Caledonian 80/-
The Caledonian Brewing Company

Caledonian 80/-Caledonian 80/-
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From:
The Caledonian Brewing Company
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
Scottish Ale
Ranked #34
ABV:
4.1%
Score:
85
Ranked #21,228
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 15.69%
Reviews:
99
Ratings:
137
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 26, 2022
Added:
Nov 06, 2000
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  7
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Ratings by crwills:
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Reviewed by crwills from Canada (ON)

4.3/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Had this on tap before in Ontario, but the cask version I had (several different places) in Scotland is much, much better. Same deal in terms of flavour and aroma (still a little weak in the latter), but the near-perfect mouthfeel just makes it so much more drinkable. I fell back on this (bottles too) whenever there was nothing but Tennants available (which was sadly often).

Highly recommended.
Jul 01, 2007
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.75/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
May 2005: Rated by memory. Cask on several occasions in Scotland, possibly also bottle or can. Smooth and pleasant cask beer. Nice malty aroma. I’m ready for another one any time.

April 2006: 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal, Stavanger. Amber to brown colour, large off-white head. Moderate malty aroma, slightly sourish. Flavour is also moderately malty with low bitterness, fairly dry. Mouthfeel is "dusty" and slightly sourish, not very rich. Drinkable, but better cask conditioned.
Dec 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.88 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Jun 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by steverx8 from England

Sep 09, 2016
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Reviewed by Sheppard from Massachusetts

4.26/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a pretty perfect bright brown. Soft off white head. This was served on nitro so the look is especially pillowy. It is a creamy, nutty (almonds), toasty concoction that is extremely pleasant to drink. Lots of brown ales are too heavily hopped, but this had some subtlety and finesse that is much appreciated.
Jun 12, 2016
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.51/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle with a BB date stamp of 31 Jan. 2016.

Poured deep red-amber with a decent size tan head that displayed very good retention and left ample lacing on the glass.

Feel: medium-full body with medium carbonation.

Flavor: lightly hops such that the hops are obvious but the ale is just mildly bitter and about equally malty and hoppy.

O: wel crafted but not very interesting or complex. It did improve and strengthen with warming
Apr 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by BeerLoverCRM from Florida

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by vauxhaulastra from Scotland

Aug 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by sephyrott from Spain

May 25, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Hanglow from Scotland

May 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by dipso123 from Oregon

Apr 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Casparwhittey from Washington

Mar 02, 2014
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Reviewed by Alexnzx from Ireland

2.56/5  rDev -31.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
I see this beer gets very high reviews. Had two bottles of this beer the other day and to be honest I found it a bit bland. Defenitely nothing special enough to deserve all the praise it seems to be getting.

I remember having a few of cans Newcastle Brown Ale a few weeks back. This is what I find this beer is very similar to.
Feb 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by RevCraig from Canada (ON)

Jan 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hoppy_McGee from Canada (ON)

Jan 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Schmoog from Scotland

Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Patabirra from Virginia

Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by cazo from Ireland

Nov 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by rale from France

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by abeeronthebeach from California

Oct 03, 2013
Caledonian 80/- from The Caledonian Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 137 ratings