oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Blessed Thistle from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled (thanks cgarvieuk). Rubyish orange colour, not much head. Aroma is sweetish flowery and grassy with a weird "stinging dryness" (from the thistle?). Quite sharp thing. Flavour is very much the same with a very big grassyness and some salty notes. Quite pleasant.
TBone (30139) reviewed Blessed Thistle from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled (BB 01/2009)
Dark amber color, small creamy beige head, some lace. Caramel, menthol and herbs. Average nutty malty flavor, thistle is very evident here, similar to ginger! Interesting "Christmas" ale, good? One time is enough.
mike_77 (15875) reviewed Trade Winds from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask @ Warrington Oktoberfest. Blonde coloured ale. Fresh, fruity aroma. Great balance of fruitiness and grains results in a smooth easy drinking beer that has fruit mixed in with the delicate hop flavour.
Anders37 (30296) reviewed Highland IPA from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2007. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small off-white head. Fruity malty slightly hoppy aroma. Sweet fruity malty hoppy flavor. Sweetish malty finish with a slightly bitter aftertaste.
Downender (11275) reviewed Glen Ample from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Gravity dispense at the White Lion, Bristol 22/9/07. Pale amber with a touch of red and a slight, off-white head. Pronounced aroma of tart raspberries. Flavour had plenty more fruit without being sweet. This was easy drinking with a pleasant bitter finish. One of the best British takes on a fruit beer. Very good.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Wildcat (Cask) from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Cask at Tennant’s Bar, Glasgow. A slightly hazy amber beer with a dense cream colored head - the head seems to come from a sparkler. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty though with hints of butter, leading to a dry bitter finish. The mouthfeel is very smooth.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Trade Winds from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 8 Aug 2007) Pale orange, almost brass colour with brief white head. Fruity nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit and toffee. Fruity taste with citrus, hints of grapefruit, apricots, toffee and delicate citrussy hops in the finish. Balanced and easy to drink. Tasty session beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Tesco, Wokingham. Poured a bright amber, with a thin, tight white head and some lacing. Malty aroma, with sweet brown sugar and damsons. Similar sweet, malt heavy flavours; toffee and brown bread. Very little hop character. Finish was grain, hay and the smallest amount of residual grassy hops.
omhper (44752) reviewed Wildcat (Cask) from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at Tennent’s Bar, Glasgow. Amber colour. Very fruity. Hay-like hops with lots of pear-like fruitiness. Medium bodied with lightly sparkling mouthfeel. Pleasant bitterish finish. Well balanced.
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Black Gold (Cask) from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On draught at the Halfway House: Literally black, small foamy layer, caramelly, fruity nose with traces of Port and almonds, a bit like a liquid X-mas cake; medium-bodied, smooth MF, moderate sweet-bitter flavour; long-lasting sweet finish, that becomes later more bitter and roastmalty. Yeah, a fine brew......