Maverick
Fyne Ales Ltd
- From:
- Fyne Ales Ltd
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
Ranked #58 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #28,349 - Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 5.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 15, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 29, 2005
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.53/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sep. 2012: 500 ml bottle, from a potential importer. ABV is 4.2%. Deep copper to chestnut colour (if this beer was a horse, the colour would be called "bay"). Large off-white head. Nice aroma of ripe Nordic fruits and berries, hints of blackcurrant leaves, also notes of toffee, sweet biscuits and caramel malts. The flavour is malty but not too sweet, mild roasty notes, some fruit, also biscuits. Dry and "dusty" English hops in the finish.
May 15, 2023
Reviewed by Hanglow from Scotland
3.79/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle, Lidl.
Pours a clear, orange tinged brown. Nice head.
Toffee and chocolate on nose. Nice.
Taste is similar but with some added fruityness. Some bitterness but restrained compared to their lighter beers.
Finish is dry
A very good bottled ale for the strength.
Apr 23, 2018Pours a clear, orange tinged brown. Nice head.
Toffee and chocolate on nose. Nice.
Taste is similar but with some added fruityness. Some bitterness but restrained compared to their lighter beers.
Finish is dry
A very good bottled ale for the strength.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.9/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From a cask at the January 2017 ACAF.
Dark clear copper body. Durable bubbly head.
Very appealing aroma dominated by toffee but with some brown bread.
More richness and complexity in the flavor which is also stronger than the aroma suggests. Excellent bitter-sweet balance. Relatively hoppy finish and aftertaste.
O: Very nice ESB.
Jan 21, 2017Dark clear copper body. Durable bubbly head.
Very appealing aroma dominated by toffee but with some brown bread.
More richness and complexity in the flavor which is also stronger than the aroma suggests. Excellent bitter-sweet balance. Relatively hoppy finish and aftertaste.
O: Very nice ESB.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.59/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Bottled and part of a mixer case from the brewery Roasty good looking bitter, struggles with the other beers in range
but then again they are an amazing bunch
Nov 12, 2014but then again they are an amazing bunch
Reviewed by beer2day from North Carolina
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Caramel pour, with a good bit of light making its way through. Chunky head with 2 fingers of medium cream color. Decent retention and lace.
Darker notes in the nose than the other Fynes I've tried. Caramel and roast malt quality. Tends toward sweet.
Flavor has a bit of tea, lightly scorched caramel malt, and a hint of peat in the finish. Lighter flavors than I like in a Scotch ale, but not unappealing.
Feel matches the flavor, light and not overpowering in the least.
Overall, a very easy to drink Scotch ale.
Aug 01, 2012Darker notes in the nose than the other Fynes I've tried. Caramel and roast malt quality. Tends toward sweet.
Flavor has a bit of tea, lightly scorched caramel malt, and a hint of peat in the finish. Lighter flavors than I like in a Scotch ale, but not unappealing.
Feel matches the flavor, light and not overpowering in the least.
Overall, a very easy to drink Scotch ale.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.58/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
500ml bottle. Accchhh....
This beer pours a clear, dark golden brass hue, with two fingers of rocky, chunky pale beige head, which leaves a decent tree-scape overhang of lace around the glass as it dissipates. It smells of crisp, somewhat toasty biscuity malt, some mild fruitiness, and earthy hops. The taste is nice, mildly roasted bready caramel malt, some understated oily nuttiness, and soft earthy hops. The carbonation is average, the body just on the low side of medium weight, and genuinely smooth. It finishes off-dry, the bready malt pleasantly playing off the zippy floral, earthy hops
While a bit weak overall for expectations, if not the style, this is still a decent offering - malty, well hopped, and quite agreeable for a low ABV offering - and the flavour indicating a session-worthy instance if there ever was one.
Sep 19, 2011This beer pours a clear, dark golden brass hue, with two fingers of rocky, chunky pale beige head, which leaves a decent tree-scape overhang of lace around the glass as it dissipates. It smells of crisp, somewhat toasty biscuity malt, some mild fruitiness, and earthy hops. The taste is nice, mildly roasted bready caramel malt, some understated oily nuttiness, and soft earthy hops. The carbonation is average, the body just on the low side of medium weight, and genuinely smooth. It finishes off-dry, the bready malt pleasantly playing off the zippy floral, earthy hops
While a bit weak overall for expectations, if not the style, this is still a decent offering - malty, well hopped, and quite agreeable for a low ABV offering - and the flavour indicating a session-worthy instance if there ever was one.
Reviewed by Evil_Pidde from Sweden
3.88/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: This beer pours copper with red highlights. The white head is rather small but really creamy. Nice lacings.
S: Rich fruit and sweet, sweet malt. Honey. Some noble hops. Buttery and nutty. Lots of blueberries as well as blackberries and raspberries.
T: Sweet light roasted malt balanced with bitter hops. Butter and nuts. Lots of fruits and berries, a bit fainter than in the smell, thougn.
M: Long-lasting dry bitter aftertaste. Body is medium and carbonation rich, but very smooth.
O: A well balanced beer with both sweetness and bitterness. Nice!
May 21, 2011S: Rich fruit and sweet, sweet malt. Honey. Some noble hops. Buttery and nutty. Lots of blueberries as well as blackberries and raspberries.
T: Sweet light roasted malt balanced with bitter hops. Butter and nuts. Lots of fruits and berries, a bit fainter than in the smell, thougn.
M: Long-lasting dry bitter aftertaste. Body is medium and carbonation rich, but very smooth.
O: A well balanced beer with both sweetness and bitterness. Nice!
Reviewed by Toddv29424 from District of Columbia
3.15/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.15/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A pretty basic ale. Pours a darker gold color with a red tint and little to no head. Smell is very faint but you can get just a touch of fruit. The taste is exactly what you would expect from a UK ale. Best served warmer, the roast malt is what you notice about this beer. A great drink if you are just hangin' out with people, but if you are looking for something to dazzle your taste buds this is not it.
Apr 29, 2005
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