Atlantic Foonf Zane Auld Ale

Draught at the brewery. Pours dark amber. Nose is slightly fruiy, a bit peaty, and sweet caramel. Taste is a bit of sweet malt up front, a bit toasty, with a really interesting combination of fruity and peaty noes blending with a hint of floral hops, leading to a definite herbal, almost heather note on the finish. Mouthfeel is fairly lightly carbonated, with a medium body. Very interesting brew - almost like taking the malt body of an alt bier and matching it to the peaty and heather notes of a Scottish ale. Quite a success in my opinion.

Pours an amber color with a thin and bubbly white head. Not dense at all. Lacing is minimal. Green apple aroma with the skin intact. Scent is grainy as well. Flavor is fruity upfront and malty as hell. Sugary sweet at the finish with hints of Werther’s Original. Not incredibly complex but very easy to drink.

22oz bottle, courtesy of wickedpete. Thanks, Pete! Pours a slightly hazy, bright golden-amber color; light tan head with patchy lacing. Slightly muddled aroma, showing corn sugar, dried fruits, and some caramel. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: sugar, dried fruits, and a light hop bitterness; a bit too sweet and slightly underattenuated, it seems; sticky sugar and caramel. Medium, sugar and dried fruit finish; lots of sweetness.

(22oz bottle, thanks wickedpete) Small beige head atop clear dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, raisin, some prune, herbal. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, raisin/plum, light alcohol. Medium body, some stickiness, undercarbonated.

Color: amber, brown, hazy, white foam. Aroma: caramel, toast, malty. Flavor: light sweetness, lightly bitter, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, slightly bitter finish. Interesting flavor combination, nice brew.