 GarethYoung (1110), Glasgow, Scotland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 20, 2006 Updated: Jan 11, 2007[Cask from Blackfriars] Amber with a tight (sparkler) head. Light hoppy notes, orange peel, mint, caramel and cookie dough malt. Light palate, dry finish.
M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 19, 2006 Cask, Whey Pat Tavern, St Andrews. Appearance is flat chestnut, thick off-white head. Aroma floral hops, tangy, hint of orange and spice, light. Malty taste, biscuit, floral and fragrant hoppy. Hoppy bitterness lasts through to the finish, not too dry, but lasting. Very nice, all in all.
DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 6, 2006 Hand pulled at the Anchor, Birmingham. Oh blimey, by this stage I am getting a little tired of Xmas themed beers - the idea isn’t bad, but it does rather depend on whether you liked the idea of a tart-ish, mildly spiced, bolshy Bitter. Is this a Scottish Ale?? Who knows! It’s OK, as a swiggable ale, but nothing to get me going really.
Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 21, 2005 Updated: Jan 3, 2007Dec 06 Cask conditioned @ Humble Plumb, Soton. Nice citric hops verging more towards candied peel with spice than full on zest. Combines well with the slightly sweet malts with hints of biscuity caramel - drys out well wityh the generous hop dosage. 3.5
Dec 05 Cask conditioned @ Guide Dog, Soton. Some Sweet malt. Citric hops and sulphury yeast. Mismash of flavours which don’t complement each other. 2.7
Nekronos (2265), Xalapa, Mexico
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 13, 2005 Updated: Apr 30, 2006NIce body, and nicely bitter withouh being booring. I do not get the fun of the name if it is any. Merry Christmas.
Magicdave6 (5552), London, Greater London, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 6, 2005 very drinkable, however, a bit thin and not much going on for a beer of its strength.
duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 19, 2004 Cask@The Red Lion, Isleworth, London. Deep copper colour as Chris_O points out. Lagery sort of malts, quite neutral, but with a nice soft melony, kiwifruit hop flavour, nicely fresh, light and pleasant.
chriso (4796), London, Greater London, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2004 Attractive deep copper colour. A dryish, mainly malty beer, but Harviestoun likes to use plenty of hops and this is no exception. This provides a good balance. There are subtle spicy notes too. Whether this comes from the hops, or from added spices is not clear. If the latter, it’s very subtle and not overdone at all. A nice beer. Cask (handpump), the Devereux, Temple, London.
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