McCash (16021) reviewed Single Malt Ale from Islay Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50cl bottle from the Scottish Real Ale shop. Appearance - golden orange with a soft fluffy head. Nose - burnt orange and orange pith. Taste - more sharp orange flavours against a crunchy malt background. Palate - close to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a bit too challenging to be easy to drink but it does have an enjoyable aspect.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Finlaggan Ale from Islay Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5
Draft at Craft Beer Rising 2014 - Brick Lane, London. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. This is a very shabby bitter. There are dominant notes of plastic and dirt. Light bodied with fine, soft carbonation. Abrasive plastic in the finish, some grassy bitterness, lightly sweet brown bread. Really not at all enjoyable. Poor.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Nerabus Ale from Islay Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
From bottle at Craft Beer Rising 2014. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The nose is wood, caramel, berry, toast and dark fruit. The taste is bitter-sweet, caramel, dark fruit, vinous quality, toast and earth with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Not a whole lot to it... OK.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Black Rock Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
500ml bottle from Drinkmonger, Edinburgh. Pours clear copper, nice lacing. Aromas of soft caramel, light fruit. nothing much else, nothing much changes on the taste, a bit watery. Passable.
Camons (21577) reviewed Dun Hogs Head Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ Home. Pours black with a small light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, little chocolate , little wood, smoke. Flavor is malts, coffee, dark chocolate, wood, little licorice. Thin body, soft carbonation. 181013
Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Dun Hogs Head Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Almost black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dark chocolate and coffee. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 171013
chrisv10 (24596) reviewed Dun Hogs Head Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 4.4%. Very dark brown with medium beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, milk chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is roasted malts, milk chocolate, caramel, medium sweet, hop and a little bitter.
aswespeak (5845) ticked Ardnave Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
saxo (29721) reviewed Dun Hogs Head Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from AlesByMail.co.uk. Huge head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, little wood and hops.
KansaiBeerLovers (8927) reviewed Kildalton Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
5.2% part of a Rakuten 12 pack. It is a nice looking beer pouring a very dark brown with a light beige head. The aroma is sweet ginger. The flavor is a zesty sweet giner which was unexpected but nice. Possibly a touch too sweet. I get lemon, ginger, some dark chocolate malt notes(very subtle) but no cinnamon at all. An interesting twist on a dark beer, it reminds me of Ichijoji Brewery’s Black Pearl Grapefruit Stout. Some roast coffee notes in the aftertaste. Not too bad but be warned it is mostly ginger in the flavor profile. After it had warmed up more of the chocolate malts come through and it balances out.