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Caledonian Great Scot (Bottled)

Percentile
26
overall
Brewed by Caledonian (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Edinburgh, Lothians, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
482.79/5.02.78/5.05%33.4English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Bottled, Occasional;
Start with malted barley grown in the fields of Scotland where wind and rain meet a strong brewing tradition. Then hops lend that full flavor and distinctive fragrant aroma of well-hopped beers. Then, add in the fact that the ingredients are organic. Notice the golden color and signature clean, crisp taste of this world-class pale ale. The fine pale ale in this beer is not only recognized as one of the finest organic ales in the world, it is also vegan friendly. Slainte!
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 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Nov 9, 2009  
50cl bottle, thanks peregrinari. Medium white head atop lightly hazed straw body. Aroma is medium sweet, earthy, grain, vegetal. Taste is medium sweet, earthy, peach, light grain, vegetal. Light-medium body.


 Magicdave6 (5500), London, Greater London, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 12, 2009  
Bottle at tasting at work. Alround rating: Pale busicty malts, but dusty(though its not bottle conditioned?), grassy hops. Boring stuff.


 CaptainCougar (5457), Rockville, Maryland, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Nov 26, 2009  
Bottle shared by peregrinari: Transparent deep golden with a frothy, well-lacing off-white head. Aroma of semi-sweet toasty pale malt with some grassy English hops and light oxidation. Starts with a lightly sugary sweetness and some grassy hop bitterness before a drier, thin finish. Pretty bland, but drinkable.


 JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 10, 2009  
Pale golden pour with a thick, sticky white head. The nose is quite crackery with a little bit of light orange peel. There is a really nice marmalade-like sweetness. A kiss of earthy hoppiness with a lingering cologne-like spiciness. Nice balance with a touch of soft fruitiness mingling with the crackery sweetness. I quite like this.


 Cornfield (4938), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 15, 2009  
Bottle from the Trader Joe’s in Orland Park, IL: Nice pour, a deep golden body with a two-fingered head and modest lacing. The aroma is bready and grainy with a dollop of honey and some drying grass bitterness. It tastes of honeyed bread with an herbal/grassy bitterness. Crisp finish, slightly dry. A good sessionable beer.


 JPDIPSO (4906), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Light amber to golden in color. Taller beige head. Grainy, near corn silage scents. Herbal hops and scone aromas underneath. Fairly light in feel. Now I’m tasting the graininess with a bit of corn and creamed peas. Grassy to herbal hops in the middle. Finish and linger have a bit of burnt caramel. Some odd tastes that throw this one.


 Tmoney99 (4739), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/512/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Bottle from Trader Joe’s, Cincy. Poured clear golden color with large white head that mostly lasted with fair lacing. Moderate grainy and small malt aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Medium balanced flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Good drinkable session brew.


 Braudog (3762), Dayton, Ohio, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/57/20
Feb 13, 2009  
Bottle from Trader Joe’s; Poured a bronzed copper color, with just a quick fizzle of carbonation. The aroma is somewhat funky, grassy perhaps. It drinks with a soda-like mouthfeel, tightly bubbly. Not much of a strong character to describe, just a moderately malty flavor and a acidic grassiness over the top. (#3494, 2/13/2009)



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