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Colonsay 80/- 2.57 13

Colonsay 80/-


Percentile
17
overall
Brewed by Colonsay
Style: Bitter

Isle of Colonsay, Argyll & Bute, Scotland

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
132.48/5.02.57/5.04.2%7.3English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask & Bottles, Regular;
A traditional Scottish Ale brewed for export. In the old days ales were taxed in shillings per barrel depending on the strength – so this malty and flavoursome ale is at the higher end of traditional beer strengths. Some claim to find a hint of smoke in 80/- ales – our slightly peaty water may well bring that out more – discover for yourself.
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 Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 18, 2009  
Bottled @ Peckham’s Beer Festival. Golden colour, medium head. Aroma of toasted malts, some hops. Flavour has caramel malts and hops. Carbonated. Mediocre.


 mountainforest (111), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/104/513/20
Apr 25, 2008  
good to drink a beverage brewed on a Scottish Isle. Heys to the Hebrides. Peaty and smoky. hoppy but not bitter. full but not heavy. almost crisp.


 Ungstrup (15420), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Mar 31, 2008  
Bottled at RBESG 2007. An amber beer with specks of sediment floating around under a thin beige head. The aroma is acidic with notes of caramel and straw. The flavor is acidic and dominated by caramel. The body is thin.


 Fin (3478), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Bottle, many thanbks to Craig for this one cheers mate!, had this 02-02-08 Poured amber some haze, very little head. Aroma a bit malty and also some smokiness. Tasted really quite smoky with good bitterness and then a flurry of sweet malts drop in at the end. The smokiness is always there on the first sip and I was quite pleased to see that I’d noted that before even reading the description on the back of the bottle. This isn’t bad but a 568ml bottle is a bit too much as a half would have sufficed for me tonight. Just looking back at some of the rates, I reckon I’ve got a good bottle of this :-)


 motelpogo (4399), Plzen, Czech Republic
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/51/102/54/20
Nov 18, 2007  
rbesg07, bottled. dull shade of copper, minimal head, aroma of peanut skin and hospital, pretty scary - some disinfectant, raw sugar and a hint of citric tartness. pretty abysmal


 cgarvieuk (4215), Edinburgh, Scotland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Oct 13, 2007  
Bottle at home ... copper colour ... tart fruit malt nose ... malt witha little tart bitterness that im not sure should be there.


 Rastacouere (5565), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Sep 27, 2007  
Clear caramel colour. Off-white head. Highly bready, lightly caramelly, gently grassy and hay-like, but also with lots of soured herbs flavours that I don’t dig at all. Soft and light carbonation. Poor in this shape, they aimed at sweetness and got acidity.


 rickgordon (3332), Göteborg, Sweden
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/512/20
Sep 17, 2007  
Bottled. RBESG. Pale amber colour. Aroma from peated malts and rubber. Bit smokey and big on the Co2. Fruity with edgy bitterness. Here might be a problem with autolysis(yeast self digestion).



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