Subsidiaries
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Lovely looking beer: hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoons on 31st March 2012. Red hue to the brew, deep amber really though: creamy head in texture and colour. Mixed bag of smells in the aroma: malts and hop joining to give a pleasant beery feel with the hops just about stronger. The taste is also an easy blend of flavours; this time the malts leading the way in strength and power. A hop dryness appears towards the end of each sip (Cascade, Challenger and Chinook hops used). Easy drinking beer.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2012
at 07:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Tomlinsons Beer Shop, Inverness
Amber, crystal clear, thin white head that dissipates to rim
Aroma - very light caramel malt, very light toffee, slight spices ?ginger?...aroma is very very faint
Taste - caramel malts, light soft toffee, bit fruity, slight spices, after a while a bit of orange comes though, bit lacking in flavour here - definitely not a hefeweizen flavour - easy drinking though
Palate - very soft carb, thin body, slighly oily texture, touch of bitterness. Finish as main flavour, rapid, dull, bit of bitter toasted biscuit in the tail
Overall - Nothing like the style - but that’s not important to me - just as a beer it’s a bit bland to me.....it’s certainly better on cask as I remember it
Amber, crystal clear, thin white head that dissipates to rim
Aroma - very light caramel malt, very light toffee, slight spices ?ginger?...aroma is very very faint
Taste - caramel malts, light soft toffee, bit fruity, slight spices, after a while a bit of orange comes though, bit lacking in flavour here - definitely not a hefeweizen flavour - easy drinking though
Palate - very soft carb, thin body, slighly oily texture, touch of bitterness. Finish as main flavour, rapid, dull, bit of bitter toasted biscuit in the tail
Overall - Nothing like the style - but that’s not important to me - just as a beer it’s a bit bland to me.....it’s certainly better on cask as I remember it
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2012
at 13:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tomlinsons Beer Shop, Inverness
Black, frothy tan head, good lacing
Aroma of soft sweet rich dark caramel malts, molasses, treacle, smooth, no roast aroma, can’t get any hops
Taste of dark treacle, dark sugars, dark caramel malts, some liquorice, very soft roasted malts, alcohol very well hidden, less complex than Black Gold
Palate - soft carb, medium to full body, very creamy, smooth, dark sugars on palate. Finish as main flavour, liquorice comes through much more in the finish.
Overall - Really smooth tasty stout...I do prefer the Black Gold though
Black, frothy tan head, good lacing
Aroma of soft sweet rich dark caramel malts, molasses, treacle, smooth, no roast aroma, can’t get any hops
Taste of dark treacle, dark sugars, dark caramel malts, some liquorice, very soft roasted malts, alcohol very well hidden, less complex than Black Gold
Palate - soft carb, medium to full body, very creamy, smooth, dark sugars on palate. Finish as main flavour, liquorice comes through much more in the finish.
Overall - Really smooth tasty stout...I do prefer the Black Gold though
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2012
at 07:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle taken on a sunny but cold winters afternoon (Sat 18th Feb 2012): poured into my ’Abbot Ale’ glass tankard. Lovely looking beer: dull deep brown until held up to the sunlight, it then shows its true colours. A beautiful red body, clear and bright, on top sits a cream coloured foam covering that feels like velvet on the lips. I over cooled the beer, so no smells could be found at first but slowly the aroma of roasted malts began to appear. The flavours in the mouth also took some time to come out because of the coldness: again it was the malts that stood out initially with some hop bitterness towards the end of every sip adding a bite to the taste. Looks like it is a monster beer, but it doesn’t have enough body depth or alcohol content to live up to its first impression. Well carbonated and pleasant enough but could have been so much better with just a little tweeking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2012
at 03:33
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Weak and watery texture, but has a solid aroma and subtle berry based bitterness.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2012
at 05:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at standing order ... amber ... thin white head ... sweet zezty lemon quite bright nose ... sharp lemon ... big lemon ... bright and zezty ... quite dry linger
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2012
at 05:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
bottle at home ... copper ... big foaming .... it really did foaf ... sweet dark fruity ... roast malt nose nose... dark deep soft fruity roast malts ... caramel fruits ... a really nice scottish ale,, or 80 shilling.. well im not getting much ginger... nor am a sure about thistle... thought there is a little pricle to it... but its really quite niceEarlier Rating: 3/5/2007 Total Score: 3.4Ok had this in both cask and bottle, with both pretty similar. Deep ruby colour, with a malty nose, malty with a little spice , a little teacle and quite fruit with a little bitter in linger. nice and complex just like ’the man’ says
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2012
at 10:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, gift from Calum. Clear golden body with a white head. Steady carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of lemon, grapefruit and elderflower. Flavour of pine, lemon and elderflower. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Crisp, light and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2012
at 13:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Subtle wood aromas, nice and smooth, with less than obvious chocolate and caramel flavourings.
Tried
on 29 Feb 2012
at 05:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at The Archibald Simpson, JDW, Aberdeen. Pours clear russet with a doamy, light beige head. Lightly toasted malt aroma with hints of caramel. Hello there, nice flavor! Has a nice, roasted toffee character, with some creamy caramel, hints of coffee and cocoa, mild leafy bitterness. Medium bodied with fine, smooth carbonation. Sweet, bready finish, lightly bitter, some creamy caramel, hints of ripe fruits, light vanilla, light bitterness. A very decent bitter, this.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2012
at 05:55