JakeBrake (14), Bellingham, Washington, USA
May 15, 2005 Updated: May 27, 2005
Not what I was hoping for - to call this a Scottish style ale is quite misleading. Pours light reddish brown, very little body. Flavor is good but lacks the depth and richness you would expect from a Scotch. If it was presented to me as an Amber I would have pronounced it outstanding, but as a Scotch it’s disappointing.
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After drinking a sixer of these over the course of a week I had to lower the score. I must have been high when I first said it was outstanding for an amber. It’s thin, the flavors are there but weirdly elusive...it’s not terrible, but it’s definitely below average.
 RSRIZZO (1097), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Dec 2, 2007 Had this beer on 6/2/1999. This is, from what I’ve read in Bert Grants book, the flagship of Yakima Brewing and Berts favorite beer that he brews. Color is a bright golden brown with good carbonation and a light head. Aroma is a sweet malt scent back buy a good hop fragrance. Taste is very hoppy and nicely bitter. It starts with a nice medium body and a bubbly feel. As it goes down crisp with a sweet malt flavor coming out. The finish is one of the most wonderful things I’ve had in awhile, stating with a perfectly balanced hop and malt flavor that is accompanied by a nice but strong bitterness. Overall this is the best Scottish Ale and one of the best beers I’ve ever had, its just excellent.
tomthompson89 (1245), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 16, 2007 nose is hoppy grapefruit with a little caremel, brownish color with very little foam, burt garpefruit flavor some mild earth malts some metallic elements creamy mouthfeel bitter finish
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 <b>Date:</b> 02/10/1996<br />
<b>Mode:</b> Draft<br />
<b>Source:</b> Taco Mac, Sandy Springs<br />
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Clean amber color, strong malt aroma with a hint of peat, strong malt flavor with a mixture of peat and , bitter hop aftertaste, too bitter for a scottish, more like an esb<br />
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<b>Date:</b> 04/12/1996<br />
<b>Mode:</b> tap<br />
<b>Score:</b> ii to iii<br />
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<b>Aroma:</b> 8/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 5/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 7/10; <b>Palate:</b> 5/10; <b>Overall:</b> 16/20<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3.7/5.0<br /><b>Score:</b> **4<br />
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<i>The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.</i><br />
HopDuvel99 (25), Tennessee, USA
Jul 3, 2007 Orangish amber with an offwhite head. Malty/alcohol aroma. Medium-bodied with a lightly foamy mouthfeel. Lots of malt with low-level hops for balance. Slightly sweet, lingering hoppy aftertaste. Pleasant and delicious. Very quaffable.
mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
May 24, 2007 Amber/dark gold with a strong fluffy off-white head. A beautiful beer in the glass. Really good toasted malty aroma. Flavor has a great smoothness to its bittering hops, as though Old Bert may have engaged in exclusive late hopping. Caramel and nuttiness, but not citrusy. This is thick and mellow.
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