marctacoma (34), Fircrest, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 330ml bottle.
Strong, delicious pine/spruce nose. Small head, pours deep brown.
Sweet pine at first, and then a wonderful, subtle roasted malt flavor. Delicious.
 HonkeyBra (1319), Lemont, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 3, 2009 From the "Ales of Scotland" set. Light amber pour, piney aroma. It really tastes like pines and not piney hops but actually pine tree. It’s interesting but nothing I’d drink regularly. Very much like gin.
Ron (1011), Rochester, New York, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Pours cloudy orange with a lacing and a off-white head. Aroma has roasted malt, light and fruity. Spiced flavor,possibly from a pine tree. Ends with a caramel flavor and a smooth chocolate note. One of my Christmas presents from my wife.
cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 24, 2008 330ml bottle
6.5% ABV
I tried this beer on December 14, 2008 after purchasing a 4 pack of "Historic Scottish Ales" from one of my local LCBO outets. The beer poured an transparent muddy brown colour with a short-lived thin head. The aroma was very weak, but there were hints of sweet malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, and midly carbonated. The flavour was bitter, and sweet. Hints of both spruce and pine come through with the malt. The ingredients do not list hops on the bottle - interesting.
ghawener (953), San Salvador, El Salvador
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 22, 2008 Bottle: Part of the Heather Ales sample pack, interesting all the different flavours theses beers have, the Alba is truly piney, with a sweet pine needle taste.
bozoNZ (483), Christchurch, New Zealand
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 21, 2008 330ml bottle - bb feb 2010. Served at room temp as suggested. Orange / copper colour fair head. Aroma at first wiff was a little cardboard but then sweeter malts with a light earthy stable tone. V sweet but not sickly. Woody with a faint tannin aftertaste and malt biscuit note. Intensely soft carbonation but the finish is a bit bile like. Would have rated better if it didnt taste like when Id been throwing up with a gastro bug a few weeks back.
ilovedarkbeer (1333), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 20, 2008 Pours a reddish amber color with a medium sized white fluffy head that shrinks. Nose is earth, pine needles, fruitiness, and something dead. Taste is way to sweet and gross, some raspberries and mud. Not a fan.
machfive55 (228), Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 11, 2008 Poured amber with a little bit of a head on it...I drank it room temperature from a goblet as directed. The beer has a very fruity sweet aroma to it. The flavor is quite interestingly almost all berry, but it is not overwhelming. The beer is very subdued in every way. The alcohol does not come through. It is quite smooth and tasty, I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you go into this beer with no expectations, you will be pleasantly surprised at what you taste. Nice.
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