3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pretty close to expected style with malt forward taste and rich body. Alcohol is well hidden. Malts are quite attractive with perhaps some smoked malt in there. A bit too sweet for a session beer but goes very nicely with hot thai food.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Very interesting experience. One of these will probably do most people, very thick (felt like I needed a knife to cut it) heavy dark, strongly aromatic and very very sweet, I had a hard time finishing mine...
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle. Beautiful brown body with ruby red running all the way through. Small tan head that is mostly diminishing, just leaves a loose collection of foam and bubbles when things are all said and done. Some very sparse lacing is left behind as well. Nose of Diacetyl, peat smoky malts, some hint of the ABV, toffee and molasses. Fore is more buttery sweetness, smoked malts, toasted grains, toffee and more sweetness. Back end continues to be very sweet, with more smokiness and toasted notes as well. Alcohol is not noticeable in the flavor profile. Medium bodied, coating the tongue. Low carbonation. Finish is smoky, sweet, and very lengthy. In the end too sweet for me,. and not enough smoked or peat notes to balance everything out. Worth trying once, but I think drinking multiples would be sickening because of the sweetness.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Caramel malts on the nose, buttery, slightly metallic, with traces of brown sugar. Dark brown, medium tan head, good lacing. Relatively sweet caramel malt and brown sugar. Potency is good, mouthfeel is slightly thin. Delayed hop finish that never really gets there. The sweetness at midpalate doesn’t work for me, but otherwise it is fine. Somewhat unique.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours dark caramel,reddish tones with a massive head. Sweet taste the high alcohol is virtually undetectable. Very good. Highly recommended.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a nice amber with an aroma of peat and malt. Flavor follows suit, with notes of nut thrown in as well. Average mouthfeel. Nice beer to revisit every once in a while.
2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
bottle. I can say that scotch ale is one of my least favorite styles. The aroma was sweet. The flavor is sweet with roasted malt.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Big malty aroma, no hops present as it should be! Nice Dark amber/brown color with a fairly thin head. Mmmm love that big malty flavor. Very sweet, almost cloying, with no evidence of hops. The substantial alcohol is undetectible. This one has a fantastic mouthfeel with very low carbonation. A sweet malty finish. This is the beer I’ve been looking for. I’ve got to drive to another state to get it, and it’s worth it! The worst thing I can say is this isnt’ a terribly complex beer but hey some of the best flavors on earth are simple.
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