Scopey (25115) reviewed Single Malt Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Islay Ales. It pours golden yellow with a small white head. The nose is citrus, earth, dough and wet leaf. The taste is pleasantly bitter, straw, pithy citrus, soap, earth, dough, spice and light metal with a very dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent enough bitter golden ale.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Finlaggan Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Lochside bar, Islay. It pours deep amber with a small white head. The nose is earth, wood, faint spice and brown bread. The taste is earth, wood, leather, brown bread, light bitterness and a hint of pithy lemon with a dry finish. Fairly standard bitter, but fine to cleanse the palate between whiskies....
Scopey (25115) reviewed Black Rock Ale from Islay Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5
Bottle at home. It pours clear amber with a thick off-white head. The smell is old sulphurous fart....manure and earth. The taste is earth, wood, leather, varnish, pepper and a touch of citrus, with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Probably past its prime. Tastes ok, but smells pretty damn nasty. Will re-try if the opportunity presents itself.
omhper (44752) reviewed Angus Og Ale from Islay Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5
Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Cloudy orange. fruity nose with peach, plastic and chalk. Sweetish with light body. Like most Islay ales it is predominantly chalky - here with an addition of plastic and rubber. Peachy hops before a finish with some chemical bitterness. Quite unpleasant.
omhper (44752) reviewed Kildalton Ale from Islay Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Very dark brown. Aroma is completely dominated by ginger and cinnamon. Fairly slender bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Flavour of sheer gingersnap dough with ginger, cinnamon and caramel ans components. Citric finish with some perfumy bitterness.
omhper (44752) reviewed Single Malt Ale from Islay Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Hazy golden. Peachy nose with some chalk. light-medium bodied with rounded, slightly viscous mouthfeel. Plenty of citrus and peach, even more chalk. Long chalky bitterness.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Kildalton Ale from Islay Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle on the train from Edinburgh - 08/12/12. Opaque mahogony brown with a tan head that retains well. Nose is liqourice, dark toffee, medicinal tones, touch of plastic. Taste comprises spruce bark, medicinal notes, herbs, light roast malt, root ginger, touch of smoke. Medium bodied, light spritzyness in the carbonation, bitter finish. Quite a bit going on flavour wise but pretty average in its execution.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Bowmore Ale from Islay Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
bottle at home ... golden ... small white lacing ... soft smokey floral hop nose ... soft malts ... mellow whisky ... this is fairly well balanced ... but not me
yespr (55501) reviewed Bowmore Ale from Islay Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is iodine, tarish and smoked. Dark smoked, tarish, toasted malty and dry almost burned plastic smoked. Bitter, dry and slight herbal.
Culchiem (6598) reviewed Dun Hogs Head Ale from Islay Ales 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Black with a solid tan head. Aroma is a bit thin. Flavour is where it’s at, whisky peat with a dry roast malt. Finish is a little ash on a dry roast.