Heather Honey Lager
Black Isle Brewery Co Ltd
- From:
- Black Isle Brewery Co Ltd
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 15.01%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2015
- Added:
- Mar 23, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
3.64/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into pint.
Pours slightly hazy orange/golden beer, thin off-white head, low retntion.
Sniff aroma of heather honey, floral tones.
Taste - citrus, honey, malt base.
Light body, soft carbonation. Decent golden ale.
Dec 28, 2015Pours slightly hazy orange/golden beer, thin off-white head, low retntion.
Sniff aroma of heather honey, floral tones.
Taste - citrus, honey, malt base.
Light body, soft carbonation. Decent golden ale.
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.22/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
500ml bottle as a birthday gift:
Light golden & clear with a thumb sized, foamy white head on top that holds better than expected.
Bitter hops and malts upfront with a bit of sweetness following this and some honey too although this wasn't as strong as I would have expected for the style. There is some floral notes and a little citrus, then as the beer opens up more honey comes through. The smell includes a few fruits and a lightly hopped aroma, all of which are well balanced.
Lot of sweetness to the taste with plenty of honey, more so than with the nose, and a good mix of herbs and floral flavours coming through as well. The beer seems light with a citrus blend and some biscuit malts along with a few hops too.
Medium & smooth tasting and definitely sweet, almost refreshing even. There is a slightly sticky feel right at the end though but nothing overboard and the beer is easy to drink. There is a few hints of bitter at the end with a dry sweetness.
Fairly average beer really and one took a little time to open up but also started to fade before I had finished it. The beer was sweet and featured a lot of honey as you would expect but other than this and some bitterness through I don't think it had particularly much going for it sadly.
Nov 18, 2013Light golden & clear with a thumb sized, foamy white head on top that holds better than expected.
Bitter hops and malts upfront with a bit of sweetness following this and some honey too although this wasn't as strong as I would have expected for the style. There is some floral notes and a little citrus, then as the beer opens up more honey comes through. The smell includes a few fruits and a lightly hopped aroma, all of which are well balanced.
Lot of sweetness to the taste with plenty of honey, more so than with the nose, and a good mix of herbs and floral flavours coming through as well. The beer seems light with a citrus blend and some biscuit malts along with a few hops too.
Medium & smooth tasting and definitely sweet, almost refreshing even. There is a slightly sticky feel right at the end though but nothing overboard and the beer is easy to drink. There is a few hints of bitter at the end with a dry sweetness.
Fairly average beer really and one took a little time to open up but also started to fade before I had finished it. The beer was sweet and featured a lot of honey as you would expect but other than this and some bitterness through I don't think it had particularly much going for it sadly.
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
3.36/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 33cL bottle into a cervoise glass. Best before December 2011.
A: Towering white head fizzes and dominates the otherwise unassuming beer; impressive retention. Champagne-coloured and very clear, small clouds of bubbles persist from the bottle of the glass.
S: Sour, lagered grains. Floral citrus and just a touch of honey.
T: Light and lemony. Any heather is detectable only on the vegetal aftertaste, but a honeyed sweetness is shot through the main body, if only briefly, giving the illusion of lemonade.
M: Crisp, clean, and light.
O: Great for a summer's day, but not for a cooler day indoors (how I drank it). Not my favourite Black Isle -- and perhaps not my favourite style either -- but a worthy product. Only recommended for casual patio consumption.
May 21, 2011A: Towering white head fizzes and dominates the otherwise unassuming beer; impressive retention. Champagne-coloured and very clear, small clouds of bubbles persist from the bottle of the glass.
S: Sour, lagered grains. Floral citrus and just a touch of honey.
T: Light and lemony. Any heather is detectable only on the vegetal aftertaste, but a honeyed sweetness is shot through the main body, if only briefly, giving the illusion of lemonade.
M: Crisp, clean, and light.
O: Great for a summer's day, but not for a cooler day indoors (how I drank it). Not my favourite Black Isle -- and perhaps not my favourite style either -- but a worthy product. Only recommended for casual patio consumption.
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