Just tried 2 Ales on draught yesterday. Images are copy pasta from google and those bottles are brown not the beer colour.
Sheepshagers Gold; its a sort of pale colour like a lager.
Has a medium thin texture and substance which is slightly thicker than water. Smoother than a lager but its close to a lager overall.
The carbonation is soft or flat.
Laces the glass even though it keeps no real head.
The only real tastes are slight malts and citrus maybe something sweet like honey as it tastes very sweet. Best way to describe it is citrus like a lager tops or shandy but subtle and sweet.Has a hint of a hops taste as it goes down (hops have the bitter quality if i remember) a
vague hint of a bitter taste.
Has no real after taste which might be nice if people dont like a lingering taste, maybe just a slightly dry aftertaste.
Overall not bad worth a drink but not really my thing i prefer something with more body and taste.
Stag; this is a pint of Ale with a colour thats like a darker John Smiths (dark amber colour).
The beer is smooth like Tetleys or Smiths but again like the Sheepshagers Gold the texture and body is medium thin with soft or flat carbonation. I see a trend in this brewer!
Laces the glass well but has a flatish white creamy head.
The malts have a caramel sweetness to it but also has a fruity flavou ive no idea what elderflower tastes like but ive heard thats what it was or maybe raison lol. Kinda malty beer with a slight smooth bitter hops taste which you get in the aftertaste.
The bitter taste aftertaste overall contrasts the malty taste but both are smooth and light. The aftertaste also doesn't bite like some other bitter beers.
Beers kinda decent for an Amber coloured ale, kinda thin but has a decent taste that doesn't overpower. Personally i like thicker beers but again was nice to try.
*When i say smooth it is smooth but its not thick like a Smiths or Guinness. Its very light in texture and substance. Maybe all Cairngorm beers are like that, Ive yet to try a Trade Winds but im going to try that one of theirs next see if the trend continues.
Im by no means trying to review just trying to describe accurately what it was like. The bartender had a laugh with me when i ordered the Sheepshager, got it in a Wetherspoons of all places LOL! Also noticed they are selling Makers Mark a really rare bourbon like a rarer Jack Daniels, interesting choice of stuff for a Wetherspoons!
What I find is that many pubs have Ales with names you've never heard of, so you try them and try to keep some memory. Some that I've really liked are Old Thumper, Doombar, Badger and one called AC Cobra.
