3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Semi-clear reddish brown pour with a thick foamy cream color head. Mostly malty aroma with some citrus hop notes present too. Flavor is a somewhat unremarkable mix of sweet fruit, some malty bread notes and just a touch of hop bitterness. It’s not a horrible brew by any means, but not one of Bell’s better offerings in my opinion.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
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3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at an esbls tasting. This pours a cinnamon and is hazy. A vegetable, spic, malty nose. Lots of carnonation. The taste also kind of vegetable. There are some spice notes and as much hops as malt. Too bad it does not work. I had high hopes.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasted from bottle into nucleated pint glass. Poured a mostly clear reddish brown color with chill haze and vigorous beige foam, good retention with lots of Belgian lace. Kicked up a new head each time the glass was swirled. Pronounced earthy, herbal and grapefruity aromas, some bread, toffee, nuts and bananas as well. Solid malty-sweet flavor with IPA-strength bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation, lingering tart, fruity aftertaste. I always hope for more alcohol in Christmas beers, but it’s alright. I didn’t know it was supposed to be a Scotch Ale until I got to this website, and I’d agree with many reviewers that it’s a disappointment for the style. But generally speaking, I love these big, brown, bitter beers from Bells.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Exceedingly boring scotch ale by Bells. Aroma and taste are faint berries? and lightly sweetened water. Just underwhelming and dissapointing.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12 oz, Simple malty flavors, bittering finish. Some plisner like flavors, plain and slightly disconnected
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Fruity Berry Aroma and Sweet caramel mal taste. A very sessionable christmas ale with slight hop notes and a smooth finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bell’s does it again. a great idea to make a scotch ale and create a winter ale out of it. bready flavors with buttery toffee notes and some spice undertones. pretty fantastic.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Amber in color... Aroma is bland malts... Flavor is unremarkable... Kind of watery, caramel malts... Kind of off, tastes shockingly mass produced from a brewery like Bells... Very disappointed...
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a reddish orange color with an off white head. Smells of malts and some dry hops.
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