3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brought a bottle to Fralo’s in Leon Springs. Hazy dark brown with whitish head. Oak, vanilla, caramel and some roasted malts. Toffee malts and spices (allspice, nutmeg)....with carbonation that dances on the tongue. Drying finish...with a bit of an ashen taste.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 29, 2007 Flaske. Meget speciel oplevelse. Til at begynde med er der et bestemt krydderi der både rammer duft og smag, men jeg kan ikke komme på det. Smagen er ellers præcis som man forventer det, med en tand mere humle end en belgisk brygger ville have brugt. Men rigtig dejlig øl at fejre ens nye lejlighed på.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 ml bottle. Hazy brown with a fizzy white head. Wheat and caramel aroma with oaky notes. Sweet alcoholic and butter scotch taste with vanilla, bourbon, and oak tastes and dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle) Pours dark copper coloured. Yeasty, spicy and light vinous aroma with notes of wood and fruity esters. A bit floral. Fruity and yeasty flavour with notes of wood and grapes. Also a bit spicy. Light dry. Creamy malt. Some hops are also present with some bitter notes. Medium body.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
May (2006). The color was an amber dark brown. The head was creamy, off-white, and foamy. The aroma was dry hops, alcohol, and a little sweetness. The flavor was alcohol, spice, dry hops, sweet/sour. The palate was smooth. The finish was warm/sour.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Mahogany with a lasting white head. Woody aroma, full of good whisky notes. Flavour dominated by bourbon.
1.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cloudy orange beer with a frothy beige head. Aroma of spices, oak, yeast, cooked fruit. Medium body with ample carbonation. Flavor was less a Scotch ale than a Belgian and left me greatly disappointed.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours bronze with a thick dense beige head that had nice retention. The aroma has lots of oak, tight caramel malt, light sweetness, dry vanilla, smooth spices and toasted / roasted aspects. Medium body with a smooth syrupy feel with a decent semi-sharp carbonation. The taste has a beautiful blend of scotch ale and oak that is very even. The oak dries out a lot of the cloying effect of many scotch ales while still displaying a strong malt presence. There is some light spiciness as well. The finish is rich, yet somewhat dry, with hefty toffee malt. This hides the 10% alcohol very well. As it warms the spices seem along the allspice / cinnamon line and the Belgium yeast starts coming out. A very good and complex brew.
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