Newcastle / Caledonian Brewery / British Pale Ale
The Caledonian Brewing Company


- From:
- The Caledonian Brewing Company
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.54 | pDev: 13.28%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 19, 2019
- Added:
- Apr 06, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 18
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Hackattack:
Rated by Hackattack from Indiana
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Great import.
Mar 02, 2017More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jdhilt from New Hampshire
3.47/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev -2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a one finger white head that fades slowly to a thin layer leaving a good lace. Crystal clear, dark amber color. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Bready malt nose and flavor is sweet bready malt, some hops. In $9.99 6-pak Shaw's Supermarket Concord, NH.
Feb 10, 2017Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
2.66/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.66/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
12 oz bottle. Pours light amber with tall, long-lasting, fluffy white head. Aroma is of bready malt, some hops and pears. Body is medium and smooth. Herbal hops, pale malt and ripe fill the mouth. Finish is long and peppery. Quite an ordinary brew.
Nov 28, 2016Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle into a lager glass.
Clear, light copper body with a thin but fairly durable off-white head that leaves ample lacing.
The aroma is mild, and more malty than hoppy.
Flavor: surprisingly flavorful. this is loaded with sweet malts upfront, but a good bit of bittering herbal hops kicks in shortly. Aftertaste seems disproportionally bitter -- given the initial flavor for style -- but this gives the beer an interesting dynamic.
Oct 14, 2016Clear, light copper body with a thin but fairly durable off-white head that leaves ample lacing.
The aroma is mild, and more malty than hoppy.
Flavor: surprisingly flavorful. this is loaded with sweet malts upfront, but a good bit of bittering herbal hops kicks in shortly. Aftertaste seems disproportionally bitter -- given the initial flavor for style -- but this gives the beer an interesting dynamic.
Reviewed by JoLight from Georgia
3.91/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.91/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured aggressively into a pint glass, this beer pours a clear golden color, with a thick, frothy off-white head that leaves generous lacing.
The aroma smells of the biscuits one might get from Red Lobster: buttery baked biscuits with a touch of garlic. A hint of some kind of fall seasonal pumpkin spice(?), probably from the hops. A very mild aroma, but a beautiful one at that.
The flavor: clean water; lightly toasted biscuity malt; a touch of earthy/grassy hops. A mild yet delicious flavor profile.
Mouthfeel/finish: heavy side of light but not medium; crisp, refreshing, easy, bitter finish.
Great for the style. But I'm not a big pale ale fan.
Oct 09, 2016The aroma smells of the biscuits one might get from Red Lobster: buttery baked biscuits with a touch of garlic. A hint of some kind of fall seasonal pumpkin spice(?), probably from the hops. A very mild aroma, but a beautiful one at that.
The flavor: clean water; lightly toasted biscuity malt; a touch of earthy/grassy hops. A mild yet delicious flavor profile.
Mouthfeel/finish: heavy side of light but not medium; crisp, refreshing, easy, bitter finish.
Great for the style. But I'm not a big pale ale fan.
Reviewed by nebula1999 from Connecticut
3.67/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A pretty sweet tasting beer. Lots of caramel, toffee, (light) butterscotch. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Classic English ale aroma of toast, overripe apple, must. Not bad, but just too sweet. Needs more hopping to cut that back.
Jul 03, 2016Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa
3.34/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Aroma is mint, malts and fruit. The flavor is mint, fruit, malts, mild sweetness and a lightly bitter/tart finish. Decent enough but something was off about it.
May 22, 2016
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