3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle. Pours a dark, hazy amber color. Aroma is caramel malt, toffee, and bitter alcohol. Flavor is malty with a great backside of hops. I dig.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: DEC 16, 2012 Pours very dark, nice head, light malty aroma. Taste is subtle notes of raisins, figs, toffee. Finish is slightly on the bitter side. This is a respectable winter ale, and one that I could have again, and I probably will seek it out. I’ll age a few, and try the next one at 2 years. Update 11/2012: sampled a cellared bottle one year old, and as expected it aged very well. Now has a more pronounced malt focus, less busy, and the aroma is considerably improved. Highly recommend this one be tried with a year on it. Given the ABV, I doubt it will go much beyond that, but I’ll check in one year.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampler Tray @Blue Star, Seattle 19.Dec.2008, with Stefan. Burgundy coloured body. Sweet and pleasant aroma of caramel, chocolate and a hint of plum. Full bodied and complex. Sweet and lingering finish. Perfect on a snowy Seattle evening! Yum!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark mahogany with a thin beige head. Aroma of biscuity malt, dark fruit, a hint of alcohol. taste is sweet with some bitter hops and roasty malt. Medium thick body, full carbonation.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
12 oz bottle from New Seasons - Dark brown with a nice brown head. Surprisingly hoppy scent. Very smooth for a Scotch Ale. I may need to get more of this beer. Yummm!
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
pours dark amber with a creamy off white head and some nice lacing. bready, somewhat bitter aroma. fruit forward and oddly hoppy flavor. bitter, grapefruit finish. This is a nice beer overall but I had no idea scotch ales could get this hoppy.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Deep cola-colored ale with a fine off-white head. Aroma is herbal, burnt caramel, light peaty notes and a hint of bitter hops. Flavor is sweet, earthy, spicy bitter hops with warming alcohol in the finish. Medium body with a oily texture. Nice warming wee heavy overall.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
12oz bottle. Opaque burgundy-brown, with a respectable beige head. Smooth malt aroma, not much that I can discern, pretty mild. Big malt-centered body with lots of flavorful, sugary dark malt tones. Mellow, soft carbonation, quite true to style in it’s body. Rich and full, with some sticky, piny hop bitterness. A pretty nice Winter Ale in my opinion, well crafted...love to have it on tap.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft 12/09 at brewpub. This one surprised me, in a good way. Creamy body with light spicing. Not over the top in the ’winter’ vein. The hopping balances everything nicely.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours dark gold to brown, almost iced tea color. Head is thin and does not retain for long.
Nose reminds me of herbs & iced tea, and those hard crusty cinnamon sticks that are sold to go with coffee (biscotti?)
Palate has brown sugar sweetness, alcohol, iced tea bag, some cinnamon, and finish has alcohol warmth.
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