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Spinnakers Jamesons Scottish Ale


 Percentile 
61
overall
Brewed by Spinnakers Brewpub
Style: Scottish Ale

Victoria, Canada

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
243.28/5.03.17/5.06.4%60.8English pint, Thistle
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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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 pantani (1894), Salinas, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 12, 2007    Updated: Jul 10, 2008
Body is a ruby hue, nice white head. Aroma is very malty, doughy, with caramel, and plums. Taste is light caramel, dried fruit, watery chocolate. Body is watery. Original 3.2 rating. Re-Rate On cask, was great, couldn’t get enough of this. Plenty of depth, caramel, maltiness, really great stuff.


 shadey (1496), Rochester, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Jun 5, 2005  
Dark ruby color with little head. Sweet malt aroma. Almost tangy. Sweet tangy flavor. Very clean and smooth on the palate. Very easy to drink. Delicious.


 stephen louis (162), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Oct 15, 2004  
On the pour: a nice dark amber with a small tan head,kind of glows orange on the side of the glass.Sweet malty/earthy nose On the Taste: real good,great blend of malts sweet,dirty,coffee,and a touch of hops,to round out the finish. My only complaint...a tad and just a tad too much dark malt,giving it an occasional sharp or burnt taste.Really a bit mild for a true Scottish ale. Great on the tongue,very little carbonation but this beer is slick and creamy.


 mj (4975), Colorado, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 5, 2005  
Cask at the brewery
Dark red and orange color. Very nice body for a cask ale: big, doughy and full of a thick, textural oak flavor. Sweet maple, woody and brandy flavors, with some more doughly and pancake-like flavors as well. Very good stuff here. The best cask ale in Victoria.


 CapFlu (3480), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 18, 2005  
(Draught) I’m definitely liking the darker Spinnaker beers more than the lighter ones. Pours a frothy, almond head and a deep red-mahogany body. Nose of peat and malt. Very malty and refreshing with a red wine tinge at the finish. Very enjoyable!


 BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 21, 2005  
Pours a red/brown body with an offwhite large head, quickly diminishes. Aroma is strong peat and earthy with some malt backbone. Flavour starts off malty then kicks you with peat. Finish is slightly sweet. Unique and flavourful.


 JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 13, 2004  
Light brown with a faint ruby tint. Light brown head. Malty and spicy aroma. CAramel and faint molasses with some stone fruits. Long sweet fruit and malt finish.


 GRM (1237), 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



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