Bièropholie MacKroken Flower

Formerly brewed at Bièropholie
Style: Scotch Ale
, Canada

A red-brown beer with a disappearing off-white head. The aroma is sweet and slightly roasted. The flavor is sweet malty and roasted, but also with some notes of alcohol. Thanks Stephen (tiggmtl) for bringing this to RBESG, since I couldn’t find it when I was in Montreal.

(Bottle 34,1 cl) Clear chestnut brown with a light brown head. Nose full of lovely roasted malt. Sweetish body yet with rather dry, roasted notes and a marked finishing bitterness for balance. And indeed this is a balanced and harmonious brew. 120805

Bottled at RBESG. Dark brown. Flowery nose. Sweet and caramelly. Roasty with some honey and fruit, near full body and oily mouthfeel. Tarry finish. Warming.

Burgundy-amber colour. Strong alcohol aroma. Flavour is also quite hot, slight smokey with toffeeish, caramelly malts.

(341ml bottle) Clear garnet body with tan head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, molasses, dark fruit, faint peat. Taste is sweet, caramel, brown sugar, roast, some peat, plum, light coffee. Some alcohol burn in the finish. Sticky full body. Enjoyable sipping beer.

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a off-white head. Sweet light roasted malty light alcoholic aroma and a sweet prun, raisin taste. Medium to full body and a sweet finish.

Fin du Monde glass helped in building up a superbly laced creamy beige head. Body is rubyish copper, dark, but far from opaque. Nose is a bit subtle as pointed out already. For a 9.5% scotch ale, I don’t know if I’m looking for subtlety in flavor deployment. With efforts though, we encounter pleasant floral hops complimenting a severe dark malts profile unveiling deep toffeeish honey, almost buttery. Taste is initially sweet, malty (raw barley), herbal (clover), honeyish, round. Strong dryness emanates in second half hinting at a smokiness that never really develops. Instead, we are facing a tarry strong grassy bitterness. Very earthy finish, slightly mineral, rich, meal-like filling cerealic character, almost like a plate of oatmeal, evolving into tobacco reminiscent ashey post taste. Roasted honey.. hmm.. A very surprising beer. I’d certainly be most curious to try an unpasteurized version... Luscious mouthfeel though, well rounded, somehow sticky and dry in a comfortable way all while possessing this inviting tiny bubbles carbonation. In fact, I’d be curious to retry it in just a few months as this came up a bit harsh and immature, yet potential loaded.

12oz bottle acquired in a trade (sorry, I didn’t note from who - let me know if it was from you!). Poured a dark and clear mahogany color with a larger sized off white head. Aromas of peat, toffee and some smoke. Earthy. Tastes of toffee, bourbon, caramel and some dark fruits. A touch of alcohol in the finish.