 aceofhearts (1373), San Francisco, California, USA
Jul 5, 2008
Bottle. Dammit why does my first rating in forever have to be right after MartinT? No one’s ratings are better than his. Somewhat sweet, a little metallic in the flavor. Doesn’t seem very strong and the mouthfeel could be firmer. Some caramel in the taste, quiet finish.
fidel (119), Livermore, California, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Dark redish amber, Malty, grains, caramel, Light hops, slight alcohol, sweet and smooth.
EHopper (100), Minnesota, USA
Aug 12, 2008 Catina’s favorite. Very malty sweet and smooth. A bit of a mutton aroma, no kidding. Probably a sweet sauce I have associate with good mutton. Very drinkable, but not lot more.
patrick820 (63), San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Aug 7, 2008 pours cloudy brown, almost no aroma, flavor is mild, mostly malty with some hops, not that great
badlizard (1427), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 31, 2008 Bottle from Bevmo. Hazy brown with a creamy white head. Grain and hops aroma. Toffee, cereal, and mild alcohol taste with some nice silky caramel notes. Not bad.
BigBeer45 (460), Troy, Michigan, USA
Jul 30, 2008 Bomber bottle from Andersons in Toledo, poured into a brandy snifter and a wide mouth tulip, the tulip brought out more bubbles and better color, ruby brown, wide mouth glass appears better for the visual effect, aromas of sweet alcohol and medicine, vegetables?!? aroma of peas right out of the can before you heat them up, not a good thing… Faint sweet malt, faint fruit fragrances, some chocolate, candy and fruit sweetness, watery and thin mouth feel, some dark malt flavor of caramel, alcohol with a phenol peppery bite at the finish, taste of peas in the background, some alcohol warmth on the palate, some liquor flavors, watery and thin mouth feel for a scotch ale, poor example of a Scotch ale, I do not recommend this at all, others have said they may have gotten bad bottles, this may be a bad bottle but this is off in many ways, about the only positive thing I can say is it is kind of pretty to look at but that is it, reminds of when I was younger and I went out to dinner with a buddy, we walked by a table where a beautiful long haired brunette was seated with her date (boy friend or husband), they looked to young to be married, anyway, she was a beauty but when she ate, she chewed with her mouth open, I mean lips smacking and you saw the food in her mouth type of open mouth eating, she was a real treat to look at but as soon as she started eating ‘Look out!’ you were in for a foul display of manners, and this ale reminds me of that moment, nice to look at but as soon you get close ew! Yuck! get away from me, a big disappointment.
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