McEwans Champion

Brewed by John Smiths (Heineken UK)
Style: Scotch Ale
Tadcaster, England

Serve in Thistle

Bottle from ASDA, Gravesend. Reddish-brown pour with a beige head. Caramel, toffee and dark fruit aroma. Raisin and plum flavours. Dark fruit infusion. Fruity-malt finish.

Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel aroma. Sweetish fruity caramel flavor with nutty hints. Has a sweetish fruity malty grainy caramel finish.

Dark robust and chewy, keeps its head well and needs to be savoured. One of my all-time favourites.

bottle, heavy alcoholly malt aroma, amber ruby, clear, brown foam, medium bitterness, medium sweetness, full body, slick feel, average carbonation, long finish, bitter, very good smoothy strong beer

Dark amber, roasty brown. Big light tan/creamy head that leaves ample lacing. Slightly phenolic. Well not slightly, much phenols. Caramel, and cotton candy. Sweet, with a sour twang that just doesn’t seem like it belongs. Medium-bodied, but that twang won’t go away. Not what Scottish Ale should even be close to resembling. Poor example. Steer clear. Not very good for any style, let alone an Scottish Ale. Not impressed, and won’t ever be buying again.

11th February 2008
Deep brown ale that is actually quite light and frothy. Sweet malt dominates with a contrasting slighty sour finish.

Bra exempel på en stabil skotsk ale. Maltig upp över öronen med masor av toffee, vanilj, melass och malt, balanseras av hög alkoholhalt och ganska tuff beska.

bread, toast, cookie,alcohol,light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, alcoholic,long finish,