fruity malts, red berries, touch of raspberry, hedgerow fruits, big fruity aroma
Taste - Fruity malts, red berried, dab of caramel toffee, touch of chocolate, subtle but actually quite complex for the abv
Palate - Medium carb, light body, little over carbonated, smooth. Finish as main flavour, more chocolate comes through in the finish
Overall - Has a strong fruity aroma, taste has more chocolate malts that become more dominant in the finish. I’m not sure this is a dark lager at all, but it’’s an interesting, innovative, quite complex rather quirky brew. I like it.

Cask. Sweet and malty, light toffee.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cask at the bat ...hazy amber ... bubbly white head ... peppery zezty hop... bitter orange fruits ... oily orange ... light peppery hop ... soft toffee fruits

Bottle. Sweet and malty.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

cask ccask at bat... deep brown ... soft dark roast ... dry toffee roastnose ...sweet berry berries dark malts ... very fruity blackcurrant ...rich soft banana linger

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle many thx to Craig cons2013-04-03 Edingbugh AR: thick chocolate, black peppery, coffey AP: xxx, high frothy head F: fizzy, sugary, brown sugar, coffey, chocolate, grainy

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

cask at the bat ... 2.8% ... deep red brown ... thin tan head ... softtoffee chocolate roast ... soft sweet roast .. little licorice ... ther just something not hitting the spot ... little meaty

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask version, 3.6% abv, by hand pump at The New Oxford Winter Ales Festival, half pint, shared with Finn. Clear dark-brown coloured body. Thin but lasting tan-coloured head. Inviting smell of grainy malts with fruity notes. Taste of grainy malts added by a little tartness. Roasted endnotes. Different and quite tasty (Greater Manchester, 27.01.2013).

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from BeerHive, Edinburgh [220213]
Deep chestnut brown, clear, frothy slightly off white head, good colour
Aroma of rich caramel malts, quite rich soft toffee, touch of doughy malt, soft dark fruits, some raisin, mainly rich malts
Taste of smooth malts, rich dark caramel, rich toffee, soft raisin, dough, alcohol very well hidden
Palate - soft to medium carb, medium body, smooth texture. Finish as main flavour, smooth rich caramel, light roast
Overall - Another well made beer from Luckie Ales

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home. Dissapointing after the 56/ and the Pale. Not a lot going on really.