3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Copper hues with frothy fading head and good lace. The aroma hints of nutty and caramelized malts, hayfield, dusty yeast esters, and floral hops. The taste starts malty and nutty as well. A good dose of bitterness, smoky, and grassy tones. The finish displays a touch of sourness and salty character in addition to the above mentioned flavors. The mouthfeel is soft and semi-dry, no noticeable alcohol presence. Overall, a good beer with nice balance and some depth.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Clear bronze appearance with a healthy, roasted malt aroma. Sweet malt taste with a nice bitter, slightly nutty, hop flavor. Full-bodied mouthfeel leads to a pleasant, lingering, dry finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Interesting label. Dark brownish amber in color with a frothy head dissolving to a sheet of lace. Mild aroma of malts and hops. Flavor is a very drinkable and well blended scottish ale. Not too sweet but not heavily hopped. One of the best of the style.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A tasty, sweet, copper-colored brew in a cool-shaped bottle with a hard-as-hell-to-read label. You've got to hold the bottle in the light just-so in order to read what's written. Weird. Very mild session scottish ale with gobs of roasty, slightly coffeeish malt. Caramel, chocolate flavors, followed by a mild, lingering bitterness that never interferes with the malt. Very enjoyable, as scottish ales are some of my favorites! The only odd thing about it is that given its taste, you'd expect it to be a bit darker-colored. Looking forward to more beers from this interesting Scottish brewer to be imported into NYC!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very mild, floral aroma - a hint of malts. Not much head after a short while, clear copper body. The flavor also has a hint of heather, and it's a bit sweet. Smooth finish, with a touch a perfectly placed bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear copper pour with foamy head that leaves a decently thick lacing - roasted malt aroma with some toasted nuts - flavor contains much of the same toasty aspects - a bit thin - the malt profile isn't a heavy as I have come to expect from scottish ales, but the flavor is interesting enough to compensate - bitterness in the finish seems to come an equal amount from the hops and the smoked malt - mild sweetness throughout - relatively well-balanced, but a little too thin bodied.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Murky brown brew which gains in clarity after settling. White head develps, diminishing to nothing more than a halo after a short bit. Spottly lacing is minimal. Sweet caramel malts hit the nose, almost cloying on the nostrils, and a hint of toffee and alcohol is redolent on the end. Soft, smooth mouthfeel, a crescendo of sweetness and rising hop balance offset some alcohol strength. This is a pretty good drinking beer, and I recommend it with spicy foods such as Mexican.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Clear copper beneath a huge, eggshell mound of foam. The aroma is strong on malts. Caramel, smoke, butterscotch, toffee and some toasted malt. The body is very smooth, though slighly on the thin side. Malt dominates the flavor profile as well. Caramel, toffee, ash and toasted nuts with a light hint of sour milk in the end. Interesting and not horrible, but not my favorite.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a rich clear mahogany with a nice off-white head. A very nice caramely sweet aroma has notes of peat. Body has a nice Scotch character to it with plenty of sweet complex caramel malt. Exhibits good balance and a smooth flavorful finish. A very nice Scottish ale.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Deep copper body with nice tan head. Nose is malty, caramel, toffee. Flavor is somewhat sweet andf toasty. Decent but not remarkable.
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