Marzonis Scotch Ale

(Duncansville, 6.3%, called Scotch Ale) Clear blood red body with beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, molasses, light cherry. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, chocolate, brown sugar, some cherry, light smoke/burnt. Light carbonation, medium body.

Half-pint @ the brewery. Moderately cloudy plum purple/brown colored body. Rich maple, dried fruit (plum, pineapple, raisins), some brown sugar and dough yeast notes, and a little bit of sweet bourbon or whiskey character as well. Texture is frothy and chewy, viscous but not thick, and it tastes on the sweeter side, but not too far... maple pancake syrup (and bacon? mmm bacon), candied scotch, wood, nuts, dried fruit, etc. A pretty good beer, the chewy and frothy texture is the biggest draw here.

Bottle via Bill. The beer pours to a dark brown body with a creamy light tan head. The aroma is malty with interesting sweet sugars. Light sweet chocolate and a dash of peat. The flavor is really malty and has nougat and chocolate in it. Really superbly balanced. Toasty malts. The palate is silken and moderately full bodied. Nice light tartness and caramel texture.

Light sweet roased malts, mild alcohol vapors. Tangy molasses notes, fruity hops. Dark brown clear with thin off-white lacing head. Medium watery body with light-medium carbonation. Starts with roasted sweet malt taste, brown sugar and molasses, mild acidity. Has some tanginess at the finish, lacking in bitterness. A bit sweet overall, but a nice ale.

brownish redish color w/ a nice tan head and some thick lacing. Sweet aroma good amounts of brown sugar and carmel a light tangy almost smoky hint w/ touches of alcohol. Nice mouth feel, good coating lightly creamy. A quite warm swallow bringing the alcohol out w/ lots of sweet brown sugars, carmels, toffee’s and some roasted grains still that hint of almost a smoke like tange. Quite nice, I’d drink it again.