mcbeyond (10), Newport Beach, California, USA
Nov 2, 2009 Ay, what a grrrreat surprise. Awesome nose, a flavorful smack on the palate and a beautifully long finish. I don’t taste any sort of Scotch influence (I have to try the barrel aged version) but this is definitely a flavorful beer for spirit drinkers. At least as good as Speedway despite the less common profile.
 caesar (3020), Bunnik/Utrecht, Netherlands
Nov 2, 2009 Bottled. Hazy brown color, medium head. Aroma of some roasted and caramel malt, some hop, chocolat, hint of raisin. Malty taste, quite fruity, bit chocolat. All with the great balance of most alesmith brews. Nice.
Bullit (1300), Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 2, 2009 Bottle @ kloneo, thx caesar. Aroma of toasted malts, chocolate and molasses. Flavour is toasted malts, molasses and raisins. Long finish. Good stuff.
armando629 (952), Budapest, Hungary
Oct 31, 2009 Updated: Nov 1, 20090,75 l bottle, thanks Chimay67!
Fantastic appearance with a deep brown body and a creamy beige head. Fine aroma of coffee and molasses, nice cocoa and dried fruits, light hop. The body is rich with smooth mouthfeel....Fine roasted grains, caramel, toffee and mild hop, some wooden taste with dried fruits and cocoa. Well hidden alcohol warms me up. Fine, very fine!
skortila (2875), Bunnik, Netherlands
Oct 29, 2009 Bottled. Tnx Caesar. The aroma has yeast, caramel, raisins and some hops. Hazy, brown coloured beer with an off-white head. The taste is sweet with caramel, raisin, toffee. Good cmplex caramel flavours. Well balanced beer.
Bitzybrew (21), New York, New York, USA
Oct 27, 2009 Split the bottle with my older brother at Rattle n Hum. Was hesitant at first because I hadn’t had a scotch ale in a while, but after the pour I my hesitation went away. The nice head, great toffee and caramel aroma, and spicy/toffee/nutty taste were great. for 10% ABV this beer was quite drinkable.
savnac (391), Palmer, Alaska, USA
Oct 25, 2009 750ml Bottle. Deep dark brown with tan frothy head that looks like cappuccino and leaves a sticky lace. Aroma is dominantly caramel with bittersweet chocolate, plum, alcohol and a bit of smoke. The flavor is malty and sweet but surprisingly very bitter, a chocolate, coffee and hop bitterness. The alcohol is well hidden but warms the stomach. Full bodied with average carbonation and a thick velvety mouth feel. This is a nice rich desert beer.
agl108 (503), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 24, 2009 Updated: Oct 27, 2009Thanks to lamas for this 750 mL Champagne Magnum (?2007 vintage) for rating #500. Been cellaring this one for well over 2 years. Poured mahogany with fizzy khaki head with a few splotches of lacing. BIG, sweet malty flavor. Some dark fruit, chocolate, and definitive coffee notes evident as well. Silky texture. Remarkably smooth. Holy fuck, thanks brah!
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