Caledonian Deuchars IPA (Bottle/Can)

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

Straw coloured with a medium, long lasting head. Sweet malt and hop aroma. Malt with a bit of citrus taste, Good hop bitterness

Clear, mid gold, coarsely carbonated with a very small white head. very sweet candy-like aroma, with hints of both apples and bananas. dry, crisp taste, with a coarse, harsh bitterness which is exacerbated by a very thin body.

This IPA pours a golden yellow with a white spore like head. Metallic scent with a touch of grassy grain to the nose. First sip was very hoppy but had mellow carbonation. Sharp bitterness held on until the palate. A real thirst quencher the palate was nothing to write home about

Golden child with big white hair. Delicate hops is how they describe it eh? Yes the hops were very light - not what I want in an IPA - nor for that matter what a true IPA required for it’s journey. Almost had some skunkiness to the aroma too. thin and basic with a very mild bitter touch to it and some light malt perhaps. Washed a burger down OK I suppose...

bottle. fairly good. modest hop profile. golden colour. not too remarkable, but it doesnt compare to REAL IPAs that are ridiculously hoppy. solid.

Tried again from the can this time, LCBO. Medium yellow, with a big fluffy white head - well, it looks a hell of a lot better than last time. Aroma of spicy pine hops, pretty nice. Taste - mild hops over a thin light malt body with a tang of caramel malt. Hmm - taste still really doesn’t work for me, but cold, I can see how it might be refreshing. Improved rating, much fresher from the can. Original 7/2/4/2/8 Surprisingly not too fond of this beer, bottled version. Surprised in that I really enjoy a good session beer. What I found here was a pale limp yellow thin body. Substantial hop aroma, but also a bit of a skunky thing happening as well. Taste was a thin sort of syrupy malt and hop mix, but pretty uninspiring. Would rate again on cask if possible, may even try another pasteurized bottle for consistency.

Bottle: Pours light gold with medium carbonation. Lasting white head. Floral hop aroma with a bit of sweet malt behind it. Medium smooth body. Nice sweet fruity start with a dry citrus hop finish. Not bad.

500ml brown bottle. 4.4% abv. Golden, slow rising bubbles of carbonation. Thick chunky white head. Flowery hop aroma. Sweet body, some citrusy hops. Would be a great session pint.