Subsidiaries
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
0.5l bottle. This is a crystal clear brown-ish beer with a medium sized big-bubbly light beige top. Smells of bitter and sweet caramel, nougat and traces of nutty chocolate paper. It's somewhat averagely carbonated and the mouthfeel is thin oily. Dry-bitter nutty flavors. I get some dark caramel and some herbal nuances. I'm having a hard time really enjoying this, but it still manages to not be to bad tasting. Absolutely not something I will be hunting down again though. 15.02.2013
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2013
at 23:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.5l bottle. This is a deep dark brown - near black one with a medium sized really bubbly light brown top. On the nose it's subtle, some faint smoke, roasted malts and fruits. Nothing extraordinary, but not bad in a way not so bad either. It opens up after a while in the glass. It's lively carbonated and the mouthfeel is quite thin. Soft roasted thin-coffee flavors. Some smoky hints, light sweet with bitter nuts in the finish. Ends with a really mouthdrying biscuit like aftertaste. Easy drinking, and absolutely nice enough for a non-extreme stout. 20.02.2013
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2013
at 23:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Meny Løren. Pours black with a beige head. Roasty aroma with some smoky notes and hints of caramel, chocolate and dark fruits. Sweet, malty and roasty with balanced bitterness. Lightly bitter aftertaste with roasty notes. Nice and quite flavourful stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2013
at 12:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask @ JDW Elgin [030213]
Jet black, thin ruby edges, dense rich dark tan head with very good lacing
Aroma of rich smooth dark malts, very soft mellow roast, dark toffee malts, touch of treacle, very smooth
Taste - rich smooth velvety fairly sweet dark malts, very soft mellow roast, dab of soft very dark rich chocolate toffee, hint of dark fruit, milk sugars, hint of coffee, very well balanced, great flavour
Palate - Medium body, very smooth quite sweet palate. Finish as main flavour with a very smooth dark malts finish with some milk sugars
Overall - Should have rated this ages ago. The cask is much better than the bottle. At it’s abv it’s probably the best Scottish stout I’ve tasted - must be one of the best in the UK. It’s Cairngorm’s top beer.
Jet black, thin ruby edges, dense rich dark tan head with very good lacing
Aroma of rich smooth dark malts, very soft mellow roast, dark toffee malts, touch of treacle, very smooth
Taste - rich smooth velvety fairly sweet dark malts, very soft mellow roast, dab of soft very dark rich chocolate toffee, hint of dark fruit, milk sugars, hint of coffee, very well balanced, great flavour
Palate - Medium body, very smooth quite sweet palate. Finish as main flavour with a very smooth dark malts finish with some milk sugars
Overall - Should have rated this ages ago. The cask is much better than the bottle. At it’s abv it’s probably the best Scottish stout I’ve tasted - must be one of the best in the UK. It’s Cairngorm’s top beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2013
at 04:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Bottle) Nice looking beer; very slightly hazy golden amber with a nice dense persistent white head. Little aroma; bready malty with an unusual hint that seemed cheesy. Medium body with pleasant carbonation, abundant and just slightly on the fizzy side. Starts with some fruity flavours with some honey like sweetness to balance and develops a rather metallic bitterness. Overall, it’s pleasant enough, but not special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2013
at 03:44
8/10
Tried
on 18 Jan 2013
at 20:38
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask, moon under water. Amber colour short lived thin white head. Caramel toffee nose with a little vinegar. Flavour is caramel earthy little germ apple. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2013
at 12:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask @ The Portcullis, Stirling. Pours a cloudy light amber in colour with a nicely proportioned head. The nose is a combination of the oatmeal aromas from the malt and a lemon citrus note from the hops. There’s more of the same on the taste with perhaps something floral going on too.The palate is medium bodied with a lovely creamy texture and a clean finish. Overall, incredibly drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2013
at 02:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle: best before 28 May 2013. Poured into a UK pint sleeve at home on 30 Dec 2012. The beer looked good: deep reddy brown body with a full biege head on top. Malts all the way in this brew: semi-sweet and fairly mild roastiness wise is both the smell and taste. Some hints of peat smokiness try and sneak into the flavours along with dark chocolate and a hand full of mixed nuts (unsalted). Pleasant enough and although a ’tourist-beer’ it was OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 13:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
9th July 2011
Scopeys East Croydon tasting - Cheers Paul! Clear very dark brown beer, short lived pale tan head. Dodgy rubbery nose. Light semi dry palate. Rich licorice and dark malt. A little vanilla and mineral. Dry finish. Different!
Scopeys East Croydon tasting - Cheers Paul! Clear very dark brown beer, short lived pale tan head. Dodgy rubbery nose. Light semi dry palate. Rich licorice and dark malt. A little vanilla and mineral. Dry finish. Different!
Tried
on 28 Dec 2012
at 07:15