6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (Newcastle Beer Festival 2014) - Golden with a white head. Lemon, tea and a hint of grapefruit in the aroma. Crisp and fairly hoppy taste with lemon and biscuity malt standing out. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jun 2014
at 16:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Tcp and smoke on the nose, dry and smokey, woody, peaty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 10:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours dark black, thin tan head. Aromas start strangely menthol, but resolve into peated whisky. Taste has more peat, not much of the stout character left. Full-bodied, oily mouthfeel, boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 00:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, nose is phenol, peat, chocolate, taste is dry, peat smoke, light chocolate, bitter. --- Beer merged from original tick of Islay Cask Prince on 09 Jun 2014 at 09:08 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bottle at Craig's.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 12:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
bottle at home .. deep black ... thin tan head ... massive islay front ... sofr roast ... dark malts ... massive iodine roast ... light methon ... peaty.. not bad for islay
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 12:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home. Pours reddish brown, chewy toffee, sweet, some fruit, dry almost smoky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 03:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at heriot watt beer fest. Pours amber, light toffee, fruit, juicy, bitter. --- Beer merged from original tick of CaithNess on 22 Mar 2014 at 15:40 - Score: 7. Original review text: Cask at hw beer fest.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2014
at 13:24
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cask at the Bow Bar. Dark fruit - raisins, prunes, dates, bitter chocolate roast, dry coffee, rich liquorice. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 May 2014
at 09:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
9th May 2014
Leighton 10K tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Paul for another rare Scottish tick. Opaque dark black - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and slightly viscous. Very fine carbonation. Big tangy peat, initially too much but it evens out a bit and reveals some dark fruits. Light smooth finish. Gradually wins you over.
Leighton 10K tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Paul for another rare Scottish tick. Opaque dark black - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and slightly viscous. Very fine carbonation. Big tangy peat, initially too much but it evens out a bit and reveals some dark fruits. Light smooth finish. Gradually wins you over.
Tried
on 15 May 2014
at 08:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the Black (IPA) Friday tasting, thanks to Paul, 09/05/14. Pitch black with a moderate tan swirl. Nose is roast malt, light plastic, peated tones, TCP, dark chocolate, bitter pangs. Taste comprises bitter roast, peated malt, roasty tones, TCP, spice, cocoa powder, smokey notes. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent peated affair, pretty intense but well balanced
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2014
at 14:07