3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle (5/28/07). Brown murky color with a creamy tan head. A nicely spiced (cinnamon and pepper) flavor with a smooth malt and yeasty finish. A nice brew but overpriced in California (~$17).
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
August 2006 Bottle. Moderate sized head that diminishes to lace very rapidly. The appearance is a very clear, but medium-dark amber. Carbonation doesn’t hit me very strong. The aroma is mostly hops. Don’t taste the high alcohol content too much. The flavor is that of a very classic scottish ale with the malts coming to the forefront very quickly, and then the hops taking over.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pour slow, large foamy head. Nice clean and clear caramel brown color, head leaves behind no lacing at all. Spicy peppery lemon grass& pear aroma. Heavy bodied brew with good warming sensation in the chest. Notes of malty sweetness in the foreground subsiding to a spicy flavor.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Picked it up on a whim as Whole Foods, without knowing what the rating is. I sense allot of acidity, and it obscures the flavor. Not really all that familiar with scotch ales, but this isn’t bad. A bit sweet; curiously complex. Overall, it’s ok.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Amber-brown. Sweet malty and fruitish aroma. Malty and caramellic hoppy flavour with alcohol.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. High fluffy but lasting off-white head. Hazy dark orange body. Sweet aroma of pear apple peach and amazingly enogh no alcohol. Dry and hoppy flavor smooth and well balanced with low carbonation and a long dry and bitter aftertaste. Alcohol also well hidden in the flavor.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Huge thanks to boboski for sharing this one with all of us at the Orlando gathering.
Bottle dated May 2006, cases bottled 690. Pours a cloudy golden body with a bubbly, sudsy white head. Aromas of raisins, liquor, spices, toasted grains. The wood doesn’t come through very well in the nose, but dominates the flavor, along with some sweet malt and vanilla. Finish is medium lenght, with medium astringency.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Bottle 75 cl) Hazy, amber golden with a creamy, beige head. Vinous, alcoholic nose. Medium body with some caramel, fruity notes and then an almost roaring alcohol. Not particularly balanced. Once again Allagash fails to impress me. 120507
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