Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Hand-pulled half-pint in the Shrewsbury Hotel (Spoons) on 24th January 2024. Looked fine, clean and clear autumnal amber with an off-white blanket of creamy bubbles. Malty front, but 'on the turn' should returned it really as it was clearly towards the end of the barrel. Scored kindly because I'm sure it's OK normally.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Clear amber with a bubbly off-white head and a malty nose. Sweetish malty flavour with floral hop bitterness and a dry finish
lad_newton (4282) reviewed Stag (Cask) from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 16th December 2023. Deep brown to copper with shallow, loose foam and spot lacing. Malty aroma. Nutty malts and bitterness follow in liquid pass and finish. Medium bodied with an engaging texture.
simontomlinson (8176) reviewed Stag (Bottle) from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 3/12/23 Nutty, grain, biscuit & malt tastes with a bitter finish. Bog standard Bitter.
Downender (11273) reviewed IPA from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Robert Fitzharding (JDW), October 2023. Golden in colour, with plenty of grassy hop character, tangerines and apricots, rich tea malts and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.
wheresthepath (3700) reviewed IPA from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Golden amber with an off-white head. Grapefruit and dry Weetabix and vanilla biscuits with an odd hint of sourness. Hints of toffee behind, some diacetyl. The flavours don't really work together for me, it's a bit of a mess.
Leighton (35102) reviewed IPA from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at the Montagu Pyke - London. Pours clear yellow with a foamy, white head. Lightly sweet with a pleasant grassy hop bitterness, lean pale mats, straw, lemon peel. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Finishes with lasting grassy bitterness.
Martinsh (3678) reviewed IPA from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton (6/10/23). Pours a slightly hazy pale straw with minimal white head and good lacing. Tropical fruits dominate the aroma, with a few hints of spices. In the mouth it is juicy and slightly bitter. Plenty of flavour with floral hops, citrus, pine and stone fruit. Finish is dry and sticky. Not bad, but not really an IPA.
solidfunk (22078) reviewed Wildcat (Bottle) from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Lemon and oak. Pretty nice balance, and comes together great for style. A little peat. Dark copper pour with good head. Bitter end. Nice pub ale. Bottle.
solidfunk (22078) reviewed Black Gold (Bottle) from Cairngorm Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Roast and a little cream. Some bitter nut. Black pour with good mocha head and lacing. Bitter end. Tap at Macgregors in Inverness.