5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear deep nutty color with a fine tan head. Ok lacing. Roast, some chocolate and nutty. Medium (-) body and a soft carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness. Felt a bit thin. Otherwise plain mild porter.
[Handpull @ Glen Park Hotel in Ayr, Scotland]
[Handpull @ Glen Park Hotel in Ayr, Scotland]
Tried
on 04 Oct 2015
at 14:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
A quite nice and easy drinkable porter. Opaque black color with a tan head. Ok lacing down the sides of the glass. Mild coffee, roasted and some chocolate. Medium body and a soft carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness.
[Handpull @ Glen Park Hotel in Ayr, Scotland]
[Handpull @ Glen Park Hotel in Ayr, Scotland]
Tried
on 02 Oct 2015
at 13:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottles from The Beerhive (2015 and 2023). Clear deep golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of honey, dried fruit and barley sugar. Flavour of sweet malts, stewed pear and caramel. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2015
at 17:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from The Beerhive. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Lots of lacing. Aroma of grass, floral hops, custard and pear. Flavour of apricot, lemon sweets, white sugar and a marzipan finish. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. A bit too sweet for me, but a decent Golden Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2015
at 17:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
11th Sep 2015: 500ml bottle poured into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ badged vase shaped pint glass at home in the ’Shires Virtual Bar’ day on the British Forum of RateBeer. Slight haze to the light amber bodied beer, the head soon fell away to a wispy covering from the true head it initially had. The aroma and taste were lending towards the malts more so than the mildly bittering hop content. Toasted semi-sweet maltiness is tempered nicely by the piny hops and the combination sits nicely. A decent thirst quenching blend that filled the lunchtime pint slot very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 06:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cloisters. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of butterscotch, light caramel, light almonds. Taste is fruity, faint bitterness. Clean finish. Decent
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2015
at 06:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
13th Aug 2015: cask pint at the brewpub, sat outside in the sun. Poured a golden amber with a thin white head. Aroma was of citrusy hops with grapefruit and oranges coming through. Taste also has a bitter grapefruit and orange feel to it. I liked all four of their beers I had that day.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2015
at 17:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
13th Aug 2015: cask hand-pulled pint at the brewery tap, sat outside in the sun. Clear, proper golden body, full white head. Nose starts malty then turns slightly citrus with lemon and orange notes. Flavour follows the same path with a strong bitterness coming through towards the end of each sip.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2015
at 16:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ The Vale. Clear golden colour, dense white head. Nose is malty, bit of citrus, lemon. Flavour is malty, citrus, some sourness. Good bitterness. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2015
at 14:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Kinloch Hotel, Blackwaterfoot. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - hobnobs, wholemeal bread. Taste - more bread, slightly burnt in the oven. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - not exceptional but balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2015
at 08:32