7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From the bargain bucket at Marshall's farm shop, Aberdeenshire. Bit of a gusher on the opening. It pours hazy darkest red with a big, bubbly white head. The aroma is sweet, sappy, oily, toffee, caramel, red fruits, jam rolly polly, victoria sponge cake, pine needles and resin. The taste is firmly dry, bitter - sweet, sappy, resinous, pine needles, juicy, jammy red fruits, jam rolly polly, pithy, zesty, blood orange, toffee/caramel, brown bread and a nip of boozey warmth with a drying finish. Medium+ body and average carbonation. A decent hearty red ale.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2023
at 17:39