 tokyogoat (505), San Diego, California, USA
May 3, 2009 750ml poured into a snifter
Pours a murky reddish brown.
Pours very fizzy like a cola, but head retains in a tight foam.
Aroma is big. Smells like roasted nuts, a little chocolate, and rotten dark fruits.
this is my first scotch ale. I didnt feel like drinking tonight, and kind of wanted to hate it, but its pretty damn good. Very smooth mouthfeel. Roasty malt, sweet, very sweet, but has a nice bite of alcohol to cut through the sweetness.
It’s rather sweet and tough to drink, but this is a fantastic offering. very glad i tried it.
Beardface (977), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Apr 29, 2009 750 ml bottle from Market of Choice. Poured a deep red-brown with a nice white head and some light lacing. Aroma of caramel, dark fruit, peat and some woodiness. Flavor is full of malt and peat, toffee and plum/raisin fruitiness. By leaps and bounds the best scotch/wee heavy it’s ever been my pleasure to drink. Alcohol well masked as well.
Adam77 (407), Eastampton, New Jersey, USA
Apr 29, 2009 Drank this a couple of times. Wow. I absolutely love this. A great example of this style. Poured red with a tan head. Aroma of caramel. Very sweet candy flavor with some fruit in the finish. Absolutly amazing.
jesperhammer (260), Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 28, 2009 Mahogany, no head.
Lovely malty nose.
Very strong, ABV is noticable.
Rum and coke turned into a beer?
Very long aftertaste, but surprisingly very little hops.
I like this one.
andersand (271), Malmö, Sweden
Apr 27, 2009 Fat, complex malt bomb that still come across as extremely well balanced. Fantastic caramelized notes alongside all sorts of deep fruit with a fat, somewhat oily badass body. Really malty, not at all bitter yet never sweet even at 10% ABV, great brew.
inkubus27 (237), Highland, Indiana, USA
Apr 26, 2009 best... scotch...ale.... ever. Aroma is subtle which is to be expected, but gets a bit more forward once it warms up. Flavor is exploding with complexity. No bitterness. Very little alcohol presence, which is amazing. Just all around a great tasting very strong scotch ale.
Ljunkan (380), Karlstad, Sweden
Apr 26, 2009 Updated: Apr 27, 2009Bottled sample, thanks to Weine, Dempa etc. This was one of my wishes for a big "beer blog-tasting" in Gothenburg, Sweden. Looks nice, redbrown, nice head. Very good aroma with caramel, dried fruits, lots of malt, a bit nutty with hints of sugar. Flavour is sweet and malty but still balanced with nice amounts of toffee, dried fruits, nuts and a bit of a warming feel but overall very well hidden alcohol otherwise. Very nice, thick, smooth and fullbodied on the palate. Not a dissapointment - one of the best beers during the tasting.
boFNjackson (1233), Portland, Oregon, USA
Apr 25, 2009 Bottle... Poured deep amberish-red with an off-white head. Spiced barley malts on the nose. A nice toasted character to the brew with sweet fruit notes to balance the alcohol notes.
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