3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours deep amber brown with a small off white froth. Aroma is sweet and dark fruit, some caramel and toffee in there, basic, nothing too overpowering just sweet bready and some fruit. Flavor starts sweet and bready, lots of caramel and candyish, finishing a bit grainy and a touch of stale bread. Medium body and a sharp carbonation. Not great but ok
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Not the greatest scotch ale I’ve ever had and not nearly as good bottled, but Arcadia has themselves a very smooth, easy drinking ale with a rich heavy roasted malt flavor and some slight chocolate undertones.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
I tend not to be a huge fan of this style or even this brewer but this one a quite nice beer. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a very dark brown color with a medium sized foamy tan head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was molasses, caramel, nut and light notes of cherry and berry followed by hints of cocoa and anise. There was a touch of alcohol on the nose. The flavor was molasses, caramel, raisin, cherry, nut, sour berries and toffee. The finish was very long sour cherry, raisin and molasses. Fairly full bodied. Well done.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
draft... overly malted scotch with a really harsh alcoholic finish, pass on this
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Average off-white light brown head. Cloudy body that was nice copper/red/brown color. Average caramel malt aroma with light hops. Average flavor duration, light moderate sweetness and acidity, moderate bitterness. Nice complexity between the sweetness and bitterness from hops.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A nice scotch ale, though I think it went overboard with the malt. Aroma was all malt and this odd smell that I always smell in scotch ales. Can’t describe it. It was strong, though. Pour was a deep dark brown that had heavy amber hues and no head. Taste was overly malty and smoky. Strong scotch ale flavor with caramel, toffee and brown sugar. There was a lot of dark fruit that came out as it warmed. Nice surprise. Little carbonation. OK beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle courtesy of adnielsen (thanks AAron) poured a clear reddish brown with a small lingering tan head. Aromas of toffee, tobacco, grapes and light carmel. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp. Flavors of tofee, tobacco, grapes and light carmel with a cxrisp lingering tobacco finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
My label has no indication of the words "Loch Down" and simply says "Scotch Style Ale" with a different label than the one pictured here. Purchased as a 12 oz. bottle from Baruni’s Bar and Hotel in Baden, PA.
Pours heavy and medium brown with minimal foaming and head. Immediate aromas of brown sugar and clove. Creamy and sweet, almost like Sugar Babies candy. Not quite up to a McEwan’s, but would definitely purchase and drink again.
|
