 maltdog (414), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jun 10, 2008
Bottle, sampled near room temperature from a tulip glass. Superclear, coppery henna hue with a tonsured fringe of ivory foam. The rich aroma weaves an exotic menagerie… cherry licorice, toffee, marshmallow, grape, wax, eualyptus, and acentone. Then, the dreamily rhapsodic sensations end with the abruptness of a five-car pileup… an extremely “pink” cotton candy, strawberry and dainty peach flavor, barely boosted by background toasty malts, results in a dimensionless, ambiguous ale. Is there a suggestion of baking spice in the finish? A thin, wimpy body is as lifeless as warm spit. A shy aftertaste is the ditzy identical twin to the flavor, vacant of any pine or spruce influence. Despite the attractive abv, this beer is very understated and girly; I was expecting at least a modicum of personality… but here is a mere label-only novelty that I would not recommend to anyone.
kmweaver (2010), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Sep 3, 2008 11.2oz bottle, courtesy of my brother. Thanks, Phil! Pours a murky, slightly oily amber-orange color; thin off-white head. Generous amounts of floral notes, dried oranges, and caramel in the aroma; clean, crisp nose. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: relaxed carbonation; loads of caramel, dried fruits, and floral notes upfront; good levels of oiliness and viscosity throughout; generous, satisfying, and floral; reserved sweetness. Lengthy finish: caramel, dried fruits, and sweet malts; nicely balanced throughout.
gam (529), brisbane, Australia
Aug 31, 2008 Thin head to mild foam cover on rich amber pour,carbonation steady.Aroma smokey like,rich woody notes,hint of caramel.Flavour sharp malty sweet body mainly,liccorice pine some tastes of strong wooded atmosphere,bit like caramel,it,okay.
Bullit (533), Zeist, Netherlands
Aug 24, 2008 Orange-copper colour, white head. Aroma has pine hops. Flavour is hoppy and sweet malty. Light bodied.
TOSG55 (32), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange-amber, with little head. Strong aroma of sweet pine. The flavor is honey, with the pine also being very prominent. 7.5% ABV is barely noticeable. Interesting, and quite drinkable; definitely my favorite of this series of traditional Scottish ales.
lb4lb (1377), Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Pours is an attractive cloudy reddish amber with a light beige head. Smell is piney and floral and lightly spicy. Some sweet fruity berry like smells too. Taste is pine needles and berries and alcohol. Bit too much alcohol showing, unfortunately. Tastes like a berry fruit beer with some pine and a good amount of sweetness. Interesting but not great. .
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