 Tmoney99 (3537), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Sep 2, 2008 Draft at brewpub at 48F. Poured dark brown color with an moderate rocky off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Good roasted sweet malty aroma. Medium body with sticky texture. Medium sweet complex malty flavor with a dark fruity sweet finish of average duration. Very enjoyable brew
RAYBOY01 (1622), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Aug 4, 2008 Dark roasty malts, but infused with an unusual sweet fruitiness...a bit odd, but pretty drinkable. The nose is mostly roasted malts and whiff of alcohol. The flavors are dark roasted malts, dark fruits, alcohol and sweet caramel and molasses. A tad thin-bodied for the style.
sneagrams3 (1402), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
May 15, 2008 Tasted 4/27/08. Filtered with a dark ruby hue. Trace head. Aromas of anise, soy sauce and blueberries. Rather full bodied with smokey malts and a toasty note. Fudge and vanilla. Honey and oaky. Nice yeast character. Tasty.
gws57 (988), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
Apr 26, 2008 Had this one draught at the brewpub in Michigan City, Indiana. Cloudy, dark brown pour with a nice foamy light brown head, a very faint nose of strawberry and fruit, caramel, maple sugar, peat; earthy. Not bad, actually, very strong finish. Among the best scotch ales I’ve had but that’s not saying much.
tytoanderso (1183), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
Aug 11, 2007 Draft at the Great Taste of the Midwest. Heavy alcohol presence on the nose. Very scotch-like with hints of oak, butter and caramel. Lots of caramel, molasses on the palate. Just a tad out of balance. The hop/malt/wood flavor was just a tad disjointed, but a very nice effort nonetheless. Very rich and oily on the palate.
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