4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20Poured into large tulip. Small, non lasting head. The color is beautiful...very deep red, bright and clear. Aroma is of oak tones, earthiness, and wonderful bourbon. The flavor is amazing. No bitterness, a little underlying sweetness, great woody flavors, strong bourbon but not overpowering, maybe a hint of good scotch too. Clean on the palate with a lingering bit of alcohol and bourbon sweetness. Great stuff. I have to edit and upgrade here. This got even better as it warmed over the hour it took me to drink it. IMHO this is outstanding and it is officially a bummer that there was only one lonesome bottle on the store shelf.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ CBC 2013. Amber coloured. Dense beige head. Aroma: Ripe fruits, sweetness, caramel, vanilla, some smoke and destinct bourbon barrel. Flavour: Caramel, ripe fruits, vanilla, smoke, some berries. Medium to full bodied. Ends sweet and caramelly.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at CBC 2013.
Clear orange-brown coloured with a small off-white head.
Sweeta nd fruity aroma of caramel, dried fruits and oak.
Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel, dried fruits, chocolate and oak.
Sweet finish.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
These CBC ratings are basically a joke because I didn’t write any notes. In any event, CBC2013 on tap. I discovered I dislike Scotch Ale intensely. Hence the 1 for taste.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
One of the best scotch ale I have ever had. Rich flavors of scotch and oak. A must try if you are fond of scotch ale.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Wow, wish I had more of this beer on hand but also pretty glad I gave my extras away so I could spread the love. Pours reddish brown with a finger of white head. Aromas are caramel, booze, peat, and just a tiny bit of wood. Flavors are boozy barrel, smoke and caramel and some wet forest floor-like notes. The palate is quite nice with limited carbonation so the thickness of this beer really comes through; it coats the tongue nicely and has a definite warmth. Overall this is a really good beer. It reminds me more of a Barleywine than a Scotch Ale though this is a barrel aged version of a Scotch ale and the only in the form I have tried. Regardless this is killer!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sample from tap, CBC 2013. Hazy, dark, ruby colour with a small, creamy, tan head. Fruity aroma with whisky, vanilla, oak, rich caramel and chocolate malts. A light hint of smoke. Taste ís sweet. Full body with a slick, oily mouthfeel and a lively carbonation. Finishes bitter with sweet, vinous malt and a hint of alcohol. Very rich and full-bodied.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
355 ml bottle from my secret santa. Thank you joeneugs. Pours amberish chestnut brown with a thin brownish beige head that quickly dissipates without leaving any trace worth mentioning. Smell is sweet and malty with biscuits, bourbon, charred wood, roasted nuts, vanilla fudge, alcohol, coconut, hay, caramel and hints of peat, sundried sugary fruits and pencil shavings. Taste is sweet, tiny bitter and malty with biscuits, caramel, fresh oak, vnilla fudge, cookie dough, coconut, bourbon, raisins, roasted nuts, charred wood, lemon zest and hints of resin, pine needles, peat and Islay whisky. Mouthfeel is rich, round, slightly boozy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet, bitter and malty with biscuits, hay, resinous wood, roasted coconut, vanilla fudge, bourbon, raisins, fresh oak and hints of peat. A great rich sipper…
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 9, 2013 Pours deep red, one finger off white this foamy head light lacing. Huge bready, doughy, caramel, toffee malt aroma up front, vanilla, bourbon and slight oak, slight fruity yeast ester. Taste is bready doughy malt and bourbon up front, slight alcohol and toffee mid mouth, bourbon, vanilla and oak at the slightly dry finish. Low carbonation, medium full body, alcohol heat. Overall excellent for the style, very big beer, perfect balance, an extremely complex beer.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark amber with low white head. Aroma of butterscotch, caramel malt, oak barrel, vanilla. Taste is booze and muscovado sweet, smooth and balanced. Body is full and creamy with low carbonation.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark amber with low off white head
Aromas of butterscotch, bourbon,
Great taste of vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, low med ending
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
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