 DerWeg (756), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 28, 2007 I love the integration of berry and porter flavours. Delicious and beautiful to look at. The fruit fermentation of this brewer’s beers renders them not exactly flat but very mildly carbonated and silky feeling which is perfect for the flavors of the ale. This is no a ’gimmick’ beer but something very special.
oberabcbbsok (686), Hoboken, Belgium
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 19, 2007 Updated: Dec 24, 2007A very nice fruity beer. Very tastefull althoug it was over the brew date of 2000. Still something special tasted from bottle
Panzerfaust (401), Santiago, Chile
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 19, 2007 Bottled at Rustico Pours a very dark brown/burgundy color. Very small bubbly off-white head that leaves no lacing. Maybe it was too cold.
Aroma is nice, with loads of dark fruits. Plums, prunes, elderberry?, blueberries some Syrah wine and woody touches. Enticing.
Flavor is sweet-ish with acidic notes from the fruity tastes. Notes of blueberries, blackberries, prunes, plums, licorice a woody hint and an interesting finish of turkish coffee. Different.
Medium body, thin but fizzy carbonation. Some alcoholic presence. Finish is acidic, fruity. Mild aftertaste. Interesting.
beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 14, 2007 Another excellent unique brew from this brewery. Nice smooth black ale with just a light berry taste, nothing overpowering about the berry flavor, not like drinking fruit juice, just accents it well. Mild and roasty, with a light burnt chocolate note and light smokiness.
RichardGretton (3141), Leicestershire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 7, 2007 Bottle. Black beer with a brown tinge and a mild head. The aroma is vinous, smoked and roasted, and the flavour is vinous, roasted and quite tart. Overall a nice strong black beer.
mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 20, 2007 [250-20070402] 330mL (c/o tuqueboy). Overpowering tangy berry aroma teases with hints of chocolate malt. Dark black brown body with a disappearing dark brown red bubbly head. Heavy chocolate malt aroma gladly strips away berry notes. Medium body. Aroma is much too heavy for overall enjoyment.
NJBeerman013 (771), Trenton, New Jersey, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Apr 8, 2007 Bottle. I honestly have to say, my least favorite out of the Historic Ales of Scotland sampler. Pours a deep black with a touch of purple. There was no head whatsoever. The beer was also flat, not sure if this is normal. Flavor-wise, it is a mix of cereal and overly ripe fruit. The berries are almost nonexistant, just barely living in the background. The aroma basically followed closely to the flavor. Ehh.. worth the try, but not to be had again for me.
troysworktable (109), Washington, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Apr 5, 2007 12 ounce bottle. Pours black with a tan head that quickly dissipates. The aroma is of berries of some sort and a minor hint of chocolate.
I find the palate weak and watery. The primary flavors are roasted malt and smokiness. It is similar to a porter, but what skews it may be the faintest hint of berries. That faint berry flavor has a mediciny edge to it, tending toward cough syrup.
This traditional ale is okay but somewhat underwhelming.
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