6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from great grog. Pours clear golden amber, merest ring of white head. Strong, smoky, bonfire aromas. Islay whisky too. Iodine. Taste is more peat smoke, behind that some sweetness, faint marmalade. Slightly thin body. Challenging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2015
at 11:22
5.2/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Tam OβShanter. Light to mid-gold with a decent white head on top. Lemon/lime aroma with some artificial sweetener. Unfocused bitter taste with fruity sweet edges. Not sure the condition is as good as it shoul be. At any rate this brew is found wanting.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2015
at 05:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The nose is sweet malty action, woody, musty, resin, grainy and caramel. The taste is bitter, sweet malty stuff, earthy, oily, resinous, quite sweet, grapefruit rind, soapy, caramel, alcohol and bread with a dry, earthy finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Too malty and sweet. Iβm not a fan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2015
at 13:18
5.8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 3/3/2015. Deep copper in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Sweet, husky, malts, some hedgerow fruits, toffee and a lingering bitter finish. Elements didnβt come together.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2015
at 03:48
6.1/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 3/3/2015. Deep gold with a slight, white, head. Sweetish, creamy, malts, with a touch of citrus fruit and hint of grassy hop, leading to a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Mar 2015
at 03:26
7.4/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 5/3/2015. Almost black in colour, with a thin, beige, head. A tasty, dense, stout, with plain chocolate, liquorice and toasted malts, ending up with a dryish finish. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2015
at 11:31
7/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at ushers... Deep brown... Thin tan... Soft dry toffee fruit nose... Odd fruits... Soft malts.. Soft toffee...
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Feb 2015
at 03:19
7.4/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On cask @ Holyrood 9A. Appearance - deep amber with a nice frothy head. Nose - a mixture of biscuity malt and red fruits, maybe even some marmalade. Yep, itβs jammy dodgers. Taste - more jammy dodgers, but using hobnobs as the biscuit. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a balanced dry finish. Overall - yes, very nice example of the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2015
at 10:38
6.1/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at ushers. Pours clear amber, nose is sweet toffee, grassy, taste is floral, sweet toffee, quite sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2015
at 14:43
6/10
Tried
on 21 Feb 2015
at 09:24