Alba Scots Pine Ale. 12oz bottle from sample 12 pack from Ann Arbor Whole Foods on November 26, 2008. Looks like a standard ale. A fine, full, off-white/cream colored head. A little murky and cloudy. Aroma is very floral and sweet. Very pleasant aroma of sweet pine. Flavor is grassy… very soft, very smooth, almost astringent but sweet. It’s amazing! Bitter after half a bottle… wow! I see why you should drink this at room temperature. It really pulls the flavors out.

Cloudy Amber. Long creamy head. Aroma: Caramel, spruce. Flavor: Caramel, spruce, bubble gum. Sweet finish. Nice.

Pours a cloudy orange colour with a tiny white head. Nose is a little bit piney, maybe a bit due to the pine and maybe a bit of piney hops? There’s really not much in the flavour in the way of hops. It’s nice and malty, lots of toffee. Very smooth. Finish is a little reminiscent of gin, and has a bit of alcohol showing through there as well. Mouthfeel is very thick and creamy. Not much carbonation, but that’s good in this case.

330ml bottle from the LCBO as part of the Historic Ales Of Scotland Sampler Pack Nice fruity sweet aroma raisins Pours a reddish amber with very little head or lacing The taste is not what I was expecting I guess I was expecting something like Pinesol This is actually pretty good. Sweet malty caramel the alcohol does show through a bit but not too overpowering I guess if it is good enough for Vikings it is good enough for me

Thanks to daknole Bottle. Pours copper/brown with a thin off-white head. Wow, the aroma is a total malt-festival. Caramel, toast, toffee, and milk chocolate all are very prevalent. Flavor is sugar sweet caramel with maple syrup, some dark fruit, and a mild pine finish.