Caledonian Haggis Bash Bitter

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

Comes out on burns day, and is always a good beer to have on. One of cali’s better ales, a slightly different taste to the usual, overpowering hoppiness, though it is still there. Some malt maybe even yeast to make a different and refreshing change. One to try if your about on burns day.

1. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 25/01/2002 Golden coloured sweet and slightly pale. Some dryness and a hoppy finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 25/01/2003 Golden coloured sweet slight citrus aroma. Malty hop finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 25/01/2004 Golden amber citrus and hoppy with a smooth bitter lasting finish. 4. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 27/01/2004 Golden hoppy and citrus.

Cask at the Moon and Bell, Wetherspoons, Loughborough. Golden colour with a white creamy head. Fruity and caramel taste, medium bodied, very drinkable. Pretty good.

Cask. Very flowery aroma. Dark golden colour. Very flowery flavour, a bit like elderflower, but in the good way, not the crappy way. Also with a hint of tea. OK bitterness in the aftertaste.

[Cask at Christian IV, Odense] An orange beer with a small white head. The aroma is light flowery like a bitter. The flavor is sweet with notes of flowers, hops, and caramel. Nice bitter.

[Bottle from Sainsburys] Aroma of citric fruit, sweet malt, floral. medium bodied, sweet, some dryness. Nice beer but its shite with haggis despite its name :/

Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pale amber. Sweaty orange peel aroma. Sweet and sugary. Medium bodied with soft mouthfeel and a fair amount of lemony hops. Medium bitterness. Rather one-dimensional.

JDW London & Rye, Catford. Pleasant fresh citric rush - pineapples, melons, etc. Very juuicy with a mild pale malt sweetness. Pushing into an American Pale Ale style. Nothing special, but still quite tasty.