 BlueDevil0206 (122), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 3, 2005
Canned.....obvious appeal if it is in fact a quallity microbrew. Pours a deep garnet tinged brown with a small, quickly dissipating head. Aroma is big on sweet malt with caramel and toffee notes. Some subtle smoke comes through in the nose as well. Flavor is sweet and bready/malty with a pleasant smoke flavor to round it out. Moderate hop bitterness but no real hop flavor to boot. Slightly fruity and complex ester profile to complement the malt and smoke. Slight alcohol warmth going down, but no overpowering alcohol in the flavor. Mouthfeel is very full and smooth with slightly low carbonation though to style for a scotch ale. Great brew.
laguerita (71), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 28, 2008 rich brown cola color. lots of chocolate flavors with a mellow alcohol finish. it’s growing on me
TOSG55 (24), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Aug 27, 2008 Can. Pours a very deep brown with almost no head. Aroma of toffee and caramel malts. The flavor is rich roasted malts: brown sugar, toffee, chocolate, and caramel. The 8% ABV gives the sweetness a bit of a bite. A fairly good Scotch Ale, but the mouthfeel is a bit flat, and the beer could use some more hops for balance.
Capa (737), Yokosuka, Japan
Aug 27, 2008 Pours deep brown/ruby with a beaige head. Toffee, molasses, roasted malts, some cocoa, and spices in the aroma. Very tasty! Roasted malts, toffee, chocolate, molasses, and nice spice. Bubbly body with a light burn. Flavors pop well and are expertly blended. Surprisingly, it remains pretty easy to drink.
BrotherGrendel (135), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Appearance is mostly chestnut brown with lighter amber highlights on the edge, head is a good 3-fingers of thick brown cream soda-like foam, thick lacing on the glass.
Smell is full of chocolate and caramel malts, tones of nuts, roast, and toffee as well as an intriguing spot of floral/perfume that I guess to be heather (often used in scottish gruit).
Taste is big chocolate malts with plenty of caramel, brown sugar, and roast, some dark fruits and floral hops peek through in the middle with that heather flavor, finishes sweet and dry.
Mouthfeel is full-bodied, creamy smooth texture, moderate carbonation.
Drinkability is moderate, this is one flavorful Scottish ale with plenty of flavor and boldness, the heather floral aroma throws off the taste a little but is very exciting, the alcohol is barely detectable but that 8% will likely creep up in time.
NobleSquirrel (662), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 23, 2008 Can from Piggly Wiggly. Pour is pretty deep brown/red. Nose is rich and malty, chocolate and some coffee type roastiness in the nose. Sweet. On the palate, there is a touch of acidity, but ultimately the candy-like malt flavors jump out. Lots of cocoa and hint of smoke. Exceptional.
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