DarkSong (115), Dacula, Georgia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 | Oct 20, 2009 11.2 oz bottle. Pours a light brown color with a small white quickly vanishing head. Smells of malt, berries and a touch of pine. Tastes of pine and a bit of resin with a little bit of a burnt and roasted taste with maybe a little toast, toffee, date and cola. This was well worth the price in my opinion. I enjoyed this one immensely. .
dedelste (2), Ontario, Canada does not count | 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 | Jan 1, 2010 12 oz. gift bottle from LCBO. Nice copper colour, slightly cloudy appearance. Aroma of forest or PineSol furniture cleaner. Tastes like I imagine the latter would. Hard to rate because probably good of its kind, but I personally hate it. Finding it more tolerable as I drink it, but still dislike. Your mileage may vary. beerface1 (6), Windsor, Ontario, Canada does not count | 1.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 1/5 | 4/20 | Jan 1, 2010 Odd. Tastes like the bizarre product of a mating between an ale and a bottle of Pine-Sol. Piney scent and oily mouth-feel, which adds to the impression that someone poured me a glass of furniture cleaning product and topped it off with beer. Drinking it was sort of interesting but not an experience I’d particularly care to repeat. badwhale (67), Bitterville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 1/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 31, 2009 Bottle to chilled pint glass. Small head with good lacing. Cloudy light amber color. Caramel malt flavor and light hop flavor. You can obvioulsy taste the pine, but its a nice balance.
Medium body with a slick finish & average carbonation. Pretty good.
hayduke (1690), Eureka, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Dec 26, 2009 This was an amber pour with a medium sized white head and moderate lacing. Nose is of pine and floral hops. Medium mouthfeel and body. Flavor is full of pine and the finish is spicy. kp (8600), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Dec 15, 2009
Name: Alba Scots Pine Ale
Date: December 02, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy orange, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, hint of pine, light fruity sweetness, touch of spicyness
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, touch of pine and spruce, light spicyness yields a light bitterness
Overall: unique spicy spruce combined with the fruity character
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0 Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4
Toxygen (413), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Dec 11, 2009 Updated: Dec 12, 2009(mix pack)
lct-cpr, ^eff, thin-wh-head, ^co2, smooth-med-body, patchy-lace,
aroma: sweet-malt sour-berry,
taste:
T1: ^berry(artificial-blueberry)
T2 weizen-sour-fruitiness, pine/spruce
T3 §malty §oily dryish
Tf pine/spruce,
fresh and energetic flavors, ^drinkable
a great spring/autumn camping/outdoors (pine forest) session beer with a lot of interesting character, an occasional beer that would loose it’s unique charm if drank too often. mmacleod75 (42), Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Dec 10, 2009 Poured from bottle. Poured orange copper color with average head. Fruity aroma, some banana, slightly floral. Very unique taste. I definitely noticed the pine notes, but it still retained the fruity flavor as well. Different, but very good. MoritzF (5114), Bochum, Germany
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Nov 30, 2009 (bottle) Hazy, orange to copper colour with a medium-sized tanned foamy head. Moderately sweet and (initially) slightly acidic fruit-accented aroma of berries and pears, accompanied by a distinctive flowery and almost ethereally and resiny piney touch. Sweet and slightly bitter flavour, medium to full bodied with a soft, almost creamy carbonation. Solid (cara-)malty base with light fruity notes and a blink of alcohol; dry-out effect towards the resiny spicy and malty finish with a tinge of alcohol coming out of the mask. Enjoyable and warming brew. 30.XI.09
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