Organic Yellowhammer
Black Isle Brewery Co Ltd

 

 

 

Remember that ratings are per style, so here we go. Thought this was a pleasant bitter ale. Has nice grapefruit, orange, earthy and floral notes on the nose. Taste, unlike most bitters, had some orchard fruit (apple/pear) and lemon zest to with bitterness and dried fruits. Body right in the prototype per style. Bitters are not that exciting of a style, but this is a nice bitter

A 330ml bottle with a best before end date of 24th April 2018. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.

Appearance: A clear golden colour with a just less than two finger frothy white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.

Aroma: Grapefruit zest, candied sugar, light caramel and mandarin peel.

Taste: Grapefruit flesh and zest, pine, citrus peel and light candied toffee.

Mouthfeel: Crisp, light bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: A nice relaxing easy to drink session ale.

Golden yellow colour with a thin and wispy head.
Tangerine aroma with sour notes. Dried fruits are apparent.
Leaf hop and earthy malt flavour.
Medium body.
I would not call this an English Bitter.

 

Pours a clear straw colour. Smells very grainy (wort), earthy hops, and not much else. Tastes milder than the smell leads on, cereal malts, grains, light bitterness.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a clear deep brown producing 2 fingers of frothy, tan, somewhat lived head that leaves thin, pasty sheets & webs of lace. Aroma is earthy dark roasted malt with hints of dried fruit, char, raisins, molasses & bitter chocolate. Taste is fronted by dark "cake-like" malt, chocolate milk, bittersweet cocoa, & hints of smoke, char & dark fruit. Finishes with dark chocolate, toffee, prune, char, smoke, a little prickly spice & a bitterness that intensifies in the burnt, bitter, unsweetened chocolate, astringent & long lingering aftertaste. In my experience the bitterness is more intense in the finish & aftertaste than is common to the style. Liquid fruit cake is a nice description by the brewery but I would call it more like liquid plum cake Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with moderate carbonation, thin but slightly silky, moderately prickly & drawing in the aftertaste.

 

 

Golden ale poured into english pint.
Pours clear greenish golden beer with 1-finger off white head, moderate retention.
Crisp golden ale aroma - citrusy and malty.
Taste flows from aroma - piny, malty, citrusy, a bit harshly bitter, but still refreshing.
Light body, nice carbonation. Remarkably successful blonde ale.