4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I thought this was both an excellent beer for the style and in general. A very nice aroma, with a pretty red, not black, color. Initial taste is a little chewy and malty; then it gets a very very dry finish. A nice Scottish beer (the wee heavy’s usually are).
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: SEP 22, 2004 A great great great! scottish ale, definately better than others I’ve had. Pours a dark brown with subtle hints of burgundy. Sweet aroma leads to a nicely balanced flavor of malts and hops. One of my favorites!!
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle 500ml from Vintage cellars, in Chinatown. Great balance. Aromas of grain, caramel, liquorice, with hints of tropical fruit. Taste is sweet, with bitter notes, and long length. Palate is creamy, and full bodied. Brown, cloudy, with a frothy head.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
An absolutely sensational beer! A fantastic burnt chocolate taste with a strong aroma. A dark pour with a settled body. Overall a brilliant and easy drinking beer!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Purchased from Blue Max on 9/15/04 for $5.09/btl. Nice sturdy malt aroma. No off aromas, actually smells quite fresh. Deep amber color, clean and clear. Very light carbonation, medium tan head that lightens up a bit, but manages to stick around for the whole bottle. A nice blend of malt and hops here. This has a bit more hops (a bit more everything, actually) than their beer that I sampled previous to this, LIa Fail. Still this is an impressive beer, and tastes about as close to a cask conditioned beer as one would hope from a bottle. Nice clean finish, hops and malt are balanced nicely. Categorized on this website as a Scotch ale, it might be a bit hoppy for that designation. Maybe an ESB or Old Ale (because of the alcohol) to push it a bit. Nonetheless, this is an ale, I don’t mind having in my glass one bit.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a white, one finger-head leaving a nice lace. Nice clear amber color. Good carbonation. Medium bodied. Nose is raeson/cider. Starts malty and sweet, finishes with a good mix of hops and malt but a slight bitter/hoppy aftertaste. $4.20 for a 500ml bottle.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Grape-wine like malty aroma, orange amber color and it appears that the bubbles are almost suspended. High alcohol content evident, with nice maltiy-grape like flavor and a nice hoppiness on the side of the tongues.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a slightly hazy deep ruby-red with a small head and nice lace. Aroma of dark fruit - sweet red grapes without tartness, sweet cherries - slight at first but eventually full-bodied. Fruity, malty taste - instantly glissandos into an amazing peppery hop taste that rides right out through the lingering aftertaste. Fuggles? Thick body transitions into a creamy finish with slightly low carb. Finally, a Scotch ale worthy of the distinction. Tastes like somebody combined everything I like about dubbels with everything I like about ESB and made a KILLER Scotch ale. A rival for the Fuller’s Vintage any day. Bravo!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
courtesy of Julien Allen - cloudy dark red-amber colour with a little beige foam; fair resiney and fruity hoppiness; smooth palate, lively and full-bodied; clean and robust bitterness, long and bitter finish of red fruits, caramel and a touch of pine needles - complex and beautiful
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma is malts, black licorice and caramel. The flavor is caramel, fruit-raspberry/strawberry and a mild hoppiness. Easy to drink for an ESA, will have to try this again.
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