Tasting Notes: Atlas Three Sisters
Brewery: Atlas
Location: Kinlochleven, Scotland
ABV: 4.2%
Version: 500ml bottle
Taking its name from a series of mountain ridges in Glencoe in western Scotland, Three Sisters is a reddish brown colour with a light and crisp aroma, citrusy with a hint of caramel in the background. The flavour is at first quite light, some malt initially with the hops held back, and quite dry. Some zing from the slightly excessive carbonation makes it a bit rough to start with but, as with their Nimbus, it pays to leave this one a few minutes to settle. The fizz dies down to acceptable levels, some more malt comes through, and brings with it an extra dose of citrus hoppiness. Overall, it stays quite subtle, crisp, zesty, dry but deceptive. Not a beer I would drink more than one or two of at a time, and not one that will be a regular buy, but I’ll give it an occasional revisit.
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I remember really liking this one when I had it in the Orkneys. I wish I could get it around these parts.
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