Erie Brewing Railbender Ale

Reddish color, decent head. Aroma was slightly peat and malty. Taste was again sweet with some peat in the background. I am usually not a fan of Scottish ales but this was pretty good. A good sipping beer.

Faint nose... earthy notes of wet leaves & peat. Very light amber pour with cream head that begins dense but fizzles quickly. Flavor is of malt and bitter molasses with slight astringency on tongue. Medium body, with a hop bite on finish.

GABF 2009. Tried this right after it won gold. This has to be one of the lower-rated gold medal beers out there, but I though it was pretty solid. Cloudy amber color with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt, earth, and mild dark fruits. Flavor is pretty sweet with caramel malt, some roast, earthy peat, and some fruit notes. Body medium.

An excellent rendition of a Scottish ale, as judged (from the bottled version) by this expatriate Scot. Clearly this isn’t one of the most distinguished beers around, but it’s hard to find a better option as one’s regular pint -- interspersed, of course, with posher stuff other days.

Bottle: Poured an amber color with no head. The aroma was malts and caramel. The flavor was sweet malts and honey. Overall, not bad, not great.

From a 12 fl. oz. bottle. The pour is a cloudy amber with little to no head. The aroma is filled with caramel and malts and breaded on the tip of it. The mouthfeel is smooth like honey. The taste is extremely sugary-sweet and of caramel or toffee. A bit of a malty aftertaste. If you like ’em sweet, you should like this.

12oz Bottle – Johns Market – Portland, OR
Aroma: Light malt and hops aroma.
Appearance: Golden in color, clear with a light head.
Flavor: Light malt flavor this hops and spices where also very light this was a weak beer.
Palate: Dry Finish, with a OK Mouthfeel.
Overall: Not one of the best this was a weak beer.

Flavor is bready with a very sweet finish, almost like breakfast cereal. Not bad, just not much to get excited about