Supplier: Beers of Europe
This is an old style Scottish beer for which the idea came from when the Scottish coastal breweries used seaweed to fertilize their fields. This has dark brown base and has bladderwrack seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) included in the mashtun. I served this at room temperature.
This is an old style Scottish beer for which the idea came from when the Scottish coastal breweries used seaweed to fertilize their fields. This has dark brown base and has bladderwrack seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) included in the mashtun. I served this at room temperature.
Appearance: Very dark with ruby edges when you hold it to the light, a medium tan head that fades quickly.
Aroma: Metallic, but not in the bad way. Some grape and bread dough notes, and a hint of coffee.
Flavour: Like an intense mineral water on the front with some savoury and coffee like notes on the back. The is a little bit of a salted taste but more like the taste you would get in salted caramel.
Body: Very smooth, with the perfect carbonation.
Aftertaste: The sweetness seems to transcend into the aftertaste along with a savoury note that I cannot place.
Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 6, close to a 5, nice and drinkable with a unique taste in the background.
Price Range: £1.89 for a 500ml bottle, a really good price for this.
Food Pairings: I don't know if this is the sea theme influencing me but Moules à la Provençale would go well, with the roasted notes going with the tomato base, and the salt and savoury notes going with the Moules themselves.
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