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BridgePort Highland Ambush Scotch Ale

Score
7845
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Serve in Thistle

bottled
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RATINGS: 98   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.26   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 204   ABV: 6.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
“First brewed in the 1980s as a special beer for the BrewPub at BridgePort, Highland Ambush is making its triumphant return more than 20 years later. Stuart MacLean Ramsay, then pub manager, conceptualized the brew to pay homage to his Scottish heritage. This year’s Highland Ambush takes inspiration from the original ale using NW pale ale malt along with a Scottish crystal and roast malt. The hopping rate of Highland Ambush has been toned down to help highlight the complementing vanilla from the American oak bourbon barrels and caramel-toffee malt nuances. Reddish-Brown in color, Highland Ambush will warm the coldest of toes and noses this holiday season.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
beerdad (308) - Kansas, USA - JAN 11, 2012
bottled pours dark amber with minimal off white head. clear. aromas of caramel, vanilla and roasted malt. moderately bitter. full bodied, thick with a lasting bitter/peaty finish. heavy winter beer.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
kp (9999) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - DEC 25, 2011

Date: February 19, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Appearance: clear deep ruby red, fine beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet and smokey aroma, sweet caramel and vanilla balanced by lots of earthy peat and a hint of oak
Flavor: dry and earthy flavor, just a touch of caramel sweetness, plenty of smokey peaty earthyness, light oak
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
TBone (9084) - Pori, FINLAND - DEC 17, 2011
Bottled 660ml
Bottle from brewpub. Nut brown color, beige head. Toffee, oak, grass, diacetyl Medium-bodied. Toffee, grassy hoppyness, some alcohol. Maybe hints of oak. Not so intensive as expected.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
oh6gdx (15498) - Vasa, FINLAND - DEC 17, 2011
Bottled. Amber colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is nutty, sweet maltyness, some alcohol, leather, mild yeast and also some toasted toffeeish notes. Flavour is leather, toffee, fudge, mild yeast, leather and some mild berries, wood and mild alcohol.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
killjoy966 (503) - Washington, USA - DEC 9, 2011
22 oz. from Chuck’s. Probably not my best rating moment as I’m all stuffed up with a cold, but it seems this beer just lacks the flavor I’d expect. Despite the awesome label, this brew does not make me think of swashbuckling. Instead it’s a thin sweet beer with a slight spicy kick, probably due to the alcohol. Ho hum.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
michael-pollack (4513) - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 29, 2011
22oz. Bottle: Aroma of toffee, malt, caramel, slight banana, and a hint of oak. Poured deep amber/brown in color with a tiny, off-white head that disappeared except for around the edges. Cloudy. Slightly sparkling. Full of small particles throughout. Flavor is light to medium sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of malt, slight vanilla, toffee, slight wood, vegetables, herbs, slight banana, and a little garbage. Medium body. Tingly, then dry texture. Average carbonation. Malt, toffee, slight vanilla finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
AmEricanbrew (4077) - roam, Louisiana, USA - NOV 7, 2011
Clear dark copper red color/ light tan head. salty celery, spicy caramel, toffee, pit fruit, smoke, vanilla aromas. Medium bodied. Dry spicy caramel flavors with peat smoke, vegetal, mild vanilla flavors, nicely bitter finish--not bad

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
IrishBoy (3260) - Bakersfield, California, USA - OCT 11, 2011
Bomber from Total Beverage-Westminster. Nose is toffee, toastiness, vanilla, and very light oaky bourbon. Clear rusty red with a medium beige head. Flavor is vanilla, bourbon, toffee, light sweetness, very light bitterness, with a light bourbon finish.


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Beer: BridgePort Highland Ambush Scotch Ale Rating Avg: 3.26 No. of Ratings: 98
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