 IlanMan (522), Winona, Minnesota, USA
Jul 27, 2008 Pour was very dark golden/brown with a medium light tan head. Aroma was strong and sweet butterscotch with a hint of smoke which disappeared within 5 minutes. Flavor was very butterscotch and almost artificial. very malty with not enough hop balance. Decent but probably not worth a second buy.
Syd (723), Twin Cities Metro, Minnesota, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Bottle pours a brown amber with surface haze. The aroma is of malt and some yeast. The flavor is quite malty, sweet, and peaty. The palate is fairly rich, not bad. Not a bad effort.
thejoeshow (106), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jun 11, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours a mild copper color with a frothy white head that loves to linger and lace. I get a fruity nose backed with almost a butterscotch at the end...? The taste is very sweet and flavors of burnt caramel fill the back of my mouth. I get some smoke flavor in the middle also. The smoke, once you notice it, plays a bit of a bigger role. Body is medium, easy drinker
Boutip (1761), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
May 15, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Oakbluff: Poured a medium copper color ale with a medium foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma is slightly sour which may indicate a small infection with some notes of caramel malt. Taste is dominated by lightly sweet caramel malt with no other discernable characteristics. Body is somewhat thin with a weird oily texture and no hint of peat malt. Overall, I thought this was quite bland.
ChainGangGuy (1524), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Feb 15, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clearish, copper-orange body with a large, fizzy white head.
Smell: Spoiled fruit juice with a hint of peat -- all very un-scotch ale-ish.
Taste: Light caramel maltiness. Off-putting lactic tart character and a taste of rotted fruits. Hint of smokey peat.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin, lifeless body.
Drinkability: I stuck by this beer all the way to the very last drop. I dunno why I had to do that, but I did. It never improved and remains a rather poor scotch ale.
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