Atlas Brewery

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Atlas Brewery, Latitude Pilsner (Scotland) Styrian Golding, Saaz and Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops join continental lager and British ale malts in this crisp Pilsner beer brewed in the Scotish Highlands. It pours a pale to medium gold, with quite a persistent white head. On the nose it is extremely juicy and aromatic, with a burst of tangy orange and lemon zest, and all sorts of floral, elderflower notes. In the mouth it is medium-bodied with moderate carbonation, and that tang and zestiness continue, with grapefruit and orange flavours building in the mid-palate. The oily bite of the hops starts to take effect, with an endive and nicely bitter character coming through, to give this a clean, refreshing finish. An excellent Pilsner. 3.9% ABV, 50cl, ?1.79, Morrisons (Sco), Tesco (Sco), Utobeer.

Atlas Brewery, Nimbus Blonde (Scotland) A beer brewed from a mix of barley and wheat malts as an hommage to Continental pale beers. It pours a slightly darker than expected golden colour, with a lacy and persistent off-white head. On teh nose there's a rich biscuity malt character over some floral-tinged, orangy fruit. There's a nice grassy and nettly suggestion of the hops, in an aromatic profile. On the palate this is quite a full-bodied, chewy beer, witha rich texture and smooth, mouth-filling structure of sweet malts, a touch of caramel, plenty of Seville orange fruit and that balancing tang of acidity and resinous hops. There is a lingering sweetness to this beer, but I find enough bite to balance. 5.0% ABV, 50cl, ?1.79, thefinewinecompany, Morrisons (Sco), Tesco (Sco), Utobeer.

Atlas Brewery, Three Sisters Scottish Ale (Scotland) Taking its name from the towering mountains of nearby Glencoe, Three Sisters is brewed with Styrian Golding hops and chocolate and crystal malts. The colour is a deep ruby red, with a creamy, cappuccino-froth head. On the nose the dark, chocolaty toast of roasted grains and a touch of burnt toast is inviting, with a subtle fruitiness too. On the palate this is a full-textured, mouth-filling beeer, with those dark, roasted flavours of chicory and toast playing against a nicely bitter hop background. Any suggestion of mid-palate fruity sweetness is buttresessed by these dark, crisp flavours, in a very quaffable beer. 4.2% ABV, 50cl, ?1.79, Morrisons (Sco), Tesco (Sco), Utobeer.