2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Weak aroma, maybe woody, but unclear. No head, medium color. Flavor is bland... seems like I can taste the barrel more than the beer. Not impressed.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
22oz bottle. Pours a hazy mahogany color. Aroma of grain, caramel, peat, vanilla. Flavor is wood, grain, peat, dried fruit. The bitterness is a bit much and unbalanced for the brew. There is a sourness in the finish. I’m not much a fan of this beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
22 oz. bottle shared by Keir- thanks, Keir! Apparently he wanted to honor his LARP group or some such shit. Nerd. Anyway, this pours a cloudy amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma of toasted malts, brown sugar, nuts, and earth- pretty faint overall, though. Flavor of toast, brown sugar, nuts, and lives. Simple but not bad. Medium-bodied, with medium carbonation and a toasty, malty mouthfeel. Very basic Scotch ale that gets the job done.
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