Flying Scotsman Premium Bitter
The Caledonian Brewing Company
- From:
- The Caledonian Brewing Company
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.23 | pDev: 8.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 26, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 30, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
2.65/5 rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.65/5 rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
April 2015: Cask, half pint, at The Chambers, Gloucester. Brown colour, small off-white head. The aroma has moderate notes of English malt vinegar. The flavour has loads of acidity, with dominant malt vinegar. Clearly "off".
Dec 26, 2022
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.16/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Bottled and purchased from budget supermarket Home Bargains
Carbonated amber with short white head. There are sweet malts alongside heavy carbonation, some sweet biscuit, some fruitiness. Fairly bland overall unfortunately.
Nov 01, 2013Carbonated amber with short white head. There are sweet malts alongside heavy carbonation, some sweet biscuit, some fruitiness. Fairly bland overall unfortunately.
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.38/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Amber coloured beer with a wispy head.
An earthy nut and malt aroma.
Taste follows the bouquet. Quite sweet. Toffee detected.
Light to moderate body.
Straightforward bitter.
Jul 24, 2013An earthy nut and malt aroma.
Taste follows the bouquet. Quite sweet. Toffee detected.
Light to moderate body.
Straightforward bitter.
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.46/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
500ml Bottle from Home Bargains:
Reddish amber colour with a large, two-fingers tall head that is very creamy and thick looking as well as dome shaped.
Mild fruit notes and a hint of an almost metallic aroma mixed with some caramel and some sweet malts.
Light caramel malts, some sweetness and a few earthy flavours along with a touch of fruit and a biscuit taste following this. This one taste much like I was expecting but is one that tastes pretty good.
Quite light bodied and fairly smooth with moderate bitterness and a crisp, sort of dry finish that goes down well and would make an excellent session beer.
Standard tasting bitter with nothing your not expecting but it is a nice one in spite of this. The body is a little light but it is very flavoursome, especially for the relatively moderate abv. and light body.
Mar 08, 2013Reddish amber colour with a large, two-fingers tall head that is very creamy and thick looking as well as dome shaped.
Mild fruit notes and a hint of an almost metallic aroma mixed with some caramel and some sweet malts.
Light caramel malts, some sweetness and a few earthy flavours along with a touch of fruit and a biscuit taste following this. This one taste much like I was expecting but is one that tastes pretty good.
Quite light bodied and fairly smooth with moderate bitterness and a crisp, sort of dry finish that goes down well and would make an excellent session beer.
Standard tasting bitter with nothing your not expecting but it is a nice one in spite of this. The body is a little light but it is very flavoursome, especially for the relatively moderate abv. and light body.
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
3.73/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500ml Bottle BBD 30 Apr 2013: poured into an Abbot Ale tankard @ home on 30 Dec 2012.
Good amber looking beer: full head of off-white foam tops it of nicely.
Malts lead the way in the aroma and taste: caramel semi-sweetness with a roasted/toasted unsweetened buicuity feel to the whole thing.
Fairly crisp and almost sharp in the mouth: the malts however ensure this is a mostly calm malty brew and Iiked it. I'd have prefered more body depth and alcohol, but as a 4% ABV Bitter I suppose you can't expect a rich, thick beer.
Dec 30, 2012Good amber looking beer: full head of off-white foam tops it of nicely.
Malts lead the way in the aroma and taste: caramel semi-sweetness with a roasted/toasted unsweetened buicuity feel to the whole thing.
Fairly crisp and almost sharp in the mouth: the malts however ensure this is a mostly calm malty brew and Iiked it. I'd have prefered more body depth and alcohol, but as a 4% ABV Bitter I suppose you can't expect a rich, thick beer.
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