Subsidiaries
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ash’s. Pours deep orange amber, nose is sweet toffee, floral, wood, taste is sweet, orange, vanilla, toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 15:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at ash’s. Pours deep amber brown, nose is sweet toffee, caramel, light smoked malt, taste is dry, wood, sweet toffee, bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 14:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Arran brewery. Appearance - dark brown and murky but nice head. Nose - marmalade, toffee and spicy at the back. Maybe liquorice. Taste - oranges and syrup. Dry woody backdrop. Palate - medium to full bodied with a big tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - a decent example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 11:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Ashton McCobb’s. Pours dark amber with a thin beige head. Aromas of toffee, brown coffee, dark chocolate. Taste is toffee, vanilla fudge, sweet sticky finish.
Last wee tasting of the summer
Last wee tasting of the summer
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 11:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Arran brewery. Appearance - deep amber red with a lovely fluffy head. Nose - not much barrel more red and orange fruit. Malt in the background. Taste - more red fruits and biscuits. Barrel coming through here. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - surprisingly good. Really complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 11:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Ashton McCobb’s. Pours amber red, light haze, with a thick white head. Aromas of vanilla, oak, toffee. Taste is sweet, oaky, thin finish. Good texture and palate.
Last wee tasting of the summer
Last wee tasting of the summer
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 11:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Arran brewery. Appearance - deep amber to red. Nice fluffy head. Nose - biscuits and wood. Taste - biscuit and orange. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - decent ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 11:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Ashton McCobb’s. Pours clear with a thin white head, nice lacing. Aromas of dark sugar, spice. Taste is sweet, cooked orange. Sweet finish.
Last wee tasting of the summer
Last wee tasting of the summer
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2015
at 11:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the Arran brewery shop. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - light fruitcake maybe panettone. Taste - dried orange and dry bread notes. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a fruity, drinkable bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2015
at 16:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle on the Calmac ferry from Brodick to Ardrossan. Appearance - dark amber with a decent head. Nose - sweet malt and toffee. Taste -more light toffee intermingled with sweet malt and oats. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - classic 80 shilling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2015
at 07:16