Cairngorm Black Gold

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Marine Hotel, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle	Not Tried	12 Dec 2018
McGargle		22 Apr 2011	First impressions on the nose and mouth were of unreconstructed chocolate but these soon subsided to reveal the sourness of a beer on the turn.

The Peter Cushing, Whitstable, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		10 Mar 2018	Black. Very sweet. Powdery mouth feel.

The New Cross Turnpike, Welling, Greater London

The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Yard of Ale, St Peter's, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		27 May 2016

Mountview Hotel, Nethy Bridge, Inverness-shire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		30 Jul 2015	Poured from a bottle. A nice, smooth, dark ale.

Blackfriars, Inverness, Inverness-shire

The Brewers Arms, Lewes, East Sussex

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle	Not Tried	28 Aug 2014
McGargle	Not Tried	23 Aug 2011
Ray		01 Jun 2010	Jet black. Initially promising with roast coffee aromas. Tastes of chocolate and coffee quickly subsided to leave a slightly thin ale.
McGargle		10 Jan 2010	Thin in body and flavour probably caused by pump syphoning back. Needed, perhaps, 40 pulls to fill the glass.

Krakatoa (formerly The Moorings Bar), Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11	Not Tried	31 Mar 2014
oz11		28 Sep 2012

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes		08 Mar 2014
Tobes	Not Tried	08 Feb 2014

The Crosse Keys, City, Central London

Horse & Guardsman (formerly Spoons under the water; The Lord Moon of the Mall), Whitehall, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		13 Feb 2014

The Sir Norman Wisdom, Deal, Kent

The Bell Inn, Ivychurch, Kent

Craft Beer Co., Islington, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		24 Jun 2013	Very full-flavoured, black beer with roast barley and liquorice tastes and a touch of sweetness.

The Congress Inn, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

The Cafe Royal, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of

The Lime Kiln, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Edmund Halley, Lee Green, Greater London

The West Gate Inn, Canterbury, Kent

The Moon Under Water, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		10 Sep 2011

The Grog & Gruel, Fort William, Highland

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		02 Jul 2011	Not a subtle beer strongly flavoured with coffee and chocolate not leaving space for much else.

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		11 Nov 2010	Lovely roast aroma then good fullness in mouth then good dark fruit on finish. Touch of smokey ashtray. Great though.
ChrisE		21 Oct 2010	A very enjoyable dark beer. Ian commented that this was better than he had drunk elsewhere.
Ian		21 Oct 2010	I've had poor experiences with this beer, especially in terms of diacetyl, but this was very good indeed. Very drinkable, good dark roasted malts. Each pint disappeared without much difficulty.
Ian		24 Oct 2009	Everything else good, good malts, good condition, but diacetyl.

Stile Bridge, Marden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		28 May 2010

Old Fountain, Old Street, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		15 Apr 2010	Excellent roasty stout with chocolate and coffee flavours and full bodied mouthfeel. A good fruity, slightly vineous finish.

Ealing Beer Festival 2008 - Beer on Broadway, Ealing, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		02 Jul 2008	Black with thin tan head. Bit of liquorice on aroma. Thick and syrupy in mouth, some coffee and choc, but this dry liquorice comes through. Not great for me.