I quite like a few of the Fyne Ales and I probably should have had a pint of the Piper’s Gold a long time ago, but for some reason this ale had slipped by me. Anyway, on a wet winter afternoon at The Golden Rule, Edinburgh I endeavoured to rectify this.
Sadly, my beer cravings were soon dissapointed. The Piper’s Gold came as a pretty listless looking, pale, wet pint – certainly not the most appetising beer I’ve seen. There was barely any head to speak of, making the ale more resemble a particular bottle I carried with me last time I visited the doctor….
And, even more sadly the taste matched the image. I couldn’t taste much at all apart from a tart bitterness, and not a particularly good hoppy bitterness at that. I found there was barely anything else discernible there.
Things didn’t improve – the beer started with a pretty light carbonation and went even flatter very quickly.
Not a great one I’m afraid.
2/10