A brownish/red hue. Similar to a bock in flavor with the malty/caramel sweetness dominating. A very tasty beer considering its right around 8.5%. The alcohol is hidden extremely well. Sweet but not cloyingly so. A very nice offering.

Sampled @ Strong Ale Fest San Diego

The beer poured a transparent deep brown color with a modest tan head that was frothy on texture with a relatively decent sheet of lace to conceal the glass. Malt dominated nose, sweet and fresh, hints of caramel, almost fruity in some respects, start was sweet with a nice malt profile, the top a tad thin. Finish had a nice amount of carbonation and the hops forthright in their bite, sweet and dry aftertaste, I must admit to being a bit disappointed in this beer.

My first beer from the san clemente branch of one of my favorite breweries. This one had a big alcohol bite to it and had a sick amount of caramel malt in the body. I also noticed some fruits in it. Impressed indeed.

A nice caramel color with a cool ruby hue. The head was thin, but persistent, and a creamy off-white color. The aroma was an interesting blend of citrusy hops, creamy caramel, a bit of smoke and nutty/grainy malt. The flavor was basically as predicted with a full malt profile and a bit of a hop kick in the finish to make things interesting. With a nice, smooth mouthfeel, this was a tasty, straight forward Scotch ale that accompanied the pizza rather well.