5/10
bottle at neils golden.. thin white lacing.. soft herbal grassy fruit nose... Light herbal fruit... big grain
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2020
at 12:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Westhill SS. It pours hazy dark amber with a thick beige head. The aroma is sticky, oily, resinous, toffee, ripe orchard fruitiness, earth and wood. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, wood, resin, stickiness, dull smoke, leather, toffee, splash of orange marmalade, plum, spice, light tannin and a touch of booze with a drying and toothy finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A strong ale in reality as opposed to the Double IPA on the label. Toothy. Unfortunately a hint of smoke to it, which I doubt was intented. So-so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2020
at 17:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Westhill SS. It pours lightly hazy with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, fresh, fruity, definite tropical character, juicy pineapple and a touch of green banana. The taste is firmly dry and with decent bitterness, pithy, zesty citrus action, some tropical fruits, peppery spice, floury and grass with a drying, peppery finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. A solid drinker. Quenching.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2020
at 15:14
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle from Westhill SS. It pours clearish deep orangey - amber with a thick, foamy beige head. The aroma is sweet - spicy, gingerbread, digestive biscuits, orange peel, biscotti and brown bread. The taste is dry, dull bitterness, biscuit, wood, earthy, resin, pithy, soapy citrus, orangey tang and tannin with a drying and slightly grainy finish. Average body and moderate, foamy carbonation. A bit grainy and drying. Not their best...
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2020
at 19:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Westhill SS. It pours golden with a medium foamy white head. The soft, sweet, doughy white bread, toasty grains, cereal, grass and distant hint of citrus. The taste is firmly dry, toasty grain, doughy bread, floury, grass, straw, hay, spice, pithy and some chalkiness with a drying finish. Average body and carbonation. A bit chalky after and while. Fine anyhow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2020
at 19:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at neils... Deep red brown.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet toffee.. Soft berries fruit... Soft fruits.. Big strawberry
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2019
at 17:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home... Dark copper.. Thin off white lacing.. Big metallic fruit nose.. Soft dry toffee.. Light caramel.. Light metalic but solid enough
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2019
at 17:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle picked up in Westhill. It pours deep reddish - brown with medium light tan head. The aroma is soft, fruity, ripe strawberry takes the lead, juicy, jammy, tangy, jelly babies and Victoria sponge cake. The taste is crisp, yet soft, fruity, juicy, tangy, real strawberry character throughout (not an artifical one), jammy, Victoria sponge cake, splash of cola and just a touch of woody tannin. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Has a nice real fruit character. A very solid fruit beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2019
at 15:33
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at home. It pours clear rich amber - brown with a foamy off-white head. The aroma is sweet, caramel, toffee, supermarket cola, slightly artificial, leaves, pennies and some fruit cake. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, sticky, caramel, toffee, cola, toothy, earthy, peanuts, wood, leather, pennies, varnish, waxy citrus and orange marmalade with a drying finish. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. A bit messy. Chewy and drying, yet sweet. Pretty basic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2019
at 18:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at MSBH 2019. It pours hazy golden - yellow with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, cracker, cereal, honeyed grain, wet hay, leather and wood. The taste is dry, crisp, honeyed cereal, sweetness, toasty grain, honey cake, whipped cream, grass, chives and spice with a firmly dry finish. Average body and moderate carbonation. Decent enough honey lager.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2019
at 18:09