3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Strong Scotch ale indeed. High powered for the style, and maybe just a bit over the top, but very complete and interesting beer. Lots of cola, chocolate and a funky Bock-like character. Some bitterness late. Drinks well both cold and at room temp.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
633mL(?) bottle
Pours a deep bronze body, little clarity. Dense off-white head holds very firmly atop, leaving thick lace in its wake.
Rich aroma of toasted nuts, sticky date pudding, dark fruits and Port-like dried fruits.
Palate is dense, chewy malt texture, lingering a long time, moderate carbonation gives a velvety texture to it.
Palate is very sweet upfront and the flavours just open out and evolve; toasted brioche, toasted cashews and almonds and walnuts, cocoa, dried fig and date, mollasses and burnt caramel, plums and pudding and Scotch and, oh god someone stop me...Very complex! Warming alcohol apparent, like any good pudding (haha) and firm bitterness to finish.
Wow, this beer is seriously intense. Alot going on, very rich, yet decent amount of balance. Seems a bit boozier than 7.5%, but it’s good to know where you stand!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
633ml brown bottle. Deep red brown pour, some haze. Big creamy off white head with sticky lace. Nose is sweet, some citrusy and fruity notes. In the mouth the beer has a big toffee sweet base, some nut, little cherry fruit. Faint hops in the finish, long toffee/malty finish with vinous cherry. Light body, soft carbonation. Interesting. Not right on target as a scotch ale, but pleasant anyway.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Originally Rated 01/14/12
Well pours like a liquid ruby, like this is a red beer, not brown, gold, it is straight up ruby. Deep deep ruby. Smell is sweet caramel some crystal malt bright-sweet aroma, a light amount of red fruit in there, no alcohol, no real hop aroma. Taste is surprisingly fruity, but in a good way. Its not a caramel mess. Its definitely deep caramel malt that dominates, but the fruity character off sets it. its light and not heavy, but still substantial. Slight warmth, but very very slight. Also some savour herbal notes dashed in there. Just really nice beer.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
633ml bottle pours amber in color with a moderate off-white head that leaves a few spots of lacing. Aroma is caramel and fruit with a hint of smoke and alcohol. Taste is malty and fruity sweetness with some smokiness and a hint of alcohol. I really enjoyed this brew, quite different than any other beers that I have tried.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Naka Meguro taproom. Rich red brown colour with small thin frothy beige head. Aroma is smoke and fruit cake and a bit vinous with some cakey yeastiness. Taste is initially smoky and spicy, bit plum, lots of cakey malt. Finish is sweet, fruity and boozy. Lovely.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Murky brown pour not much head weak carbonation aromas burnt notes vanilla toffee chocolate flavours chocolate toasted taste milky taste rich nutty caramel liquorice molasses honey from a walnut tree finish smoothly sweet plenty of malt character some rich good balance mild ibu aftertaste
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Hazy red brown, average beige head. Sweet bready toffee aroma and flavour, molasses and light earthy smoke accents. Light boozy quality. Nice enough.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Dark beer. Slightly sticky full head. Light sweetish Scotch Ale scent. Sweet scotch and alcohol flavour. Has a bit of a Spirits flavour.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at Nakameguro Taproom. Mahogny with an offwhite head. Malty caramel aroma. Molasses and caramel flavours. A solid, well-balanced brown ale- nothing less, nothing more.
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