McEwans Scotch Ale

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

Serve in Thistle

Caramel, cola, rootbeer, apples cough medicine in aroma. Maybe a bit in the flavor also, but it’s dominated mostly by an alcoholic taste and hot finish. Not terrible.

UPDATED: DEC 3, 2007 12 oz bottle: Pours clear deep ruby red color with scant light tan head that quickly dissapates. Aroma has notes of roasted plums, figs, dates, dark caramel, notes of cherry and oak, bit of roastyness. Flavor is very malty, full of deep caramel, bit of vanilla and oak, with a failry sweet finish. Overall pretty nice.

Aroma of black liquorice and peach, gr8 appearance, fruity but strong flavor. Best with any red meat, but can be a great digestive before dinner.

Enjoyable. Nice dark malty brew with just enough kick to keep me coming back. Careful it bites

Very malty, dark as muddy water, tastes like molasses. After drinking some, you can smell the intense alcohol that that seem nonexistant before. Pours a small, fading head. Palate is sort of watery. No hop aroma, but faint grassy hop taste. I like this one, I just can’t have more than one at a time

This tastes to me like a light wee heavy. Nice malt,peat,subtle chocolate and hints of tobacky. Great mouthfeel. ABV well masked. This is a REALLY good beer. Until I looked at the ABV on this commercial descript. I woulda guessed 6% at best. Another buy by the case beer.

Bottle at The Rhino. Ruby-brown colour with a decent mocha head. Interesting aroma - quite sweet, with a hint of apple. Flavour has lots of sweet caramel, more of the apple suggested by the aroma, some smokiness as it warms, and a hint of booze in the finish. Pretty nice stuff.

I really liked this Scotch Ale. It had a nice dark brown appearance to it and it formed a nice dark head. Also has a nice strong finish to it that kept me wanting more. Overall a very nice beer.