OminouSC2 (4200) - Mora, SWEDEN - SEP 20, 2017Brown color, medium sized brown head. Sweet aromas with raisins, toffee, dried figs, caramel, brown sugar, alcohol and slight whisky. Bittersweet taste with nuts, toffee, dried fruit, wood, whisky and slight coffee.
Idiosynkrasie (16069) - Bielefeld, GERMANY - OCT 20, 2016500ml bottle. Clear chestnut colour with ruby glimmer and average to huge, frothy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, beige head. Malty and floral-herbal aroma, notes of toffee and mint, lavender, Averna or the like. Taste is dry, perfumed floral-herbal, slightly sweet malty background, hints of toffee, lavender, heather, mint. Perfumed, overflavoured.
lello4ever (2193) - Torino, ITALY - AUG 19, 2016Molto scura con riflessi ramati. Bella schiuma persistente di un beige chiaro. Al naso bel sentore alcolico dato dal whisky, malto, dark fruits. Molto bene la bevuta, intensa con malto, dolcezza ben equilibrata, sentori appena legnosi, alcol e invecchiatura in botte si avvertono bene. Ottima scotch.
Iznogud (13195) - Zagreb, CROATIA - JUL 22, 2016Bottle, 500 ml, courtesy of Miro B. Shared with him and JFK10000. Dark amber brown, medium beige head. Malty, caramel, toffee, some fried fruit, sweet, wood. Medium+ bodied. Interesting brew.
BenL8 (1832) - NETHERLANDS - APR 19, 2016Clear dark brown colour, some yeast sediment, tiny layer of foam, almost no carbonation.
Aroma: Sweet with lots of brown sugar, caramel/toffee, candi sugar. Definite whisky aromas, nicely malty, a little burnt and even a bit sour. Some herbal notes.
Flavour: Seems heavy at first but is actually very mild for a scotch ale. Complex, with a candi sugar sweet mouthfeel, quite bitter, herbal and even some floral notes. Some sour aftertaste. Very malty but beautifully balanced beer. Superb!
Blade86 (1677) - Wroc³aw, POLAND - MAR 23, 2016malty, coffee, toffee aroma with hints of whisky and chocolate; dark brown, ruby reflexes, medium long-lasting off-white foam; medium sweetness and bitterness; medium body, smooth feel, soft carbonation, quite long bittersweet finish;
Overall: balanced, tasty, well-hidden alcohol, quite drinkable and yet intense, very good
Bov (14982) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - FEB 11, 2016from Drinks of the World, Bern - light hazy brown beer under a creamy dark beige foam; nice lace; light peated aroma of whisky, caramel, cherries and molasses; sweet and full-bodied, fizzy, long aftertaste of caramel, nuts and molasses
klm1 (2689) - Bled/SF, California, USA - JAN 27, 2016Pours muddy amber brown color, with creamy stable off-white head. Visually medium carbonation.
Aroma: rich malt aroma, which takes on toffee, biscuit, supported with aroma of oak, vanilla, whiskey and with aroma of hops, which takes on some dark fruits (cherries, blueberries etc.)
Flavor: intense malt flavors, with notes of milk chocolate, toffee, hint caramel, honey, supported with hop flavors, which takes on some dark fruits, with some spicy notes. In the background are some woody (oak), whiskey notes, which are very gentle and steps forward very discrete.
Body is full, texture is soft, carbonation is low.
My bottle was four days before the end of the best before...
Rune (24568) - Tromso, NORWAY - JAN 7, 2016500ml bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Vika more than a year ago. Shared with Finn. Opens with smoke and pours a creamy, fawn-coloured head. Crocheted lacing. Rosewood coloured body with a ruby tint. Roasted malty nose, hints of oak and dark chocolate. Honeyed dark malty flavours, black chocolate, figs and coffee. Piney hints to a relatively rich, mid-sweet ending. Full bodied. Enjoying (New Year tasting session at Finns. Tromsø 05.01.2016).
Finn (16714) - Tromsø, NORWAY - JAN 5, 2016Flaske 500ml. spandert av Rune og delt på Nerstranda 5 Jan 16. Mørkebrun. Pent mokkafarget skum med litt lacing. Forsiktig whiskyaroma. Hint av krydder. Smaken det samme. Blir litt søt etter hvert. Godt integrerte smaker. Koseøl.