The Event: Scottish Craft Beer Tasting Oct 17/14

The Date and Time: Friday, October 17, 2014  2Pm to 4PM

The Event: Scottish Craft Beer Tasting

The Venue: The Caledonian Scottish Public House and Whisky Bar, College Street

The Target Audience: social media and writers.

The Availability/Catalogue: nothing seems to be available right now in Ontario, but pitches are being made.

The Quote/Background: I write about wines but I also love beer, and this was a good opportunity to catch up with the latest developments in barley in Scotland.

The Beers: There were two remarkable ciders – Thistly Cross Traditional Cider 6.2% and Thistly Cross Whisky Cask Cider 6.9% - both worthy of 4 stars.

 

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Eden Brewery St. Andrews IPA 6.2%

-Stewart Brewing Ka Pai IPA 5.2%

-Stewart Brewing Radical Road Triple Hopped IPA 6.4%

-Loch Lomond Kessay Dark Ale 5.2%

-Spey Valley Stout 5.4%

-Spey Valley IPA 4.6%

-Loch Ness Coffee 4.4%

-Loch Ness Hoppy IPA 5%

 

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Eden Brewery St. Andrews Clock Brew 4.3%

-Stewart Brewing Edinburgh Gold 4.8%

-Stewart Brewing Black IPA 5%

-Deeside Talorcan Milk Stout 4.5%

-Loch Lomond Bonnie 'n' Blonde 4%

-Loch Lomond Bonnie's Bitter 3.8%

-Loch Lomond Summit 4%

-Loch Lomond Ale of Levin 4.5%

-Loch Lomond Stout 5%

-Fyne Ales Land Slide Brown 6%

-Fyne Ales Sandria Black 5.5%

-Fyne Ales Sandria Blind 5.5%

 

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Eden Brewery St. Andrews 19th Brew 3.8%

-Stewart Brewing Cascadian East 5.4%

-Deeside Swift 3.8%

-Deeside Laf Californian Steam Beer 4.1%

-Loch Ness Light Ness 3.9%

-Loch Ness Dark Ness 4.2%

-Fyne Ales Jarl 3.8%

 

The Food: Scottish eggs and dips, smoked salmon (best with dark ale), potato salad, sausages in blanket plus dip.

The Downside: it got crowded very quickly, the aisles were narrow, and it was dark.

The Upside: a chance to taste some great Scottish beer.

The Contact Person: dorann.hargreaves@scotent.co.uk; info@thecaledonian.ca

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 86.

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