3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
bottle at home from alesela
pours clear deep ruby-garnet with a light off-white crema of a head, giving off a nose redolent of an autumn trek through a forest, with red berries, damp soil and crunchy leaves. The body is fairly full, yet light, with gentle carbonation. Its fairly rich, with a big booze hit up front, slightly astringent burnt toast malt and plenty of dried fruit sweetness afterwards in a long fruity finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from BeerHive, Edinburgh [220213]
Deep chestnut brown, clear, frothy slightly off white head, good colour
Aroma of rich caramel malts, quite rich soft toffee, touch of doughy malt, soft dark fruits, some raisin, mainly rich malts
Taste of smooth malts, rich dark caramel, rich toffee, soft raisin, dough, alcohol very well hidden
Palate - soft to medium carb, medium body, smooth texture. Finish as main flavour, smooth rich caramel, light roast
Overall - Another well made beer from Luckie Ales
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Drunk via cask at the Hanging Bat December 21st.
Another palate pleaser with a mouthfeel and taste like no other. Exactly what Rich has said below. Except it seems I liked it more. WIthout a doubt the best Scottish Old Ale brewed at any time in living memory.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
[cask at the Hanging Bat, Edinburgh] Dark mahogany reddish-brown, thick tan head. Sweet caramel and chocolate aroma, touch of booze. Tastes sweet, rich and warming - molasses, prunes, raisins, caramel, before finishing warm and with a touch of alcohol on the finish. A classic old ale, I love beers like this [20122012]
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Slow gusher. Dark ruby red brown with thick solid tan head. Heavy malty aroma, chocolate, slightly spiced caramel and toffee. Taste is slightly chocolatey, toffee, biscuit, nutty with a slight fruitiness. Quite sweet. It’s alright, not very exciting.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma: Strong aroma of dark chocolate, orange and rum.
Appearance: Very dark brown body with red tints. Large bubbly tan head that quickly fades. Light lacing.
Taste: Sweet toffee, sugar, rum and raisin. Spicy finish. Tastes quite boozy for 7.0% ABV.
Palate: Medium body with a slick, oily mouthfeel. Lively carbonation fizz.
Overall: An excellent winter beer - lovely warming alcohol and rich, heavy flavours.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 21, 2012 cask at hanging bat ... brown ... thin tan head ...light bitter blackcurrant nose sort sweet tolffee roast ... chewy dark malts ... litle alcohol... lght woody chocolate linger
Bottle at home ... cause the cap popped damn and blast ... brown ... thin lacing ... sweet toffee ... brown suger nose ... rich chedy malts ... sweet roast ... soft toffee ... 3.6
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