 ogglethorp (784), Ohio, USA
Jun 21, 2007
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a smallish tan colored head, some thin lacing. Aroma is raisin, molasses, toffee, smoked peat, caramel malt, earth. Flavor is molasses, peat, caramel, dried fruit, burnt sugar, raisins, roasted nuts. Palate is full bodied, mildly carbonated, silky smooth, lucious, sticky sweet, finishes caramelly sweet. Simply awesome. Alcohol is well hidden. Terrific on the tongue, so smooth and sexy. This is mind-blowing stuff!!
aubreya (666), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Pours a caramel dark amber with light sediment. The head was creamy thin and off white. The nose was nuttty, some alcohol, molasses, spice, sweet malt. The flaovr was spicy, sweet, malty, some alcohol. The palate was thick bodied. The finish was warm.
Beerman6686 (680), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 22, 2008 POured a dark brown color with an off white headf. Aroma is very malty, some caramel, and a hint of alcohol. Flavor is really smooth for a scotch ale, lots of sweet malts, dark fruits, caramel and a hint of chocolate. Only complaint is that it does not hide the alcohol very well.
msante79 (228), Illinois, USA
Aug 19, 2008 750ml Bottle. Big thanks to Kegbear for this one. Pours dark reddish brown with thick light tan head. Huge aroma of sweet malt, caramel, dark fruits and alcohol. Flavor was sweet yet complex. Flavor was big with sweet malt along with caramel and dark fruit. Big alcohol warmth along with sweet and sticky mouthfeel. A fine brew that could be great with some age.
thenick (541), North Bellmore, New York, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Bomber, shared. Pours a heavy and deep ruby-brown with a large and lacy tan head. Aroma is largely caramel and dark fruit, though I detected molasses, coffee, and slight wood characteristics as well. I was surprised to not find any of the heavy grain characteristic so common in Scotch ales. The flavor is an assault on your senses, with a velvety smooth texture throughout. You get heavy malt, chocolate, and dark fruit on the front, dissolving into hop bitterness at the end. There is a noticeable alcohol burn in the aftertaste, but it doesn’t take away from a powerful and world-class offering.
Praetorian (48), Los Angeles, California, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Updated: Aug 16, 2008Dark red-brown in color with a large, light brown head with great lacing. The aroma is of caramel, chocolate and dark fruits with notes of coffee, oak, and molasses. The flavor is slightly hoppy and chocolatey with a strong alcohol backbone and a coffee undertone. Mostly sweet with a bitter finish. The texture is creamy. A very enjoyable ale with a very complex and aggressive flavor. I LOVE IT!
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