 islay (409), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Jun 26, 2007
Approximately 1.5 oz. sample at the Grand Tasting of the RateBeer Summer Gathering 2007 in the Twin Cities, MN on July 23, 2007. This was the seventh of 26 beers that I sampled and rated during the tasting. Apple juice, lemon, and honey aroma with a touch of hops and a slight hint of smoke. Pours a hazy, gold-tinted brown with beige head. Fruity, floral, yeasty flavor with a sharp, dry finish. I really wish that I had taken better notes on this one, because I remember that there were a lot of specific, interesting flavors, but apparently I failed to write them down. With all the other beers I tasted that night and the three intervening days, I can’t remember those specific flavors, and that bugs me. Oh well. I suppose it’s bound to happen when you are rating as many beers as I did that day. Anyway... Little aftertaste. Heavy body. AleSmith Wee Heavy Scotch Ale is a fine beer across the board.
mfaulke (79), clemson, South Carolina, USA
Nov 28, 2008 I cellared it for a year, and don’t know how old it was before I got it. The flavors had meshed perfectly with age, and it was hard to pick out one flavor on its own. Smoky butterscotch is probably what I would say. Couldn’t detect much of the hops, and it was less sweet than other scotch ales that I have had. Great beer. I wish I had another to lay down for another year.
17thfloor (807), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Nov 28, 2008 [Spring 08 Bottle] Pours clear but thick very dark near black brown with a lovely gray frothy foam. Rich aroma, caramel malt, peat, some woodiness. First taste of sweet rich cotton-candy, butterscotch candy, lightly peaty, some faded pacific NW hops, rich burnt caramel, touch of smoke. Finishes with light chocolate and peated malted barley. Fantastic mouthful, medium/full but so soft and fluffy! Great aftertaste, leaves the checks puckered in from the bitter dry woodiness. Definitely a fan. [Ha! for my 800th rating I was played BagPipe music... fitting for my Scotch Ale!]
Hophead22 (365), Redlands, California, USA
Nov 19, 2008 750ml bottle. Nice dark red pour, really nice with a tan head. Very dark and rich aroma, hint of anise maybe, very nice. Big and bold flavor, dark fruits,v ery rich and complex. Awesome!
CaryTheDude (489), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
Nov 2, 2008 Crushed with Honkeybra. One hell of a profile with wonderful warmth. Fruity and scotchy on the nose, which leads into awesomeness. Finish is bitter and dry, but the fruits are the real dominant party in this sexy bitch of a brew. Intimidating.
HonkeyBra (517), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Nov 2, 2008 Crushed with theDude. Pours a dark brownish color with a big old rocky, off whit head. Aroma is sweet, with caramel and brown sugar, a bit of smoke. Flavor has a bit of scotch in the beginning, with lots of dark fruits coming through. Finish is a bit of hops and caramelized sugar. Awesome beer.;
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