Fyne Ales Maverick

Cask; Regular. Also available filtered in 500ml dark glass bottles.
A robust ale, with reddish mahogany colour and warm roasted malt flavours. Fruity hop aromas generate a distinctive character to this beer.

3.3

168 reviews

Cairndow, Scotland

Community reviews

3.7 Cask at Ginger Man Boston, 3/31/17. Clear auburn-copper with an off-white head atop showing moderate to moderately low retention. Fruity in the nose with both ester and hop contributing. Red fruits with just a touch of mild orange that quickly fold in to the lightly honey-accentuated malts. Some bread and more fresh yeast on the finish with a reasonable minerality and no alcohol or flaw. Some crystal malt character adds tea and spice with light bread and a bit of soft honey helping smooth things over somewhat. Mild but balancing bitterness and tons of fruitiness. Soft, dry, flavorful and drinkable with no flaw or alcohol. Quite nice.

2.2 On cask at Churckey, pours a very watery brown with no head. Nose is just OK, some detritus, some soggy bread, black tea, some dried apple. Flavor is a bit of a let down... really just heavy black tea, some malts and bread, but really one note. Finishes watery.

3.4 Cask. Small off-white head atop clear brown body. Aroma is moderately sweet, berry, some caramel, light orange/earthy. Taste is moderately sweet, orange, some caramel, light raisin. Light-medium body, light stickiness.

3.7 From a cask at the January 2017 ACAF. Dark clear copper body. Durable bubbly head. Very appealing aroma dominated by toffee but with some brown bread. More richness and complexity in the flavor which is also stronger than the aroma suggests. Relatively hoppy finish and aftertaste. Excellent bitter-sweet balance. Very nice.

3.4 Handpump @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Ambrata carica, schiuma bianco sporca molto persistente. Al naso sentori di malti, nocciola, mela, erba tagliata. In bocca è ben equilibrata ma un po’ stantia, forse non freschissima. Corpo leggero, carbonazione soft. Anonima.

3.2 Cask @ Euston Tap, Euston NW1. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish.

3.2 Cask at The Bursley Ale House, Burslem. A clear brown colour with a medium off white head. Aroma of nuts, dark fruits, some caramel and subtle spicy, earthy hops. Taste of dark fruits, caramel, some nuts, slight raisin and subtle spicy, earthy hops. Light bodied and soft carbonation. A lingering, fruity, spicy hop bitterness in the finish. A fruity and pleasant bitter with nice sweetness and a good bitter finish. Nice.

3.5 Bottle to a glass in Oban. Dark brown with ample thick off whit head. Lots of malt presence with a nice twist of resin and hop bitterness... It did not last long, i was thirsty!

3.3 Cask at the Laurieston. Pours clear amber-brown with an unsteady, foamy offwhite head. Aroma is caramel and grain. Taste is caramel sweet, grain, high grain bitterness. Medium body with a slightly watery feel.

3.0 Hazy amber with a small white head. Aroma is caramel, biscuit and pruins. Taste is caramel, malt and yeast

3.1 Bottle. Heavy malty aroma of caramel, toffee with notes of overriped fruits. The flavours starts sweet but finish light bitter. The body is medium and the texture is juicy. Soft carbonation.

3.0 Bottle. It’s a hazy amber ale with a frothy off white head. The aroma is ripe fruity and malty. Light sourish notes. Light roasted flavor. Some malty and light hoppy notes.

3.9 500ml bottle. Pours clear mahogany red/brown colour with a beige head. Malty aroma, caramel, toffee, dark fruit. Taste is malty caramel, light sweet, fruit. Mild bitter finish. Very smooth and drinkable.

3.3 God tør maltet smag af nødder og noget græs. God ale. En fin engelsk smag over alen.

3.4 10.1.2016-0,5L-Flasche. Rotbraun, leichte Trübung. Schaum beige, feinporig, stabil. Aroma malzig, hefig. Antrunk malzig, karamellig, Toffee, leichte Röstmalzsäure. Im Ausklang klassische Hopfenbittere.

3.7 More of a brown ale than a bitter, or at least that ’ s what seemed to me. It Tastes great, malty character mainly (caramel, nutty, a bit roasted). Lightly bitter, no sweet and full bodied. Enjoy!

3.4 4.2%abv. Purchased in Hippo Beer, West End. The bitterness is a highlight, just about alright. Really like the colour, too; dark amber, pretty. The palate is not aggressive at all. Aroma could be better though. A very pleasant bitter ale, would definitely try more stuff from Fyne Ales.

3.0 Amber coloured and clear. Has a malty aroma, toasted, dark. Flavor starts light sweet, toasted and finish bitter. Dry texture.

3.5 500ml bottle from Cork & Cask, Edinburgh. Pours clear chestnut brown, thin beige head. Aromas are hazelnuts in caramel, maybe even a chocolate hint too. A beery Snickers, basically. Not cloying though, very drinkable.

2.9 Cask @ Euston Tap in London Appearance: Deep mahogany hue, creamy tan head Aroma: Toffee, roasted malts, sweet fruit Taste: Toffee, toasted nuts, some dark fruit Palate: Lighter than expecting body, mild bitterness

2.3 * Bottle. Pours slightly hazy, mahogany brown, with a white head. * Aroma is dark malts & roasted earthy. * Palate is medium bodied, very low carbonation, very fine bubbles. * Taste is rich, roasted malts, bitter & pine. * Finish is bitter, drying. * Dark ale, earthy, roasted malts.

3.3 Another quality beer from Fyne. Good colour, rounded flavour witj a good balance of sweet and bitter.

3.2 Bottle into a pint glass. Nice hop and malt balance with good body. Reasonable but doesn’t stand out from the crowd.

3.2 500ml bottle from brewery via eebria. Deep Amber colour with a creamy off white head. Aroma has fruit and malt the taste more dried fruit, caramel and a touch of hoppy spice.

3.3 Bottle from the brewery. Piurs chestnut with a cream head. A nice bitter malty flavour. Red fruits and hints of toffee, coffee and chocolate. There’s mild citrus and spice too. A good solid bitter.

3.3 Bottle. Tea-like maltiness coupled with some strawberry esters and floral hops. Some toffee additionally. The flavour is a bit darker, with some roasted and earthy notes shining through. Light, dry, crisp, tasty beer.

3.1 Bottle, 500 ml from Fyne Ales Brewery Bar & Shop. Pours dark amber with creamy head. Malty, caramel, toffee, dry finish.

3.5 Bottle at home. Pours amber, nose is caramel, toffee, taste is sweet and malty.

3.3 Cask. Clear dark amber with medium tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit, little toasted and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, little toasted, little bitter, hop and a little sweet.

3.4 Aroma: dark roasted malts, caramel. Appearance: nice clear mahogany color, white head. Taste: medium bitterness (herbs, pine), dark roasted malts, fruit notes, caramel, coffee substitute, a little bit sour. Palate: low body and medium carbonation, bitter finish. Overall: Quite interesting bitter with a nice fresh taste.