Trade Winds
Cairngorm Brewery Company, The
- From:
- Cairngorm Brewery Company, The
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #7 - ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,944 - Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 10.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 25
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 13, 2004
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Light golden in colour, with high proportion of wheat, giving the beer a clean fresh taste. The mash blends together with the Perle hops and elderflower providing a bouquet of fruit and citrus flavours.
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Reviewed by scotorum from Massachusetts
4.04/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Dark lager color, half inch thick white head did not last long but was initially impressive. Definitely could taste pleasant floral over the hips. Refreshing and relatively tasty.
Jul 29, 2023
Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
3.66/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Golden color with a thin head with short retention.
Aroma with notes of honey, elderflowers, some citrusy, stone fruit and white bread.
Flavor with notes of elderflowers, orange-lemon citrusy, earthy and spicy hops, mint, white bread, pineapple and grapefruit. Dry aftertaste with a medium bitterness.
Light body with appropriate carbonation.
Very pleasant Specialty Pale Ale with a unique flavor that combines the elderflowers with earthy, citrusy and spicy notes. Hard to beat on a summer day.
Jan 13, 2018Aroma with notes of honey, elderflowers, some citrusy, stone fruit and white bread.
Flavor with notes of elderflowers, orange-lemon citrusy, earthy and spicy hops, mint, white bread, pineapple and grapefruit. Dry aftertaste with a medium bitterness.
Light body with appropriate carbonation.
Very pleasant Specialty Pale Ale with a unique flavor that combines the elderflowers with earthy, citrusy and spicy notes. Hard to beat on a summer day.
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.68/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Cask. Straw. Thin dense head.
Light citrus hop aroma. Lemon. Some tom cat spray.
Taste as above. Demi-sec. Tobacco is present along with a bit of grain. Elderflower? More tom cat.
Light and smooth.
I probably would not have detected the elderflower unless it was advertised.
Sep 29, 2017Light citrus hop aroma. Lemon. Some tom cat spray.
Taste as above. Demi-sec. Tobacco is present along with a bit of grain. Elderflower? More tom cat.
Light and smooth.
I probably would not have detected the elderflower unless it was advertised.
Reviewed by T-34-85 from New York
4.16/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Consumed fresh on tap from the hand pump as a real cask ale.
Light golden straw color with a thin lacing of natural carbonation.
Bright fruit forward aroma with a light and bright taste to match. Notes of citrus abound.
Low carbonation provides just a fizz with the feel
Overall: Very bright and pleasant. Great beer.
Mar 10, 2017Light golden straw color with a thin lacing of natural carbonation.
Bright fruit forward aroma with a light and bright taste to match. Notes of citrus abound.
Low carbonation provides just a fizz with the feel
Overall: Very bright and pleasant. Great beer.
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