3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Bottle on Amtrak Train 27 - The Empire Builder ( from Binny’s South Loop) - 05/11/12.
Murky mid brown with a thin off white head that soon clears to a small pond and the edge of the glass.
Nose comprises malt, syrup, toffee and a little paint fumes.
Taste follows nose, a touch of plastic, best element of this beer is that the 9.5% alcohol is pretty well disguised.
As with other DDC beers I’ve had - largely a let down, all hype no delivery!
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
From one of the best breweries in the world. Aroma of fresh pine needles and orange peel. Obvious notes of maple toffee in the taste but the bourbon notes are much prevalent over anything else. Notes of dried fruits and vanilla, with a quite intense leafy hoppiness like a sweet pine esters. Beautiful beer. Wow!
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 5/20
Couleur brun foncée,léger collet de couleur beige, un melange d?odeurs de whiskey,....assez rond en bouche...texture légèrement crémeuse, arome boisé, d?herbe,un peu terreux,devient âcre,laisse en bouche un gout d?alcool caramel ...c?est assez dure de mettre en mots......évaluation très personnel. Bonne broue ;)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours cloudy reddish brown with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, dark fruits, spices and maple syrup. Flavour is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours chestnut, thin off-white head. Nose is booze, ash, sweet malts. Taste is booze, fruit cake, ash. Medium mouthfeel leads to dry, chalky finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Very interesting beer. Maple not overpowering, and adds a nice complexity. Had on cask.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
11.5oz bottle shared. Pours dark murky brown, with light brown head. The aroma is sweet malt and maple. The flavor is phenom. You get that sweet malt of the Scottish ale up front an do the back end you get the warmth of the alcohol burn and the maple syrup or sugar. Veal ended very well together. Medium bodied ale. Very good.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a deep amber color with a three finger eggshell foam that laces nicely. On the nose its maple, vanilla, caramel malt, touch of date fruit, sawdust and leather. The palate follows the nose nicely with a smooth balanced flavor profile. Nice underlying maple sweetness that mingles with the woody earth notes. Nice creeping bitterness from mid to late palate that keeps the finish from getting sticky. Nice brew.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bière d’un brun très foncé, surhaussée d’une mousse moyennement généreuse, beige, qui fuit rapidement. Bouquet intéressant de caramel, d’érable, de tire-éponge peut-être, bref c’est fort sucré au nez. En bouche, le sucre explose également avec des notes d’érable, de mélasse, puis la finale est très chaleureuse et amène une amertume légère. C’est puissant, long en bouche, sucré. L’érable est subtil et ne vole pas du tout la vedette. Le goût de la scotch ale (très fort en alcool pour le style) est bien respecté. Produit original, bon, chaleureux. Je recommande à tous les amateurs avertis de ce style obscur et sucré. Bonne dégustation ! Cheers!
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cloudy dark red color with little to no head. Minimal aroma. Overall balanced scotch ale with only a hint of the maple sweetness behind the strong alcohol.
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3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours deep cloudy brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is a semi-sweet caramel malt and a little butterscotch. Malty body but not too heavy or thick. Taste is mild roasted malt with a little hop bite and undertones of maple and wood. Some caramel and nuttiness show also with an alcohol tinge on the back end. Finish is dry, roasty and nutty and lasts a few moments. Not cloyingly sweet like some Scotch ales but is a little boozy/whiskey-like, but overall pretty tasty.
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