Atlas Three Sisters, 4.2%
As a result of several takeovers and mergers the Atlas
Brewery is now part of Sinclair Breweries with their ales under the Atlas range
and brewed at the Orkney Brewery. A malty nose with a hint of berries, malt
upfront with maturing underlying berryness and bitterness with a lasting bitter
berry taste, too complex for a session beer but definitely one to savour, 7.75/10.
Emma says: ‘Awful’ she
declined to comment further.
Traquair Bear Ale, 5.0%
Traquair House Brewery is at Traquair House, dating back to
1107 and is Scotlands oldest inhabited house and as a result has an interesting
history which you can read about here. The ale has fruity malt and raisin
aromas, the taste has a nutty maltiness with a bitter hop background with a dry
bitter finish. A perfectly nice ale just not that memorable, 6.5/10.
Cairngorm Black Gold, 4.4%
Cairngorm brewery was founded in 2001 in Scotland’s ski
centre of Aviemore and they have a well regarded range of ales. The Cairngorm
Black Gold is a very very opaque dark stout, it has a rich malty smell with
hints of caramel and nutes, bitter coffee flavour to start with a developing
sweeter almost dark chocolate taste, this is followed by a quite nice coffee taste
finish. A good quality stout, 7/10.
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