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Hebridean Celtic Black Ale 2.8 36

Hebridean Celtic Black Ale

Percentile
28
overall
Brewed by Hebridean
Style: Porter

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
362.81/5.02.8/5.03.9%6English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottled (not bottle conditioned).
A dark porter style ale, aromatic hop taste with a subtle bite and a smooth caramel aftertaste.
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 Fin (3485), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 30, 2009  
Bottle that Nick & Anna (next door neighbours) brought back for me from one of the regular excursions up to Harris, cheers Nick & Anna, consumed 30-12-09 Pours dark, dark brown with light beige medium head. Touch thin in the mouth some minerally characteristics, there is some light chocolate and caramel and a touch of roastiness with light tinge of sour fruit. Its fine enough. A6 A4 F6 P3 Ov12 3.1


 DruncanVeasey (2768), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/103/59/20
Dec 27, 2009  
Bottle. Mahogany pour, red-brown at the edges with a fine tan slick. Nose, blackcurrant, Flemish-like iron, balsamic and caramel splashes, TCP, roots, bitter herbs, leather, some rauch-type waxiness- complex and weird. Strange ashy, herbal flavour riddled with ink and spoiling antiseptic notes (TCP). Suspect something has gone wrong here. Difficult beer approaching the plughole.


 Bullit (1392), Glasgow, Scotland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Dark brown colour, beige head. Aroma is roasted malts and chocolate. Light flavour of roasted malts, chocolate, maybe dark fruits. Watery.


 gowdy (174), Ferney-Voltaire, France
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2009  
Bottle at parent’s house. caramel, resin, black, aminimal head, medium bitterness, medium body, oily feel, average carbonation,


 thewolf (5838), Kolding, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/510/20
Jul 8, 2009  
Bottle, bought @ YNWA, Kolding.
Deep chestnut brown with a small, creamy, beige head. Stays as a thin film. Aroma has light metal, some dark chocolate and roasted malts. Highish carbonation, a bit thin mouthfeel. Flavour is mildly roasted, some limited chocolate. Good, long aftertaste with light piney hops and roasted malts.


 Skinnyviking (4192), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Bottle. Low fluffy and lasting light brown head. Clear dark brown body. Roasted malt caramel coffee aroma. Slightly sour coffee berries roasted malt flavor . Low carbonation. Long aftertaster.


 anders37 (4796), Malmö, Sweden
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester. Pours a dark brown color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma with some fruity hints. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Has a sweetish roasted malty chocolate finish with some hints of caramel in the aftertaste.


 fonefan (11890), VestJylland, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Apr 7, 2009  
Cask (gravity) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.
Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, bread, sugar, chemistry, burnt plastic notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090122]



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