8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - amber to brown and cloudy. Foamy, beige coloured head.
Nose - red fruit, dried orange, caramel and some nougat.
Taste - sweet spices like nutmeg and ginger, cola, light smoke and generous red fruit. Again, nuts, caramel and nougat.
Palate - medium bodied at least, roasty and spicy through middle and finish.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Appearance - amber to brown and cloudy. Foamy, beige coloured head.
Nose - red fruit, dried orange, caramel and some nougat.
Taste - sweet spices like nutmeg and ginger, cola, light smoke and generous red fruit. Again, nuts, caramel and nougat.
Palate - medium bodied at least, roasty and spicy through middle and finish.
Overall - lovely stuff!
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 10 Feb 2026
at 17:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - amber and clear with a beige head.
Nose - toffee, brown bread and cake.
Taste - sweet toffee and caramel with malt loaf.
Palate - light to medium bodied light sweet middle and then light roast on the finish.
Overall - great example of the style.
Appearance - amber and clear with a beige head.
Nose - toffee, brown bread and cake.
Taste - sweet toffee and caramel with malt loaf.
Palate - light to medium bodied light sweet middle and then light roast on the finish.
Overall - great example of the style.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 09 Feb 2026
at 13:14
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
can at ashs ...dark red brown ...thick tan head ..soft sweet sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ...soft sweet woody earthy chocolate roast malts ..quite a bitter finish
Tried
on 09 Feb 2026
at 12:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Can from Appellation Wines.
Appearance - matt to jet black and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - fresh coffee and roast with some milk chocolate at the back.
Taste - roast coffee, burnt toffee, light chocolate.
Palate - medium bodied, roasty finish.
Overall - good.
Appearance - matt to jet black and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - fresh coffee and roast with some milk chocolate at the back.
Taste - roast coffee, burnt toffee, light chocolate.
Palate - medium bodied, roasty finish.
Overall - good.
Tried
from Can
from
Appellation Wines (Comely Bank)
on 07 Feb 2026
at 19:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
44 cl can from Lidl.
Medium white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Can
from
Lidl (England)
on 04 Feb 2026
at 19:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at the bow bar ...deep copper ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet spiced caramel toffee malts nose ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit ..juicy spiced malts
Tried
on 31 Jan 2026
at 19:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
cask at the blue blazer ...dark brown black ...big tan head ...soft sweet chocolate Roast malts nose ..soft sweet caramel toffee chocolate roast malts
Tried
on 21 Jan 2026
at 15:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus and faint sour notes. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2026
at 13:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bright pale gold with a frothy white head and a tinned fruit cocktail aroma. Punchy and fresh, hop bite, juicy fruit, light malt and dry citrus bitterness.
Tried
from Can
from
Lidl (England)
on 17 Dec 2025
at 21:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at St Machar Bar, Aberdeen. It pours clear deep chestnut - brown with a thick, fluffy yellowy - beige head. The aroma is fragrant , festive spice, warming, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, fruit cake, brown bread and some toffee. The taste is firmly dry, woody, sappy, fragrant, festive spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, dried fruits, Christmas cake, brown bread, leather and tannins with a drying, spicy finale. Medium body and moderate, fluffy cask carbonation. A dum festive offering..not sure I would pint it, but a half was spot on.
Tried
from Cask
at
St. Machar Bar
on 11 Dec 2025
at 14:30