McCash (16021) reviewed Ardnave Extra from Islay Ales 9 years ago
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.
McCash (16021) reviewed Angus Og Ale from Islay Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at the Jurancon Hotel in Craighouse. Appearance - deep brown with a lovely fluffy head. Nose - sweet malt, light toffee and nuts. Taste - like cereal saturated in milk. More of the light toffee note. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - I’d say this was more in the Scottish Ale style than Bitter. Solid enough.
McCash (16021) reviewed Saligo Golden Ale from Islay Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On cask at the Islay Hotel on Port Ellen. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - lightly floral. Pale malt. Taste - more flowers. Custard too. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a decent scooper.
McCash (16021) reviewed Big Peat from Islay Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle at the Old Kiln Cafe at Ardbeg distillery. Appearance - Nose - floral but sweet oak and whisky notes in there too. Taste - the spirit and oak flavours definitely dominate the floral notes. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - as far as a whisky aged bitter or golden ale goes this is quite a good example. I would question whether sticking a blonde beer in a spirit barrel was the best plan on outset however. It definitely suits a stout better.
McCash (16021) reviewed Kilchoman Pale from Islay Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at the Kilchoman brewery bar. Nose - orange fruit and big peat smoke note. Taste - the peat smoke totally dominates the orange fruit. Palate - light to medium bodied with a drying, smoky sensation Overall - the peat smoke was a bit much with the orange fruit but at least interesting.
Hermod (17967) reviewed Kilchoman Dark from Islay Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
50cl bottle @PBF XI. Pours black in color with a thick brown head. That same thin peaty aroma as in the other one from this brewery. Acidic, roasty malty flavor with some ash and pear.
Hermod (17967) reviewed Kilchoman Pale from Islay Ales 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
50cl bottle @PBF XI. Poured golden color with a thin white head. Peaty aroma, kinda light, malts. Flavor has peat, mild sourness. Interesting.
blackisle (5698) reviewed Black Rock Ale from Islay Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 50cl. Poured into a tumbler. Clear deep amber, small frothy beige head, mostly diminishing, light lacing; aroma toasted malts, caramel, bread, woody notes; taste is medium sweet and bitter, malty, toffee, average duration, dry and toasted malts finish; medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation; perhaps bit thin but on the whole a pleasant bitter.
MoritzF (10566) reviewed Dun Hogs Head Ale from Islay Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
(bottle, courtesy of pivnizub) Dark brown to black coloured hue with a brown mid-sized foamy head. Roasted malty aroma with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, leather, as well as a tinge of grassy hops. Roasty bitter flavour, light bodied with a calm carbonation. Dry roast-malt character with loads of coffee and dark chocolate; dry and bitter finish joined by a moderate level of sourness. Not particularly rounded but still likeable. 03.II.16
pivnizub (12821) reviewed Dun Hogs Head Ale from Islay Ales 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle(picked up @Manufactum Waltrop): Literally black, mid-sized creamy tanned head, that slowly collapses; dry toasty-roasty nose, traces of bitter chocolate and - maybe - hints of caramel; dry and solid bitter flavour, a subdued sweetness is barely detectable, indeed; not too light bodied; lingering and astonishingly soft bitter roasty finish, some malty spots work as a counterweight. Nice brew…