Date: 07/01/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear amber, thin tan head, sweet carmel malt aroma, good sweet carmel malt flavor well mixed with some tasty chocolate, nice toffee character, enough balance to keep it from being too sweet,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Draught at the brewpub
Dark amber color. Very light caramel aroma. The body is quite malty, round, of course with its share of caramel, very light malty fruitness. Better than expected.

on tap-pours an off white head and red/amber color. Aroma is medium malt, peat. Taste is medium malt-peat/nutty/chocolate, secondary earthy hops. Medium body. OK carbonation.

I was really confused by this and the Scottish at the brewpub, but I'm now convinced that they had the taps reversed. I had already tasted the Scottish at a local beer fest and my notes for it more closely match the beer served to us as this). What they served to us as the Scottish has to be their Irish ale ... dark maroon with a cream-stout-like big white milky head. There's a smooth milky texture to go along with it. Sweet and malty. An OK beer. But the bartenders either have the beers confused, or they've made two beers coincidently completely out of style.

On draught. Tasted during trip to California. Reddish dark amber colour with a nice head. Sweet nutty aroma. Great taste of roasted malt, little nutty taste. But overall very tastful and well- balance.