3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle: Clear burnt orange, on the darker side. Moderate foamy off-white head, spotty lacing.
Biscuity nose, faint campfire, peat, smoke, charred wood... very faint. First thing I notice is its not malty
enough, not meaty. Feels like more of a Bock type beer than a Scottish. Not really getting any peat,
charred wood, or campfire on the tongue. Its a rather dirty biscuity flavor. Body and mouthfeel are
lacking, at least for a nice Scottish. Not watery, just not enough body. Has a bit of a grainy malt finish
to it. Not a bad beer, but very ho-hum and not caliber I would have thought for a Full Sail brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Poured a clear dark orange color. The head was thin and light brown with decent retention. Big malty nose akin to caramel-soaked raisins and dates with a dash of brown sugar. Medium to full body and slightly sweet with mild bitterness. Molasses, caramel, and earthy hop flavors.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bomber pours clear dark ruby amber with thin tan head. The aroma offers up loads of prunes, cherries and red apples as well as some caramel, spicy yeastiness and Belgian candy sugar. The taste is similar with plenty of cherries, prunes and ripe red apples. These notes are tempered by caramel malts, some malt roastiness, chocolate malts and some biscuit. I also get a mix of earthy hops and a touch of spicy hops that help round out the experience. This is complex and bold in flavor. If there was a touch less in the ester department and a bit more integration this would be truly dynamite.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bottle, 2009. Clear cola with a smooth beige coating. Nose is caramel, sweet smoke and dates. Soft and rounded medium body with prickly carb. Taste is toffee, malt, slightly burnt sugar and grass. Hoppy for a Scottish ale, even after a year or so, but it works well.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Clear copper color/ thin off white head. Leafy, spicy hop aromas. medium bodied. Big malty caramel, spicy flavors with leafy hops. Nicely bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a deep amber brown with a thick tan cap. Aroma is sweet dark toffee, earthy old wood, brown sugar, and caramelized bananas. Sweet toffee flavour accented by earthy tones, wood, and vague fruit (not the banana hinted at in the aroma...plums maybe?). Tasty.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours black with large head. Aroma of toast, chocolate and grassy. Earthy flavor profile. Very grassy, yet toasty, chocolatey. Thin body
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(bottle - 22 oz) Red/copper pour with a fluffy off-white head. Aroma is very dry and bitter with a lot of smoke and burnt malts. Maybe a little too much smoke. Almost coffee-like. Flavor is heavy roasted and smoked malts. Some caramel underneath but the bitterness really is what you taste the most of. Slightly sweet at the finish and well crafted. I like them smokey.
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