 frankenkitty (1834), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Dec 23, 2007
Pours with a vermillion/bronze body with very little carbonation. My wife’s pint held a yellowhite head for a few minutes while the head on my sample glass fizzed away quick. Tart cherry aroma with low caramel and damp, mossy soil. My wife and I sipped our glasses in unison, and made similar confused faces at each other as we both found it to be initially too tart. Earthen notes follow with a splash of whisky and a hard-candy sweetness... or a stale strawberry caramel. Mid bodied, finishing with a light stickiness. Even though the alcohol warms the cockles, it would have been a beautiful night for a more "robustly" <i>flavored</i> Scotch Ale, as the mercury dips into the teens and the wind gusts to 50 mph.
<br /><br /><font size=-4>Purchased at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/illinois/sycamore/lundeen%92s-discount-liquor/4828.htm><u>Lundeen’s Discount Liquors</u></a>, Sycamore, IL 60178</font><br />
jbuzz (566), South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Nov 29, 2008 kind of dull and uninteresting. Caramel, toffee, smokey, medium sweet and the finish is somewhat bitter.
twindadplus2 (364), Wisconsin, USA
Nov 27, 2008 Bottle at the Burger Bar in Las Vegas. Cherry red color with a small tan head. Aroma is sweet malt with some hints of smoke and vanilla. Flavor is creamy, roasted malt with a smoky astringence and a sweet toffee finish. Light carbonation and on the low end of medium bodied. A bit sweet for a scotch ale but a good beer that I would enjoy again.
dm9831 (706), Monee, USA
Nov 20, 2008 deep dark hazy apricot color, slight off-white head that quickly dissolves into tiny bubbles around rim. sour fruit aroma , sweet malt, airy and mild. first flavor is a vinous assault, followed quickly by sweet malt. once the beer warms, the flavor turns creamy malt, but still vinous. full bodied, dry finish. not sure the brewer created a scotch ale here, but a tasty brew nonetheless.
CaryTheDude (489), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Updated: Nov 19, 2008Crushed with Jakebra. You want some scotch in your scotch ale? Here is it. Dirty Bastard, it is not, but it also won’t quite lift your kilt. Still a very nice, not subtle scotch ale.
Angeloregon (2023), Portland, Oregon, USA
Nov 1, 2008 Thanks to Ezra for sharing this bottle at his Scotch tasting. Poured a deep brown mildly chestnut hue with a thin taupe head. Satisfyingly smoky and rich. Malt driven and wonderfully flavorsome.
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