Skye Gold
Isle Of Skye Brewing Co.

 

 

 

Serving: On cask
Consumed: Oct-2-2019


Pours clear and bright gold with a nice sized head and cascading bubbles, head sticks around a long time, some fat streaky lacing. Finger plus the whole time. Beautiful. Aroma is of clean light malt and some oat sweetness with a hint of leafy hops. Flavor is one in the same, an even spread of its components without any strong push one way or the other. Not too much hop assertiveness until it warms a bit then a light herbal hint. Very low carbonation despite big head, a soft smooth feel, generally enjoyable and very drinkable.

4.5...3.75...3.75...4...3.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500 ml bottle, poured into glass. golden in color, good head retention and lacing. nice mild pleasant flavor. greaty mouthfeel from the oats. better than expected.

 

 

 

This was serve bottle and chilled to me in Kyke just off the Isle of Skye. The chill ruined any early appreciation of smell and taste. So while warming in it in the palm of my hands I wondered why the brewery don't tell the vendors not to serve it so cold.

That apart it's a pale ale with some biscuity, malty notes. Hopping is moderate and flowery. The head retention was OK. It quenched my thirst but there was nothing living about this ale. Probably pasteurised, I must check.

Pint at the impressively cheap 'spoons in Airdrie (£1.65). The beer was a light golden colour with a typical white mottled 'spoons head. It seemed a tad on the cold side for a cask ale. Perhaps that's a clue towards the mystery of the relative lack of aroma of cask beers served by 'spoons. My desperate sniffing mustered a hint of banana, a little yeast and some cream and probably a few funny looks to boot.

The beer has a warm sweetcorn flavour with a faint hint of banana. Rathe rminty hops gradually become apparent. As I make my way through th epint the initial corn flavour seems to become slightly more oaky. I had no idea there were oats involved until I looked the beer up here.

 

Poured an amber caramel gold, decent head of soapy foam, pretty good lacing and film as well. No visible carbonation, good clarity.

S - mild apple and pear fruits with a bit of minerally edge. Oats are perceptible, maybe a touch of heather honey also, allround a earthy malty (smoky?) character with some of the husky oaty notes. Unique.

T - a crisp mineral start, some hoppy bitterness that is dry, minerally, but otherwise not especially fruity, some berry and apples maybe, a crisp maltiness and ends long with a biscuity malt and grassiness, sweet malts with some fruity and floral hops. Creamy and some lime notes, dry finish and lots of dry grass hops.

M - very crisp and refreshing. Well balanced and pleasant, good rounded character, finish is a bit drawn out for the style. All round this beer is quite pleasing and flavourful.

Works well as a really nice session bitter. Enjoyable stuff I would put down a few of these no trouble. Well balanced, though the oats dont come through on the palate as much, more a husky and malty character. Very tasty stuff.