 Rogueone (365), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
May 7, 2008
Bottle: This one caught me off guard with the clinical aroma of cloth band-aids and perhaps an open bag of beef jerky that’s been sitting in your glove box for a couple days because you forgot about it at DLD. Fortunately the smoky taste is more peaty than meaty. Pretty mild flavor, some caramel, but finishes dry.
basewars (34), New York, USA
Sep 1, 2008 2007 from Westmere Beverage. Pour dark brown with some sediment. 2-3 fingers of head. Aroma is caramel, hops, and what I assume is peat because it’s a common aroma to other Scottish ales I’ve tried. Flavor is sweet but with a alcohol bite that mellows as you drink. Not much of a finish. Mouthfeel is creamy. Good beer overall.
porterhouse (948), Alna, Maine, USA
Aug 23, 2008 (22 oz. bottle (2007, labelled as "Scotch Ale") from Downeast Beverage, cellared for 8 mos. after purchase) Good but expected a little more...Pours dark burnt slightly reddish amber. A finger or less of biege head that’s a little fizzy. Aroma of dark caramel, peat and smoke. Mouthfeel is medium-heft, slightly sticky in finish but actually a touch loose and fizzy. Light webby rings of lacing. Flavor is pretty much all about the peat and smoke with a light bit of dark caramel underneath. The peat and smoke flavor almost seem a bit contrived. Lightly hot. Certainly drinkable and nice but kind of a one trick pony where one sip pretty much summed it up.
joekinty (218), rockledge, Florida, USA
Jun 30, 2008 what a beautiful beer wonderfull aromas of swet malts dark fruits roasted barley and slight tabacco slight cherry in the flavor some moked or peated malts just a great brew hope you enjoy it as much as I did
hellbilly (901), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jun 30, 2008 bomber 2007... pours a surprisingly clear reddish/brown whiskey color with a thin creamy light tan head. sweet grain and brown sugar dominate the nose as fruit/possibly cooked cherries, dry crackling wood, peat, leather and cocoa take second stage. the palate is not nearly as sweet as these tend to be and certainly not cloying.... pleasant and on the drier side. there’s lots of caramel and malt flavors along with cocoa, peat and a smoky astringency on the finish. the alcohol is noticed as it heats up but is quite welcome in this case. medium body. slick and smooth with light carbonation...
geoalex (12), Frederick, Maryland, USA
Jun 27, 2008 Poured a deep, brownish ruby w/ a little head. Aroma had a peaty, smokey maltiness. Flavor had a smokey malt (scotch whiskey flavor) w/ alcohol hint at end of taste. Medium to heavy mouthfeel with an oily texture. What I would expect from the scotch ale style.
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