3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A - Caramel and Molassis A - Copper brown T -Mellow sweet and bitter M - Medium body and soft O - Nicely Scottish ale
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 7.5% ABV
Dark brown color; small creamy head. Light caramel aroma. Caramel flavor, a bit nutty and breadish, with some dirty water and light residual sweetness. Correct bitterness, with a very light final acidity from the dark malts. Easy.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
nuts, fruits, chocolate and even smoke. not quite as big as some Wee Heavy Ales. nonetheless, a great winter warmer that went fabulously with a bowl of salty snacks in front of a roaring fire. wish it wasn’t just a seasonal release.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
650mL bottle, pours dark amber with a tiny head. Aroma of caramel malts, vanilla, maple and cloying sweetness. Flavour is caramel malt heavy, with the maple sugar and vanilla coming through as well. Woody and peaty finish. Quite decent.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Nice dark amber body but it has very little head. The aroma is smoked malts, very meaty, like smelling sausage. The aroma is a strong maltiness with a bit of barley backing it up, but the palate is a little off. Certainly not exceptional, but also certainly a drinkable watered-down version of a scottish ale.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22oz bottle from Taphouse Liquor Store in West Vancouver. Poured a deep ruby brown with thick, persistent off white head. Aroma of maple sugar, and vanilla, sweet and cloying. Flavour was sweet caramel, with woody nuts, and smoked peat. Finish lingered well. Decent.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
2011 limited release: chestnut brown, big roasty malty and barley flavours, moderate hop balance, earthy with a hint of toffee, nice!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a dark ruby colour with a thin head. Aroma is very nice smooth scotch notes. Taste is a little light but very smooth and a faint scotch aftertaste which leaves you with a wet palate.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
2011 limited release. Pours a loose head that dissipates very quickly leaving an island of bubbles in the middle of glass. Aroma underwhelming, malts hardly come through. Expected a lot more from the aroma. Taste is very good, the malts really comes through. Slight pleasant alcohol aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A limited release from GI, for winter (just in time for Burns’ Day). Pours well with a nice head, good clarity, and delicious taste. One of the better Scottish Ales, sadly only available for a few months per year. I’d drink this anytime.
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