4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Arcadia Brewing Company--Arcadia Scotch Ale
2004 Release--12 oz. Bottle--7.50% ABV--30 IBU’s. (4.75 / 5.0) Scottish Ale--Lacy mild head. Clear dark mahogany black color. Malty toasted floral peat hop front. Smooth rich toasted malty sweet mild creamy smoky burnt caramel Scotch body. Semi hot clean dry mild hop end. Sampled 7/26/2004.
Arcadia Brewing Company--Arcadia Ales--Arcadia Scotch Ale--2005 Release--12 oz. Bottle--7.50% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.5 / 5.0) Scottish Ale--Mild head. Clear dark bronze brown color. Mild malt peat front. Sweet smooth rich malty peaty smoky toasted Scottish body. Clean smooth mild dry hop end. Good! Sampled 12/15/2005.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
In the bottle at the 2008 Crescent Moon Summer Beer Fest. Pours dark brown with a medium beige head. Caramel toffee aroma. The thick body has a nice caramel roasted flavor. Slightly nutty. Some chocolate notes. A big enough beer that i can detect the ethanol. I like it.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz bottle: Pours an blackish/brown with red highlights and a large tan head that lasts forever. Aroma is malt heavy, bourbon, roasty, and a very light hop characteristic. Taste is malt forward, a spiced cookie note, caramel, sweet, and with a medium bitterness. Palate is very sweet on the tongue, very lightly carbonated, and an aftertaste of the bourbon and malt intermingled. Overall, It’s pretty good. Affordable around my parts, and I like scotch ale so...CHEERS!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
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.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a dark brown/ruby color with a very thin white head. Aroma is malt malt and more malt. Very sweet very malty throughout. Not shabby but a little one-dimensional.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Binny’s Willowbrook, IL $9.99 6-pack Nov. 2009. Medium brown redish hue, low carbonation, thin layer of head around glass that creeps down the side as you sip. Plum nose, low hop aroma, good body, nice sweetness but not tart, molasses drip, mild alcohol finish. Very good beer, I would buy again.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
On draft at The Map Room. Pours a dark brown with a frothy light tan head. Aroma is creamy roast with light fruit accents. Flavor follows, roasty, coffee and cream, light fruit, finishes dry and a bit astringent. Creamy body, medium carbonation, but overall a bit thin feeling.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle. Pours a clear, dark ruby-brown body with a thin, tan head that dissipates quickly and leaves a light lacing. Aroma is medium sweet caramels. raisin, chocolate, nuts, and a light tart berry. No real roast or smoke. Flavor is an earthy, peaty, medium sweet caramel with a dry bitterness, charred toffee, vegetal chocolate, slightly tart plum, and some nuts. Finishes dry with a slight smoke, light bitterness and some plummy caramels. Medium bodied, clean, and smooth. Overall, its not bad in the least bit and its nicely balanced and tasty, but I’m looking for a little more roast/smoke and thick caramel-chocolate sweetness. Not a lot of alcohol taste in the finish either which I like in my scotch ale.
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