 cyrenaica (265), Milton, Ontario, Canada
Apr 19, 2008
500ml bottle
4.5% ABV
The first of three new Scottish beers at "Smokeless Joe’s" in Toronto. I tried this beer on March 20, 2008. The beer poured a blackish-brown with a creamy tan head that lasted throughout. The aroma was roasted malt, some licorice hints, and some hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation, and some sourness on the sides of the tongue. The flavour was malty, and nutty with continued sourness.
Fin (2164), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Aug 20, 2008 Got this in my Cropredy swapbox from Craig, aka cgarvieuk, cheers Craig. Pours chesnut brown with off white head. Really quite oaty tasting (picked that up straight away) slight fruity sourness on nose. Very tasty beer, good malts and oats nice soft bitterness, this is a lovely beer.
argo0 (6145), Washington DC, USA
Aug 19, 2008 (50cl bottle) Medium tan head atop clear, dark brown body, some lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, coffee, some roast, caramel, chocolate, light wood. Taste is medium sweet, coffee, roast, bittersweet chocolate, some cola, earthy, light burnt. Light-medium body, some creaminess, some wateriness.
JK54B (277), Finland
Aug 19, 2008 A pale brown head. Dark brown colour. Some coffee in the nose. A quite sour aftertaste. A bottle from local shop.
Taktik_MTL (1892), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
Aug 8, 2008 Bouteille de 500 ml obtenue via Lubière. Arôme: Odeur de céréales grillées avec une pointe de café et d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est noire avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un mince col beige crémeux avec une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Léger goût de torréfaction et de chocolat épicés. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est mince avec une texture légèrement crémeuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement torréfié. (Rating #1864)
Doppelganger (1112), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Jul 29, 2008 Bottle, from the grocery store in Portree (a Co-op maybe?), Isle of Skye. Dark brown, Lots of nice sticky tan head. Dry toasty saltine cracker aroma, warm wholesome raw grain porridge, touch of briney chocolate. Gentle, pleasing dark bread and chocolate roast flavor, a nice grape tartness. Good full mouthfeel while remaining very morish. Not showy, but quietly a really solid beer, and it seems to have survived filtering rather well.
I also remember having this with Cullin Skink on the bay in Portree, and it stood up nicely to the cream and smoke.
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