2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
bottle. Poured opaque mahogany with creamy tan head. Sweet burnt molasses aroma. Thick and chewy texture. Syrupy sweet, burnt dates and roasted malt flavour. Definately not a beer I’d usually drink in June, I’m gonna save a couple for the fall (I hope they last).
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Striking aroma keeps you perked with its bold malt and sweet candied dates scent - not like that tramp named Kandy you dated in high school. Decent light creme coloured head that has a short life. I swear I can chew out the flavour in this beer and I like that. Got a bitterness to go along with the malts. I like this stuff better after its been sitting in the glass for a while warming, but the longer it sits the more the alcohol eats away at the flavour. It’s a bit weak for mouthfeel, and the most recent batch seemed a little flatter than usual; but this beer is in my buying rotation.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 24, 2009 Absolute gem. Purchased from ’cheap shop’ - BM Stores Hamilton. £4.29 for 6.
Unexpected source.
Wonderful dark, dark opaque colour. Peaty, smoky. (reminded me of a dry Irish stout). Sweetiness and fruit came through, but wonderful dry finish. Ace..
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[1926-20081224] 355mL bottle. Mild graininess in the aroma with not much else. Clear, dark brown amber body with a long-lasting creamy light tan head. Burnt malt and maple syrup flavour has thick cask molasses. Medium-full body is quite thick. Smooth and boozy.
(w/ mebden)
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
355 ml bottle from SAQ, not expensive, only 2,55$. The only international scotch ale available in Quebec (no wonder suicide rate is so high here...). Very good compared to what we can get from Quebec even from well-intentioned brewers, except for a very few. Discreet but appealing caramel aroma. Dominant caramel sweetness in the taste, with some peppery pleasant notes, and a slightly bitter finish, with combinations of spices, biiterness and sugary sweetnee striking back in the aftertaste. Very decent drink, it has been a great introduction to scotch ales for me.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
341ml bottle. From notes. Poured dark brown with med brown head. Aroma is faint. Some prunes, raisins maybe. Taste is sweet, malty and prunes. Quite sweet. Not really my thing or maybe I’m not a Scotch Ale guy. Rating #67
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours brown with a small off white head. Aroma is sweet and malty, with a slight aroma of dark fruits. Taste is rich sweet caramel malt with a tad bit of smokiness. Pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a deep plum color with a large, creamy/frothy, light tan head that laces nicely. The aroma is all malt: caramel, some dark fruit, light chocolate and a touch of peat. Medium-bodied and velvety soft with a mildly drying finish. Like the nose, the flavor is all about the malt: caramel and dark chocolate finishing with blend of mild dark fruit and smoky/peaty notes at the finish. The peat lingers on the tongue for a good while after the swallow. This is the best of the bottled and locally available Scotch ales that I’ve tried thus far. Granted, that is a fairly small sampling, but unlike the others, I can see myself buying this one again.
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