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Puffin Isles

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Puffin Isles is a gose first released in 2025 and brewed with a partner from the surfing world. The grist combines Scottish pale ale malt and wheat malt, and Scottish sea salt and coriander seeds go into the brew. The brewery describes it as bready, floral and tart: the wheat gives a soft, bread-like base, the coriander adds a floral note, and a clear tartness runs through it. The salt stays in the background, more a faintly savoury edge than a flavour of its own, and the finish is light.

ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Mild
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold3
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
breadycorianderfloral
bready
coriander
floral
tart
wheat
sour
Aroma
The nose opens with soft, bready wheat notes layered beneath a distinctive floral character from the coriander seed.
also:salty
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Puffin Isles

◎ Appearance

Puffin Isles presents a pale straw yellow with excellent clarity and a fine white head that settles to a delicate collar. The beer shows bright, lively carbonation with consistent streams rising through the glass. Head retention is modest but composed, leaving a thin veil of foam across the surface.

pale straw yellowclearfine carbonationdelicate head

◌ Aroma

The nose opens with soft, bready wheat notes layered beneath a distinctive floral character from the coriander seed. A light herbal quality emerges alongside subtle tart, slightly lemony top notes typical of the gose yeast strain. The sea salt remains restrained in the background, adding a faint oceanic whisper without dominating the profile.

bready wheatfloral corianderherbaltart, citric

◐ Taste

The palate leads with a soft, grainy maltiness that anchors the beer's structure, followed by a clean tartness that builds steadily through the mid-palate without becoming sharp. Coriander seed spice emerges gently, complementing the wheat's natural sweetness, while a faint savoury minerality from the salt lingers as an undertone rather than a dominant note. Low bitterness keeps the beer refreshing and approachable.

soft malt baseclean tartnessspicedlight salinity

◑ Finish

The finish is dry and crisp, with the tartness lingering subtly into the aftertaste while the bread-like character fades gracefully. The overall impression is light and refreshing, leaving no heaviness or astringency.

drylighttart fade
77
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
77
Appearance
79
Finish
75
Serve at 6–9°C

Serve at 6–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Pint glass

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

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