3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
draft at Coles, Buffalo NY. Unfortunately this follwed two months of pumpkim beer on the line. Darker maroon pour. peaty aroma. Taste is peat, rich malts & some pumplin spice which i doubt was in the beer. Decent i THINK
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 6, 2011 Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark brown color with a large creamy beige head that produced some lacing. The aroma was dryish and woody with faint smoke and a touch of fruit and honey. Nicely complex. The flavor was dry, woody and nutty with light smoke, toasted bread and honey notes. The finish was long, dry, nutty and woody. Medium body. Interesting.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the brewery. Interesting label on this stuff, wish you could see it. No hint of the 7% in the smell of this stuff, is rather well behaved on the olfactory with just a tad of detectable sweetness on the nose. Dark brown and not hazy with a thin head. The first taste is rather surprizing; rather smooth without any hint of the 7% that is inside, goes down way too easy. Again, smooth and interesting. Some background roast in there. Very mild on the palate. Good overall beer experience for a high ABV beer, I was not dissapointed and I normally do not care for any beer over 6%. Like-able. I beleive this to be one of the most well behaved scotch ales I have ever tasted, if it is one.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap, at brewpub. Pours a clear brownish amber with minimal to no head. The nose is light caramel and toasted malt nose with a light touch of alcohol. Not so sweet on the flavor though, and not overly grainy as well. There’s a slight roasty burnt caramel note on the finish. Medium bodied with just a touch of stickiness. Not bad, but not one that’s memorable either.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Blue Canoe. Brown body, red highlights, little head. Aromas and flavor are similar and exhibit a lot of sweetness throughout. Maple syrup, brown sugar, and nuts with a little bit of a fig presence.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: DEC 3, 2008 Never had the Four Sons version, but Im sure the recipe is similar. The beer is somewhat sneaky. The pour is a nice brownish, chocolate. THe aroma is baked bread and small bit of roast. Thin body, very easy drinking. Seems like the alcohol blends perfectly with the flavor. Not a fan of the style, but the beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
I dont like scottish ales very much and this was no exeption. Nothing special here at all
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This is a really smooth ale that goes down easy. Nice sweet finish. Not much to look at but one of their better beers.
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