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Spinnakers Jamesons Scottish Ale


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61
overall
A Scottish Ale brewed by
Spinnakers Brewpub

Victoria, Canada

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243.28/5.03.17/5.06.4%60.8English pint, Thistle P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A traditional amber, complex, sweet, malty ale, with a touch of peat in the finish, which is characteristically lightly hopped. Brewed from a blend of English malts and a single pitching of Kent Goldings, this beer is fermented at a lower temperature to suppress formation of esters, reinforcing the beer’s complex malt flavour profile.
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 GRM (1109), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 24, 2009  
Verre, 4 onces, cask, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : bronze avec une teinte cuivrée, pas d’effervescence, claire, mousse beige crémeuse, très bonne dentelle; nez : léger tourbe, léger malt caramel, très léger houblon; bouche : beaucoup de malt et des variétés de ceux-ci se mélangent en un joli ballet, léger tourbe, léger cendré, léger fruité (poire), finale en malt avec un léger fruité, corps moyen, très peu carbonatée, texture soyeuse ENGLISH Glass, 4-ounce, cask, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: bronze with a copper hue, no effervescence, clear, creamy beige head, nice lacing; nose: light peat, light caramel malt, slight hops; mouth: lots of malt and its varieties are dancing nicely together, light ash, light fruity (pear), finale in malt with a light fruity, medium body, not much carbonation, silky texture


 IrishBoy (2509), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Draft at the brewpub; Nose of molasses and brown sugar; lightly hazed brown with a medium offwhite head; flavor of light hop bitterness and coffee and nuts.


 Sammy (3612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 23, 2008  
The third cask on, all winners. Dark with a touch of smoke. Rich and vineous. Light to the tongue as casks can be. Bang on for a cask scotch.


 jcwattsrugger (4908), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Oct 17, 2007  
on hand pump-pours a retaining off white head with bubbles and red/amber color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel/toffee, nutty. Taste is medium malt-caramel/toffee, nutty, faint hops. Light side of medium body. Minimum carbonation.


 presario (2768), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 11, 2007  
Glass on tap at the brewpub. Red with a lasting head. Light body. Light sweetness. Light brown sugar and peat flavour.


 mgermani (810), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 4, 2007  
Pours a dark, dark amber with a beautiful off-white head with great lacing. Odd fruity aroma - slightly tart with something a bit off. Flavour took me completely off-guard - this is hardly a Scottish ale at all. It tastes like a brown ale with a bit more dark crystal and just the hint of caramel. Aftertaste is warm but confused - what kind of beer is this? Creamy body but slightly low in carbonation. I found the flavours and style profile for this beer utterly confusing. It tastes like somebody’s rag-tag homebrew except very well executed (the head and lacing are excellent). I must try another batch of this to make sure that mine wasn’t off.


 BillKismet (1764), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20
Sep 3, 2007  
Scotch-colored with big bubbles. Roast crystal malt aroma, rather flat, and with well-masked alcohol content. Ok, but lacks adequate carbonation.


 Nate (2466), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 26, 2007  
Hand pump sample from brewpub. Mild tangy balsamic notes, neutral fruity hops and apple skins. Very little aroma overall. Copper brown clear with little head. Medium body with light smooth carbonation. Starts with light malty apples, a thin peaty veil and light touch of alcohol. Nutty dry hop finish with smooth nutty after. A nice ale.



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