8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - opaque jet black with a lovely tan to fawn head.
Nose - wood, raisin and prune. Some molasses.
Taste - wood, booze and dried fruits.
Palate - full bodied, wood and booze.
Overall - good.
Appearance - opaque jet black with a lovely tan to fawn head.
Nose - wood, raisin and prune. Some molasses.
Taste - wood, booze and dried fruits.
Palate - full bodied, wood and booze.
Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 07 Feb 2026
at 20:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - amber and fairly clear. Cream, almost yellow head.
Nose - hazelnut going into marzipan.
Taste - more nuts, some prune and a light oxidised sherry note.
Palate - medium to full bodied and sweet. Very boozy.
Overall - good.
Appearance - amber and fairly clear. Cream, almost yellow head.
Nose - hazelnut going into marzipan.
Taste - more nuts, some prune and a light oxidised sherry note.
Palate - medium to full bodied and sweet. Very boozy.
Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 07 Feb 2026
at 19:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - cherry, prune and chocolate.
Taste - raspberry this time and chocolate. General liqueur thing.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet and a little boozy. Creamy middle and finish.
Overall - good.
Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - cherry, prune and chocolate.
Taste - raspberry this time and chocolate. General liqueur thing.
Palate - medium bodied, sweet and a little boozy. Creamy middle and finish.
Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 07 Feb 2026
at 17:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - deep amber to brown and not completely hazy. Fluffy off-white head.
Nose - burnt toffee, nougat and malt loaf. A bit earthy actually.
Taste - chewy toffee, dried orange peel and again earthy.
Palate - medium bodied, a bit chewy. Fairly dry on the finish.
Overall - a good example of the style.
Appearance - deep amber to brown and not completely hazy. Fluffy off-white head.
Nose - burnt toffee, nougat and malt loaf. A bit earthy actually.
Taste - chewy toffee, dried orange peel and again earthy.
Palate - medium bodied, a bit chewy. Fairly dry on the finish.
Overall - a good example of the style.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 06 Feb 2026
at 20:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - cloudy amber with a soft lacy white head.
Nose - orange, melon, peach, mango with an edge of pine.
Taste - peach, apricot, melon and grassy.
Palate - creamy in texture, close to medium bodied, dry, zesty finish.
Overall - good stuff!
Appearance - cloudy amber with a soft lacy white head.
Nose - orange, melon, peach, mango with an edge of pine.
Taste - peach, apricot, melon and grassy.
Palate - creamy in texture, close to medium bodied, dry, zesty finish.
Overall - good stuff!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 06 Feb 2026
at 19:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - golden and clear with a thin white head.
Nose - pine resin and dried orange.
Taste - dried orange, apricot, bread and light spice.
Palate - close to medium bodied, oily texture and dry, bitter finish.
Overall - on style.
Appearance - golden and clear with a thin white head.
Nose - pine resin and dried orange.
Taste - dried orange, apricot, bread and light spice.
Palate - close to medium bodied, oily texture and dry, bitter finish.
Overall - on style.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 06 Feb 2026
at 19:01
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - very pale yellow with a very slight haze and a fluffy snow white head.
Nose - delicate floral and lemon.
Taste - light bread, floral and citrus again.
Palate - light bodied, dry finish.
Overall - good example of how the style can work well!
Appearance - very pale yellow with a very slight haze and a fluffy snow white head.
Nose - delicate floral and lemon.
Taste - light bread, floral and citrus again.
Palate - light bodied, dry finish.
Overall - good example of how the style can work well!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 06 Feb 2026
at 16:47
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 10
cask at the bow bar ...dark black ..small tan head ...soft sweet caramel chocolate roast malts ..big sweet malts ..dark rich woody chocolate roast malts ..dark malts sofy chocolate ..light rum sherry tones
and again and again in bow revon visit 2 and 3 way better than fresh on .... on visit 3 had 4 thirds its just that good 9.3
can at Ashs 10 days later ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel oakey chocolate roast for dark sweet roast ..plums figs and oak ...sweet chocolate Roast malts..delicious linger 9.1
ok next time i wanba side by side with a henry
and again and again in bow revon visit 2 and 3 way better than fresh on .... on visit 3 had 4 thirds its just that good 9.3
can at Ashs 10 days later ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet caramel oakey chocolate roast for dark sweet roast ..plums figs and oak ...sweet chocolate Roast malts..delicious linger 9.1
ok next time i wanba side by side with a henry
Tried
on 25 Jan 2026
at 14:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light floral hop and biscuit. Taste is more of the same. Fine.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2026
at 13:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
A Burns Week ale, and Haggis for me for dinner in a few days time too! It's a pretty standard golden ale, but done well and very sessionable - what association this style has to do with the Scot I am not sure. Nice and hoppy.
Tried
from Cask
at
Waterhouse
on 24 Jan 2026
at 18:42