New England Wet Willy Scotch Ale

Brewed by New England Brewing Co.
Style: Scotch Ale
Woodbridge, Connecticut USA

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(12oz bottle, courtesy of Exiled) Pours a hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of peat, caramel, and earth. Flavor of peat, caramel, grass, peppercorn, and earth with a dry finish.

Name: Wet Willy
Date: May 15, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Appearance: muddy burnt orange, wispy off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet caramel aroma, touch of caramel candy, light earthyness
Flavor: sweet caramel flavor, nice fruityness, light balancing earthyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

16oz bottle. Small off-white head atop cloudy copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some cherry, light peat, alcohol. Taste is moderately sweet, cherry, caramel, light peat, wood. Medium body, some stickiness, low carbonation.

on tap-no head and gold color. Aroma is single malt, oak, spice, sweet, vanilla, slight alcohol, peat. Taste is single malt, oak, spice, sweet, vanilla, slight alcohol, peat, dry finish. Occasional.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured a hazy copper color with an average frothy brown head that mostly lasted with fair lacing. Moderate toasted sweet malt and yeast aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate duration. My expectations where met.

Bottle… Murky caramel-colored ale with burnt orange highlights and a small, fizzy, off-white head. The aroma is a rich, hearty swirl of caramel, wood, whiskey and light smoke. Medium to full-bodied with an oily mouthfeel and ticklish carbonation. The flavor is sweet, caramely, nutty, lightly woody and bourbony – smooth; no edges. The finish is sweet-brown sugar and mildly warming. Thanks to Cletus for providing the bottle!

Bottle( thanks to Rian!): Cloudy, amber coloured, small persistent off-white head, sweet caramelly-vinous nose, vanilla and wood undereneath; sweet flavour, full bodied; alcohol-burn and wood in the the sweet fruity and caramelly finish. Srong and sweet, but still likeable…

Bottle. Muddy brown, small tan head. Aroma of butterscotch. Taste is similar. Pretty plain.

UPDATED: JAN 3, 2009 I wanted to give this another shot, so I tried it on tap at the Ginger Man. Deep amber-orange beer. Light malty aroma, sweet orange and a soft caramelly decocted sweetness. There is a light vanilla and dried stewed fruit character as well. A bit of honey. Sticky sweetness, but it isn’t cloying, just rich and inviting. Nice chewy malt character with lingering earthy hops and a sweet finish. Some chewy honeyed malts. Pretty solid and much better than the first go-round. Cask at Manhattan Cask Festival. Amber beer, no head. Aroma is quite sweet, chewy and lightly sweet with a bit of brown sugary sweetness. Orange peel and a bit of black peppery booziness. Fairly fruity character with a bit of earthiness and caramelly sweetness. It tastes more like a pale barleywine than anything else to me. Chewy and sweet and strangely lagerish. It’s a very strange brew. 6 2 6 2 12

Bottle poured a clear amber with a lingering ring of amber foam. Aromas of carmel, toffee, vinous notes, oak and light vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of toffee, carmel, sherry and light oak with a smooth toffee finish.