 BOLTZ7555 (1075), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 17, 2008 There are few that can compare with AleSmith!!! This one is a deep bronze with hints of ruby and a caramel-colored head that leaves bits of itself on the sides of the glass. Aroma is molasses, toffee, brown sugar, cocoa and smoke. Taste has hints of oak, along with nougat, caramel, and chocolate. This one tastes like a Milky Way by a campfire. Thick, coating, sticky...and this is one you’re glad you had and want to remember!!!
malrubius (977), Valley Stream, New York, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jun 13, 2008 750 ml split in pint glass. Rich dark reddish amber with lasting ring head and lace. Smoky brown sugar wood earth aroma. Smoky oaky brown sugar molasses sweetness, mild fruitiness, dry woodsy smoky finish. Full body and medium-low carb. Excellent in every way. YES!
dogfish120love (257), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 11, 2008 Simply amazing, very sweet. Choclate and mollases definetly present. Amazing mouth feel and an excellent finish.
BigMilly8 (376), Holiday, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 8, 2008 From bottle : Pours a clear dark brown color with some faint red highlights. A finger of foamy offwhite head forms, then slowly fades over a couple of minutes, to a thin layer with some nice sticky lacing. Nose is sweet at the beginning, then mellows after a few minutes of being open. Some fruit starts to come through, with some nuttiness. Taste is pretty nice. It is very mellow, but has a nice array of flavors. Nuts and chocolates and some caramel. Finishs with a little stickyness. Medium body with some chewyness, and a sticky finish. Aftertaste is pretty mundane, but all in all a pretty solid beer.
kegbear (268), Orange, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 6, 2008 750 ml bottle. Pours a rich red/brown with a small head. The aroma is sweet and fruity. The flavor is really smooth and reminds me of christmas fruit bread. A ton of flavor. Damnn good.
Tweety (343), Vancouver, Washington, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 4, 2008 ’07 750 ml - thanks drewbeerme! Pours a deep red-brown. A rich taste and aroma makes this one real good.
OSLO (826), Perth, Australia
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 [Bottle, thanks Guerde!] Pours dark reddish, cola-brown with a small beige head. Aroma is light cherry, caramel, chocolate, a little nuttiness, very light smoke and alcohol. Taste is semi-sweet with a lot of chocolate, some alcohol, and a lot of lightly toasted malt. Good thick mouthfeel with a somewhat dry, long finish where there is a little smoke and what tastes like honey--although I assume that it is the molasses. A beer that is complex, subtle, and seamlessly crafted. Really excellent stuff, and I preferred this to the bourbon aged version.
Guerde (699), Welcome, Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 (bottle, thanks Bartzilla!) Pours dark brown with an off-white head that retains nicely. Aroma is initially really fruity, with some dried fruits and cherry (like red vines licorice). Upon warming there’s more malty aromas of chocolate, caramel, and further warming yields the smell of fresh baked brownies. Agitation also reveals some toasted nut aroma as well along with vanilla. None of these smells really dominate over the other, but they all blend together nicely. The flavor is very sweet and malty, with prominent flavors of chocolate and caramel, but there’s also a light fruitiness and hop bitterness that lurks around in the finish. A hint of smoke is also evident as well. Mouthfeel is medium. This is a really solid beer, that doesn’t have a stand out flavor or aroma, but everything just blends together perfectly. This is definitely one of the best scotch ales I’ve had.
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