Fyne Ales Avalanche

Cask; Regular. Also available bottled.

A light hoppy pale ale.

3.4

244 reviews

Cairndow, Scotland

Community reviews

3.3 Cask. Head is mostly/fully diminishing Body is light to medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain, cracker), lightly to moderately hoppy (stale flowers, perfume, grapefruit), lightly yeasty (dough). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Similar to Jarl but not as vibrant and snappy; soft and easy drinking. A little yeasty and kinda forgettable.

3.6 500ml bottle from internet. Pours clear golden with a medium to large white head. Aroma hops (citrus) Taste bitter grapefruit. A very pleasant beer.

3.3 Cask@Falcon, Clapham Junction - Golden pour with a white head. Sweet bready malty and light fruity, light to medium body, floral light grassy hoppy into the close. Ok.

3.6 Bottle. Clear golden color, white head. Aroma has nice smooth malts and fresh hops. Fresh hoppy taste, crispy, malts on the back.

3.4 Cask pint at the Hope, Carshalton. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of hops with citrus. Bitter taste and finish.

3.1 Bottle. Pours a light gold colour with a fluffy white head, light hop aroma, the taste is medium bitterness and with a dry fruity finish.

4.1 500ml bottle. Pours straw gold with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, honey, grainy malt, bread, pine and light grapefruit peel. Nicely carbonated. Decent mouthfeel for a light beer. Taste is bready, grainy malt, pine, something floral, bit of spice and lemon grapefruit. Finish is pleasantly bitter and quite juicy. This is fantastic. Could drink bottle after bottle of this !

3.6 Pint in Edinburgh. Golden with a white head. Citrus and cat pee aroma Grapefruit and biscuit flavour, slightly creamy texture. Tasty, but this style is getting over-familiar.

3.7 September 17, 2015 - at Holborn Whippet; cask. Attractive clear and refractive pale gold, nice and bubbly, with a solid mottled white/off-white head. Terrific simple grassy/honey/heather golden ale aroma - not much alcohol, plenty of mid-level bitterness. Taste follows, perhaps sweeter than the aroma - very VERY grainy. Thick, chewy mouthfeel, solid cask carbonation with a medium-length bitter finish - nice dry tingly aftertaste - some Goldings in there?

3.0 Aroma met citrusschil, frisse GFT en zout water. Smaak is fijn bitter, soort dunne lijn tussen de ananas-mango zoetige zweem. Nasmaak bitter achter op de tong. Bier textuur is dun, als water. Prima met zijn 4.5%.

3.7 Bottle @home (Euro-vision 2016 tasting.) Pours yellowish, small white head. Nose is citrus fruits, big lemon, pine. Taste is lemon and citrus fruits. A very well balanced beer that makes the most of its parts.

3.9 On tap at the Black Sheep Pub (Campbeltown, Scotland). Pours a mostly clear attractive golden color with significant and slow dissipating brilliant white head; lots of sticky lacing coats the glass. The nose is faint floral hops with some jasmine-like sweetness; the taste is earthy hops, light bitterness and a bit of biscuity malt. Medium carbonation and some lingering hop bitterness with more of the jasmine essence, finishes mostly dry. A very pleasant pint.

3.5 500ml bottle. Pale golden / straw colour, smooth fine white head, very long lasting. Aroma of light malt and citrus hops, grassy floral notes. Taste is much the same with light malt and hop flavours and a light bitter finish. A fine light golden ale.

4.0 500ml bottle from local store in Lochaline. Pours light amber with deep white head. Heavily hopped with aroma of pine and walnut. Oily with low carbonation.

3.5 Aroma: Malts, hops, fruit and citrus. Appearance: Hazy yellow/golden beer with a slight white head. Taste/Palate: Starts medium sweet with malts and fruit; ends slightly bitter with hops and citrus.

3.4 Bottle at home. Aroma is light malt, biscuit, fruity, citrus, lemon, some floral notes, hoppy. Flavour is moderate to medium bitterness. Body is light. Very crisp and refreshing light citrussy hoppy ale, I dig it!

3.1 Pint. Fairly decent golden ale. Looks good. Tastes ok. Nothing particularly special but another decent drop from fyne.

3.5 Backlog rating. Cask at CPK, London. It pours a clear golden color with small white head. Aroma is grassy and lightly hoppy and citrusy. Taste is moderately bitter and crispy, with grass and tangerine and light straw. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Overall nice pale ale

3.7 Handpump @Bir&Fud (Rome). Pours golden with a medium and persistent white head. Aroma is malty, biscuit, citrusy with grass and floral notes, ok. Flavour has a light malt profile with a good bitter end. Light body, light carbonation. Well done!

3.0 Citrus aroma, not too overpowering. Pours a golden colour with a small white head. Bitter hoppy taste. Medium body, light texture, soft carbonation with a bittersweet aftertaste. I like this and many other Fyne Ales, nice to have such a quality brewery so close to home :-)

3.1 13th Aug 2015: cask pint in The Wellington, Ayr, Scotland. Poured a clear,light golden colour with a weak white topping. Aroma leads with citrus notes, as does the taste, pine, grass and floral traces complete both the nose and flavours. A little sweetness from the malts, but a mildly bitter finish ensures the hops rule the brew really. Not a lot of body depth and bordering on watery.

3.2 Real ale at the Plockton Inn. Pours a clear golden colour with a thin, white head. Aroma has notes of citrus, slight resin, pine, grass, floral, and a slight skunk. Taste is balanced but slightly bitter. Grass, slight caramel, floral, citrus, and a drawn out, earthy grass ending. Medium body with a low carbonation. Clean and a bit watery in the mouth with a dry finish.

3.2 Dorada muy clara. Ligeramente turbia,con aspecto de shandy. Aroma lupulado, frutal y floral. Suave en boca de textura, afrutada y muy muy amarga. Piña, melocoton. Buena ale.

3.3 Bottle from Fyne. Clear golden, white head. Bready and light citrus. Medium light body. Dried fruit, hops, straw. Very clean and sharp, zippy bitterness. Nice one.

3.4 Foams in the bottle when opened. Slight but sparkly citric nose, hops and a straw yellow appearance. Quarter inch head throughout. Bitterness is on the dry side. Slightly thin, almost like a prototype for other fine Fyne beers. Not bad.

3.2 Hazy blonde, low hop flavor and aroma. Dry a long bitterness. Quite astringent but a good drink, not amazing. On tap near Venice

3.4 From a bottle in Edinburgh. Golden body has excellent clarity and a fine head. Aroma: the weak point of this beer Flavor: fruity hops over rather faint bready malts. Cascade hops. O: very drinkable, American style PA.

2.9 Sample at Great Grog’s bottled beer festival. Aroma is lemon, malts. Taste is light and quite thin, malts, citrus.

3.3 * Bottle. Pours golden, with a tan head. * Aroma is medium, hoppy, floral, grassy & lemon. * Palate is light body, medium carbonation, very fine bubbles, light. * Taste is hops, grapefruit & pine. * Finish is pine, light, thin, moist. * Overall pine, light & refreshing.

3.3 Cask at Birratrovo, Como Hazy blond color with large head. Baker’s yeast aroma. Light blond ale, delicate malts and English hops, dry and a bit astringent. Good beer but it seems that the cask is muffling it.