7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can on 712 to the Ness, picked up from Salt Horse Edinburgh, 25/02/23. Deep amber with a good sized beige cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is rum barrel, figs, fruit cake, brown sugar melt, toffee. Taste comprises rum and coke, toffee, stewed fruits, booze, toffee, brown sugar melt, dates, raisins. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced warming boost. Tidy.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2023
at 16:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can on 712 to the Ness, picked up from Salthorse Edinburgh, 25/02/23. Black with a khaki head that dissipates edgewards. Nose is mellow roast, charr, cocoa powder, dried fruit rinds, toffee Taste comprises chocolate, dates, charr, dried fruit rinds, light ashen nip, roasted bite. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Decent enough old skool impy stout.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2023
at 15:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
18th February 2023
Can. Just a very light haze on this gold beer, small off white head. The nose is a lovely rich ripe floral lemon. Smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation. The taste follows the nose with a near candy lemon, lemon sherbet and a touch of lemoncello. Yes, plenty of Lemon Meringue thanks to some generous vanilla. Light finish. Lovely lemon beer, delightful. Plenty of lowish ratings for this one, but if you like lemon meringue this is spot feckin on and as a Brucey bonus, the 6.8% is nigh on invisible. C'mon peeps, beer is supposed to be fun ain't it?
Can. Just a very light haze on this gold beer, small off white head. The nose is a lovely rich ripe floral lemon. Smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation. The taste follows the nose with a near candy lemon, lemon sherbet and a touch of lemoncello. Yes, plenty of Lemon Meringue thanks to some generous vanilla. Light finish. Lovely lemon beer, delightful. Plenty of lowish ratings for this one, but if you like lemon meringue this is spot feckin on and as a Brucey bonus, the 6.8% is nigh on invisible. C'mon peeps, beer is supposed to be fun ain't it?
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2023
at 19:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Appellation Wines, cheers Ash! Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of chocolate, liquorice and light smoke. Taste is coffee and chocolate, light spice linger.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2023
at 16:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours cloudy deep muddy mango orange with next to no head. The aroma is sweet, bright, juicy, big mango juice character, five alive fruit juice, peach and pulpy vibes. The taste is sweet - sour, smooth, juicy, tangy, pulpy mango smoothie, peachy, nectarine, apricot, touch of fizzy sour candy, touch of natural yoghurt, coconut cream and just a hint of acidity with juicy mango finish. Medium+ body and fine, prickly carbonation. Juicy mango fruit smoothie. Not huge amount of depth, but it's enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2023
at 13:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
CN from Westhill Service Station. It pours darkest brown with a small, frothy light tan head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, rich roasted malt, toasty, decent hit of chocolate, gateaux, mellow warming chilli spice, toffee, vanilla fudge and coffee grounds. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, chocolate gateaux, brownie, cacao, warming but restrained chilli spice, dried fruits, toasted fruit cake, charred and a touch of coffee with a toasty, warming chilli finish. Medium body and fine to moderate carbonation. Strikes a nice balance.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2023
at 16:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
With a thin head that soon fizzes away altogether this just ends up looking like mango juice and has a big aroma of tart mango as well. Flavour has, surprise!, lots of mango, with some pineapple and bittersweet orange and a little honey to take the edge of. Nice fresh, bittersweet finish too. Very decent.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2023
at 17:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours lightly hazy golden - blonde with a small, frothy white head. The aroma is sweet, tangy lemon sherbet (boiled sweets), limoncello, lemon cheesecake, candied peel, touch of vanilla and icing sugar. The taste is sweet - sour, more sweet than expected, candy, juicy, tangy, sweet lemon sherbets, old fashioned lemonade, vanilla, meringue, lemon cheesecake and lemon cordial with a short, dry finish. Average body and fine carbonation. Interesting combo, but it needs more acidity/tartness to stop it from being too sweet. A rare miss from these guys imo.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2023
at 17:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours lightly hazy golden with a medium bubbly white head. The aroma is bready malt, biscuit, grassy, minty, twist of orange and grapefruit. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter - sweet, snappy, bitterness is firm and lingers... toasty grain, cereal, straw, grassy, slightly minty, peppery spice, some citrus vibes and grapefruit with a drying finish. Average body and moderate carbonation. Decent lager.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2023
at 17:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Creamy, beige head. Nose - coffee, dark chocolate, light smoke and a wee hint of malt loaf and raisin. Taste - malt loaf, raisin, light chocolate smoke and milk chocolate. Palate - medium bodied, soft texture and very gentle smoke on the finish. Overall - good beer, very balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2023
at 19:30