3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a dark amber hue with nice white-ish head that leaves a good amount of lacing. Aromas are caramel, roast, light peat, bubblegum and bread. Flavors are bread and caramel, then some sugary sweetness and finally a dose of roast. Palate is a little lacking as this feels somewhat lighter than a lot of Scotch ales I have had. Overall, this is a little disappointing. The flavors are very muted and are very short-lived; also there isn’t the usual alcohol overtones that I enjoy in a good Scotch. Just a little above average in my book.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at DLD 2013. It poured a hazy amber color with a beige head. The aroma was of vanilla, lavendar, spice, hops, grapes and hints of chocolate. The taste was similar with a full body, warm, smooth mouthfeel. It hid the alcohol very well. Tasty.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark nut brown color with a medium sized foamy tan head that lingered and left a bit of lacing. The aroma was woody, ashy and had a bit of maple. The flavor was sweet pineapple, coconut, wood, a hint of smoke and moderate maple. Medium length pineapple, wood and maple finish. Medium body. Nice and much better then I expected.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
From a 22 oz bottle shared in Avon NC. Cloudy amber pour with a fine off white head. Sweet aroma with notes of dark cherry. Lively mouthfeel with lots of carbonation and an underlying bitterness. Flavors of caramel and tart cherries. Tart, crisp finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Global brew. Pours a clear amber with an off white head that is thin, but small bead and stays. Has a floral grassy aroma. Taste is sweet caramel malt with a bit of sourness, doubtless from the yeast strain, and a butteriness. Finishes with characteristic mild hop bitterness. Pretty darn good!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark amber/cider color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of toasted/smoky sweet malt, caramel, & some dark fruit; Flavor of smoky sweet malt, caramel/toffee, dark fruit, and some spice; Nicely balanced; Overall, was expecting more - but decent.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. Deep brown color. Candy sugar and bready taste. Not as boozy. Kind of easy drinking for the style. Not bad
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3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle). Pours a reddish brown complexion with persistent tan head. Aroma is a mild musk and alcohol. The flavor is traditional with slightly sour taste. Although this is one of my least favorite styles, I'm always happy to try a new Smuttynose.
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3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice scotch ale with taste of caramel, malt and dried fruits. Mouthfeel is a litlte thiner than I expected. Nice smokeyness to it. Very carbonated color is almost of a cola color.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Heavy malt aromas of bread and caramel, light to moderate hop notes of herbs and cooked orange, dough for the yeast, with hints of date, toffee, scotch whiskey and faint soured milk. Head is average size, frothy, lightl tan with good lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is slightly hazy yet sparkling copper. Flavor starts lightly sweet, moderately acidic and acetic, then finishes lightly sweet and aicidc and moderately bitter. Palate is medium, oily with a fizzy carbonation and a chewy finish. Bitter than most Scotch Ales I’ve had, but it is deep, rich and oh so tasty.
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