neepsntatties (90), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jun 15, 2009 Got to try a bottle of this courtesy of "hannont". His bottle had " ’06 72/254" written with silver pen on the back of the bottle. Colour... medium brown with no head. Nose... tangy with lots o’ caramel. Palate... WOW! Burnt toffee, caramel, sweet malt, treacle, bourbon-boozy and a very long warming finish.
 TampaBrew (302), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 7, 2009 Bottle courtesy of Fishingnet. #163/254. Poured a murky brown red. Nose is smoke, wood, booze, sweet fruits, bourbon and some vanillin. Flavor is a complex mix of sweet malts, oak, warming bourbon, alcohol sweetness and woody vanilla drying tastes. I didn’t want it to end. Amazing beer.
HOPSHUNTER (225), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jun 6, 2009 ’06 Bottle, big thanks to fishingnet for sharing! Poured a deep reddish brown color, slightly hazy, almost no head. Aroma is quite boozy with wood, vanilla, and raisin. Full velvety mouthfeel with slight alcohol burn. Flavor is massive bourbon, oak, dark fruits, vanilla. Finishes quite vinous with lots of warming alcohol. Very nice!
DMRz (194), Durham, North Carolina, USA
May 28, 2009 Bottle 242/254 from 2006. Pours a dark red-brown with a slight off-white head. Strong alcoholic nose with sweet malt, prunes, and bananas. Flavor is a a tour-de-force of barrel aged goodness with vanilla, oak sweet toasted malt, and a semi-sweet chocolate finish. Smooth and enjoyable. While this is certainly a fine beer, it is not in the same league as the other BA offerings from Alesmith...
RCL (1323), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
May 27, 2009 Bottle #242 of 254 of the 2006 vintage. Aroma reminds me of dark rum and apple cider. Light smoke and a very smooth caramel apple with pecans flavor.
Beershine (2268), Bamberg, Germany
May 25, 2009 2006 Bottle shared by Daknole for his #2000. Pours a murky brown with scant head. Smells slightly oxidized, big and desserty with tiramisu, vanilla, very much like an Italian dessert. Smooth low carbonation. Creamy vanilla and bourbon flavors but not a lot of wood. Sweet and creamy with a touch of spice at the end. Very smooth.
daknole (2143), Plantation, Florida, USA
May 22, 2009 Rating #2000!! I love the Alesmith BA beers. And this one is no exception. Pours a cloudy brownish color wtih a small beige head. Aroma hits with a mx of bourbon, wood and some fruit up front then you get to some of the caramel, vanilla and brown sugar notes. Flavor starts out sweet with a good hit of bourbon(not over the top) and then works its way into the fruits, raisins, vanilla, and a slight tartness. This is a very complex beer. Both the aroma and flavor fill your senses. Yes Alesmith does it again!
GAManiac (931), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
May 19, 2009 Updated: Jun 8, 2009Big thanks to Derek for this 750mL bottle, 2005 vintage #181/222.
Pours a deep, clear copper with a very fleeting, bubbly tan head that dissipated immediately and left no lacing.
The aroma is very good with more bourbon than I was expecting. However, even with the big bourbon presence, there are plenty of signs of the underlying beer with caramel, toffee and lots of dark fruits.
The taste has a huge bourbon sting up front and in the finish. In between there is the sweetness of caramel, toffee, raisins and some brown sugar. The bourbon starts to meld much more smoothly with the flavor as this warms and adds plenty of oak and vanilla from the wood as well.
The mouthfeel is very slick with minimal carbonation. The barrel presence is very evident, both with the boozy burn and the dryness of the finish.
This is a very boozy Scotch ale that will be tasty for those folks who really like a bourbon-heavy taste. Another world class brew from Alesmith.
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