guyinchicago (516), marengo, Illinois, USA Jul 22, 2009 Pours ruby to brown minamal off white head witha romas from malts,dark fruits and nuts flavor of the same with a slightly bitter dry sweet finish so would this be scottish ale or a scotch ale Oh those don’t really exist what ever it is I would drink this one again spiritsbeerman (47), Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA Jul 17, 2009 Pours a dark red with some short lived head. Some nice lacing lots of taste. Avery nice beer. Must try. Elkas (86), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Jul 13, 2009 500ml bottle from the LCBO. Pours a deep red, with a nice white head. Nice enough flavour and aroma, but I was a bit dissapointed with the thin body. JohnnyJ (1283), Carlsbad, California, USA Jul 11, 2009 Bottle. Reddish brown pour. Caramel malt, sugar, dark fruit, vanilla, nuts, and hints of cherry. Decent beer, worth a try. austone (999), Turku; Pori, Finland Jul 10, 2009 Bottled. Dark copper, firm small beige head. Raisiny, slightly buttery and warming nose, rotten fruits, little rust, hint of strong berry wine. Flavor starts with old, dried raisiny fruits, ends with woodiness, slight bitter cocoa, moderate earthy bitterness. Slight rancid butter all over, old school feel. Medium bodied, soft average carbonation, could be a bit thicker. Somehow a bit bulky take on an old style, but I’d love to try this from cask. kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA Jul 8, 2009 Bottle from Sheps Deli (Tampa, FL). Pours a dark brown mahogany color with massive tan head that settles slowly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, caramel, banana, maple, figs, hints of vanilla and spice. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, ripe dark fruit, brown sugar, banana, fresh cherries, some hints of candy sugar, raisins, and plums. Generally medium body with a sweet malt finish. Nice ale. scoth (266), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Jul 7, 2009 Pours clear medium-brown, with a thin tan head, fine lasting lacing. Rich aroma of banana, plum, leather and wood. Medium-heavy body, velvety, slightly tangy. Predominately dark malty flavors, banana-bread, ripe cherry, and nutty, with some grapefruit, hay and wood. Well balanced and quaffable. sleestak (180), Williamston, Michigan, USA Jun 29, 2009 Bottle! Pours mahogany with a scummy white head. Speckled lacing. Aroma of toffee and figs. Massive maltiness with a peat background. (I say "peat", but I’m easily influenced by brewery descriptors, and this one is from, you know, Scotland.) So, yeah, good stuff. Smooooth and drinkable and a nice change o’ pace from the standard hop bomb.
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