Arcadia Loch Down Scotch Ale

Brewed by Arcadia Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Battle Creek, Michigan USA

Serve in Thistle

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Date: 04/07/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, 50 Beers on the Wall

clear dark brown with ruby edges, light dark caramel malt aroma with light earthy character, tart lactic flavor, bitterness vies with the tartness, touch of cooked vegitables adds complexity and a bit of sweetness,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.7/5.0
Drinkability: 3/10
Score: 4

Draught at Barcade, New York
Dark brown color. Light caramel and chocolate aroma. Some caramel flavor, on the dark side, balanced bitterness. Missing any bite.

(Bottle) Pours a murky reddish-brown body with a spare beige head. Aroma of mustiness, fruit, and toasted malt. Flavor of toffee, chocolate, raisins, and vinous.

(12oz bottle) Small beige head atop a brown-black body. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, light peat, raisin, anise. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, raisin, light peat. Some earthy bitterness in the swallow. Watery medium-full body, some stickiness.

Bottle from Beer Geek. Aroma of dark fruit and dark malt. A bit suggestive of an oporto. Deep garnet color with halogen, otherwise opaque black. A tan ring for head. The flavor is knock the socks off. Smoke, raisin, plum, malt and hop. This is heavy drinking material. Very full body with mild carbonation. They didn’t skimp on ingredients!

Sparkling clear, cherry wood-colored ale with a medium-sized, creamy, beige head. Good retention and great lacework. The aroma is very malty with notes of butterscotch, caramel, toffee and alcohol. Very light notes of chocolate and cola in the nose as well. Well-hopped for a Scottish ale. Great balance. Some caramel and whiskey blasts in the flavor, followed by some tawny port notes. Medium-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Short, bitter, fairly dry finish. Excellent Scotch ale!

Bottle Pours a dark coffee color with medium tan head. Solid Scotch ale with medium aroma, and flavor of smokey malt with a very earthy tone and a small alcohol bite in a good long finish. due to flavor and body plus the alcohol level good combo with good cigar.

A Mes rate: Bottle at Chris O’s Fukito tasting.
Semi translucent red borwn with a slim off white head. Sweet fruity malt aroma with some alcohol, lots of berries and some slight soap. More sweet malt in the flavour, lots of yeast and some spice. Quite dry which is a little unexpected. Some slight smoky notes. Just really doesn’t work for me.

12oz bottle. Poured a dark brown with a large sized off white head. Aromas of peat, light smoke, caramel, coffee. and earth. Tastes of toffee, light smoke, chocolate, and some coffee. Medium alcohol finish.

A deep reddish brown ale with a thin light moka head and granular floaties. Nice vinous caramel aroma, with light juniper notes, and warming alcohol. In mouth, a sweet caramel malt with light molasses, peaty notes, a bit of licorice. Rich and smooth, a good example of the style. Tasted with Probstk, Jan 11 2009.