6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Clear, orangey golden colour with average to huge, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Smoky, malty aroma, hints of peat and leather. Taste is bitter hoppy, peaty, smoky, citrusy hoppy overtones with a lemon touch; super soft palate, gentle carbonation. Unbalanced, inharmonious, needs an "emulsifier" to link peat and citrus notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2016
at 14:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours hazy brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of red fruit, light spice, ginger and cloves. Taste is sweet, cinnamon and cola. Thin finish, can’t get the cola likeness out of my head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 11:00
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. LOVELY OLIVE SHEEN. Aromas of woody toffee, biscuit. Taste is liquorice, treacle, faint smoke, some coffee at the back. Roasted bitter finish. Unexpectedly good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 10:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear dark orange with a thin white head. Aromas of smoke, tcp, orange. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 10:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear dark orange with no head. Looks flat. Aromas of bavarian ham, burnt marmalade. Taste is strong smoke, more marmalade. Some chalky minerals. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 10:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Islay Ales. Appearance - dark brown and cloudy wit has thin off white head. Nose - loads of cloves, maybe prunes. Raisins. Taste - major ginger and dried fruit notes. A bit too ginger. Then cola bottle notes. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - interesting and general cola thing going on. A bit thin though and ginger too dominant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 09:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Islay Ales. Appearance - black olive sheen or gloss. Great fawn head. Nose - light charcoal with toffee, caramel and molasses. Biscuits on the back. Taste - tonnes of liquorice and charcoal at the front. Mild toffee and molasses. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy yet crunchy texture and a long dry if slightly gnarly finish. Overall - a challenging but rewarding dry stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 09:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Islay Ales. Appearance - deep amber with a lovely creamy head. Nose - smoked ham, light peat. Taste - smoky but not as rich and fruity as the Artisan ale. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet smoky texture and a long dry finish. Overall - not as interesting as the Artisan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 07:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Islay Ales. Appearance - deep amber with not much carbonation. Nose - smoked ham, pleasant like a German smoked beer. Taste - smoked ham and a bit of caramelised vegetables. Maybe burnt marmalade. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet smoky texture and a long dry smoky finish. Overall - pretty good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2016
at 07:37
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample from bottle at the brewery. Appearance - amber with a slim lacy head. Nose - dried fruit, light citrus, spicy malt. Taste - it comes out quite vinous and spicy. We’re getting into Old Ale characterics here. Palate - close to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - completely different from the usual Ardnave.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2016
at 10:03