Caramelized Scotch Ale WTF!

Cervezas Yria-Guinea Pigs!
Brewed at Cervezas Regia Toledo
Style: Scotch Ale
Noblejas (Toledo), Spain

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quite dense beige head, foam head but no lacing. dark brown colour. aroma of prunes, watermelon and raisins. taste is toasted malt, some bitterness aftertaste of liquorice and chocolate. rather soft carbonation. bottle 33 cl / notes from backlog

Clear amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, sugar, molasses and banana. Quite sweet flavour, sugar, caramel and banana. Finish banana and caramel.
Was hoping to encounter in this beer the signs of the start of an Armada of Great Spanish Beers. Unfortunately it’s a bit too dull to be such a herald, but an amusing beer nonetheless.
(From 33cL bottle shared @ ZZT VI. Gift from Erwin, thanks so much mate!!)

Bottle @ Kiss The Kitchen Floor or better known as ZZT VI (2013): kindly shared by Martinus: Small white creamy head, changes into a lacing on top of a murky brown colored beer. Aromas of autumnal herbs, caramel and some malts... Flavours of malts, puke, herbs and toast. Bit watery and dull. Aftertaste of malts, toast, bread and yeast. Low carbo, watery mouthfeel, medium body and a watery texture. Pretty thin and dull.

Sampled from bottle @ ZZT VI. Hazy orange to red color, ok head. Quite like it. Ok beer.

Bottle @ zzt. Aroma is alcoholic caramel, some spices, slight smoke and fruit. Flavour is slight smoke, caramel,

Bottle @ ZZT VI thx to martinus. Brown colour with a minimal off-white head. Smells banana sweet, malts. Tastes banana, sweet, malts. Medium body, soft carbo.

28/11 0.33 l bottle @Cimmeria, Oviedo. Guinea pigs are hard to find, this is the first time I see any, after almost 10 days in Spain! It poured almost clear ruby brown body with tiny, but obviously off white head. Nice and strong aroma of barrel, scotch, caramelized sugar and licorice. Flavor was on the sweet side, caramel, toffee, other toasted malts, not much boozy nor woody, creamy and mild on palate, managing to be cloying in the same time. Finish was long, pleasant caramel and roasted sugar with some licorice or alcohol. Quite nice, easy going Belgian style based scotch ale.

No es la que más me gusta de los Guinea pigs pero sin duda una buena aproximación a una scotch. Hecha siguiendo el método tradicional de caramelizar el mosto de la cerveza durante el proceso. Una espuma cremosa, beige y muy persistente. Precioso color caramelo, con algo de turbidez más presente en el barril. En nariz olor un olor a plátano y caramelo. Se nota ligero toque de acetato que no debería estar, pero no molesta. Seca con un postgusto largo de caramelo. Probada en Zaragoza, un bálsamo entre tanto lúpulo.

Mala, pastosa y sin sentido, probada en La bisbal de emporda. Defectuosa, mala eleccion de ingredientes seguramente. la levadura esta demasiado presente, nada fina, no me gusto.

Botella de 33cl. Liquido marron oscuro muy turbio. Espuma abundante que se va reduciendo hasta aguantar medio dedo. Aroma a caramelo y whiskey. Se acentua mas este ultimo en boca. Termina con un calor alcoholico bastante agradable. A good one.