3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20Clear brown body with medium light-beige head. Aroma and taste are moderately sweet, caramel and peaty.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle at Fado in Philly. Hazy dark brown pour. Foamy beige head. Caramel. Peat. Molasses. Proper brown fruit - prunes, dates, figs, raisins. Some vegemite. Maybe not enough. Wish it were fuller and silkier like the best scotch ales/wee heavies. Reads too thin. Still, very nice notes. Almost too drinkable. Not bad at all.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Excellent example of a wee heavy. Aroma of port wine. Hot alcohol upfront front the 8.5% abv but finishes malty sweet. Silky on the tongue. Lots of dark fruit on the mid palate. Good complexity.
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3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle - 330ml. Nice copper body with a thin off-white foamy/creamy head. Malty/hoppy aroma with strong brown sugar hints. Taste is also sweet and robust. It carries some herbal and oaky notes. Ends with a warning bittersweet finish.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
After about 4 or 5 of these I’m sure your skull would be split. It pours an amber brown with a medium beige head. A sweet aroma. The high alcohol content overwhelms the taste, although I did enjoy it more as I went on.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Very sweet fruity aroma, apples and honey. Strong in taste as well. Smooth on palate. Reminiscent of strong ciders.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cloudy reddish brown with a cream-colored head. Strong and the alcohol comes through, but smooth and sweet.
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4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle at Bitter in Vancouver DTES. Wow! Very intense woody, vinous, fruity flavours. A world class scotch ale here. Must have more!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle poured into pint glass. Appearance is hazy brown with a reddish tint and hardly any head. Aroma is dark fruits, lots of malt, some caramel, and a bit of alcohol. Taste is surprisingly fruity, like plums, raisins, and cherries. There is also a bread-like taste to it and a slight alcohol kick. It is very smooth and has a lighter feel than I expected.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
A bit sharp, but OK................................................
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(bottle) pours a clear deep copper-amber colour with a frothy light-beige head. aroma of raisins, honey, floral hops and heather, with a light hint of cooked vegetables and caramel. flavour is mostly caramel and raisins, with a hint of vanilla, alcohol, bread dough and a semi-dry finish. slightly watery body with average carbonation.
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