pivnizub (12821) reviewed Highland IPA from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask (Grog and Gruel, Fort William): Light amber coloured, persistent small foamy layer; deep floral hoppy nose, underpinned by malt and fruit; solid, quite dry bitter flavour, light bodied; lingering, very aromatic-hoppy finish. Superb and spicy stuff.........
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask (Clachaig Inn, Glencoe): Amber coloured, small, but persistent off-white foamy layer; clear, clean sweet-malty and fruity nose with distinctive hoppy-aromatic edges; solid bitter-sweet flavour, light bodied; malty, sweet-bitter finish with hoppy traces. Pleasant stuff..........
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Black Gold (Cask) from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10
Cask at the foot of the walk... Black... Thin tan head... Soft sweet chocolate roast nose... Widhywsshy bofy... Soft toffee chocolate roast... 3.7 Edinburgh Beer festival 07 ... Deep black ...rich sweet toffee roast malt ... balanced and complex ... sweet roast malt ... hint of toffee ... mellow and soft. tk 2, tk3 .t4 lets just say this NEVER dissapoints. Wonderfull localish beer, cask in bow bar ... deep black thin tan head ...soft chocolate licorice nose ... dark roast malts ... light charcoal bitterness ... hint of licorice ... very nice 4.4 deep black .... thin tan head ... too puff candi for me today .... shame 3.6
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Black Gold (Bottle) from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Black, but with a brown-red shine; collapsing, very coherent dark-beige head. Rich, bready, liquorice-tinted stout nose. At the same time, some fresh greenery & cypress aromas, gingerbread. Initially dry, ashy, stout taste with some liquorice (not much, thanks); rather long lingering flavours. Rather sweet after a few sips. Remains roasty, throughout, near burnt. Medium bodied at best, a bit thin. Considering its modest ABV, more than decent stout.
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Blessed Thistle from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brown-foxy, with an olive shine; olive tinted, creamy head. Malty with coloured malts, and a fresh greenery smell, even a bit leafy, and salty - seaweed or kelp-like. Must be the thistles? Quite bitter, with a very clear hop - start, then getting granulated, sandy. Dry taste ending in a little leather-like flavour, spicey, quite dry-bitter and complex. Medium bodied at best, slight slickness, very light burning MF. I’m surprised - I like this pretty much. Very decent, even complex, satisfying ale. Slainte mhath, Craig!
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Blessed Thistle from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Cask half-pint at NERAX on 5/5/07
Amber-chartreuse, mostly clear, with a small beige head that leaves no lacing.
Hugely estery nose, but muted somewhat by too much spicy, phenolic character and a strange roasted, nutty note as well. Some light sugars and herbal/tea-like suggestions (must be the nettles). Too much dryness/blandness and the esters are just too much as well. Don’t see why they used any dark malts in this one, it just muddles things and leaves too much dryness. The spiciness is really strange too. Kind of smells like fruitcake when all the esters get mixed in. Not a very strong nose either.
Bland and nutty, with more roast and only minimal malt. Overattenuated, without any real supple texture, the thistle seems pretty soggy and out-of-reach. Weird spices, poor carbonation creating a loose, watery texture.
Svesse (15730) reviewed Black Gold (Bottle) from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Black colour with pale brown frothy head. Roasted nose with notes of chocolate, coffee, liquorice and something slightly smokey, tarry hanging in the background. Roasted taste with chocolate, coffee, moccha, blueberries and some tarry hints of liquorice. Some lactose sweetness. Very tasty, but the low abv and velvety body makes it very smooth and enjoyable. A really nice stout.
omhper (44752) reviewed Black Gold (Bottle) from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Opaque very dark brown. Aroma of milk chocolate and coffee. Medium sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Strong flavour of cocoa powder. A fairly light, but pleasing, stout.
omhper (44752) reviewed Sheepshaggers Gold from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Deep golden, lightly hazy. Aroma of vanilla, black currant and coriander. Medium sweet and light bodied. A refreshingly drinkable beer that feels more Belgian than Scottish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Sheepshaggers Gold (Cask) on 03 Dec 2009 at 03:44 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Cask at Akkura, Stockholm. Hazy golden. Fruity nose. Fairly sweet with rather light body and rounded mouthfee, Low on hops, notes of honey. Low bitterness. A rather unremarkable semi sweet ale.
Earlier Rating: 8/14/2002 Total Score: 3.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Blackfriars, Inverness. Golden colour. Licorice aroma. Spicy with firm maltiness, yet rather light body. Smooth and medium sweet. An unusual but strong tpuch of yeast and cardamom. Herbal finish. A bartenders dream: whichever way you order it they will come up with a pun.
omhper (44752) reviewed Trade Winds from Cairngorm Brewery 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled at Monk’s Café, Stockholm. Clear deep golden, fairly rich head. Perfumy aroma of lemon and elderflower. Dryish with light-medium body. Crisp and juicy with loads of elderflower flavour and notes of vanilla. Lightly salty finish with low bitterness. Well balanced and drinkable. Good blonde ale! --- Beer merged from original tick of Trade Winds (Cask) on 03 Dec 2009 at 03:42 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Hazy straw colour. Orangey nose with bready yeast behind. Dry, minerally and grassy. Freshly hoppy and slim bodied, soft and pleasant. Growing late bitterness with resiny undertones. Top stuff!