6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half the beers are named after the brewery, and the other half are named after the pub. McCeol's Honey Brown is the most interesting of them, with a lovely chestnut colour and a flavour that is sweetish, but not cloying. Rather, it has a well-developed light toffee profile that I quite enjoyed. The lightness is not surprising given the location, but I hope that they attempt something bigger and bolder down the road because the brewer seems to have quality technical skills.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2003
at 23:10
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Amber colour. Light caramel flavour is sweet (as promised). Slight tangerine note. Like all their beers thus far (I'm sampling them a week after they opened), the body and flavour are light, but the beers clean and otherwise flawless.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2003
at 23:07
2.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Light Keltic Lager, this is clean and well-made, but far too light to be of interest to the hardcore beer geek. The biscuit and honey notes are still here, but the fruitiness is gone, replaced with wetness.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2003
at 23:06
3.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Pale yellow. Low visible carbonation. Honeyish, slightly biscuity character with some fruitiness in the sweetish finish. Simple, but clean and drinkable. Hard to find faults in this beer, save for the lightness and lack of enticing colour.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2003
at 23:05