Caledonian 80/- (Cask)

Brewed by Caledonian (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Bitter
Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland

A couple of pints at The Star in Middlesbrough, 05/10/07. Mid brown with a creamy head and a strong biscuity aroma. Tastes sweet and bready with a creamy smooth mouthfeel. Overall, a nicely drinkable session bitter for a lazy Friday afternoon.

Cask (Kuikka, Helsinki) Brown nutty aroma, some coffee. Taste is creamy and hints of coffee grounds, but also very brown. A bit dead, no real punch, not enough sharpness to the hops.

Clear light orange. Gentle 1cm off-white head. Grainy, sugary, pear-like and cerealic ale with toasted biscuits and fruity nuances. A bit sticky in its finish. Unconvincing low carbonation leaves the stickiness queen while mildly rooty earthiness tries to bring a sense of hopeless balance. Simple for a sweet ale.

Cask at Tennent’s Bar, Glasgow. An amber beer with a dense orange head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel, leading to a slightly bitter finish. A somewhat boring beer.

(Kuikka, Helsinki). Darkish amber, smooth head. Caramel, tea and a bit of thin instant coffee. Not much bitterness.

Cask at The Barony, Edinburgh. Amber colour. Bit of caramel and tea-like hops in flavour with diacetyl notes, making the mouthfeel smooth and buttery. Low bitterness.

Cask@GBBF2007. Colour is clear amber, the head is mediumsized and white. Leaves a lot of lace. Aroma is caramel, nectar, fruits and some wood. Flavour is wooden, fruity, hoppy. Mainly dark fruits in aftertaste. Wellbalanced and nice.

(RBESG 2007, Cask at The Barony, Edinburgh) Amber color, creamy offwhite head. Toffee aroma, creamy, milky, chocolate and some butter. Malty flavor, some toffee here as well. Fruity and a bit milky.