 sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Nov 8, 2007 Bottle: Pours a dark brown with a big pillowy tan head. Aroma, dark fruits, chocolate, caramel, some alcohol and peaty notes. Flavor, chocolate, roasted notes, caramle, dark fruits, a light smoky hint, with an earthy finish. Very smooth and rich, full bodied. Such a good beer.
vyvvy (2023), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
Nov 6, 2007 Pours dark brown with a blood red tint and a small brown head. The aroma has lots of brown sugar, biscuits, rich chocolate, very toasted malt, candied malt balls and milk. Medium / full body with some fairly aggressive carbonation ~ a more mild carbonation feel would help considerably. The flavor starts off very similar to the aroma, then spice and a coffee-like bitterness enters. The finish has harsh bitterness and a bit of astringency. A quality scotch ale.
ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Oct 18, 2007 Thanks to Hellbilly for the bomber! Pours brown with fizzy off white head. minimal lacing. Malty aroma. Mouthfeel is slighty sweet with a roasty finish.
jarspag (593), Los Angeles, California, USA
Oct 15, 2007 Updated: Mar 24, 2008My fav scotch ale to date. Bottled version - 2003 vintage, sampled in Oct 07. Unreal. All aspects of the flavor/mouthfeel developed into an elegant, harmonious brew - truly amazing. Aroma was a little lacking in depth and complexity like the flavor - too subtle. Flavor begins malty/sweet - finish turns to a slight smoke, dry. Wonderful. 4.5 for this sample.
On draft at PP C-bad. A lot more rich/sticky/mouth coating - very young and lacking the contemplative depth it gains with some age. Appearance was lacking a little - too thin. = 4.2 rating .
rocbyter (902), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Oct 12, 2007 Heavy malt aroma with hints of chocolate and roasted nuts. Cloudy dark brown color with a medium brown head. Roasty and bitter taste that lingers. Palate is creamy and sticky.
Ron (1000), Rochester, New York, USA
Oct 6, 2007 This brew had a very deep dark reddish hue to it. Nice thick head too. Nice sweet aroma that also had some German hops. Flavor of cherries and sweet malt. Thick creamy mouthfeel helped make this a really enjoyable beer. Thanks JB.
jb (1024), Rochester, New York, USA
Oct 6, 2007 Bottle aged 5 months. A different tasting scotch ale. I thought it seemed more like a Belgian dubbel or quad. Dark w/ auburn/red highlights. Moderate head, well carbonated. Sour aroma had notes of cherries, coffee, raspberries. Palate was rich and sticky and had some toffee taste. As it warmed, the alcohol came out a bit more, but it was pretty well hidden.
JasonG (700), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Oct 5, 2007 750 mL bottle - Pours clear very dark ruby red color with small off white head. Aroma is full of lightly roasted caramel, dark fruits like dates, prunes, figs, bit of dark cherries. Flavor has rich caramel, red grapes, bit of toasted figs and vanilla, with a fairly sweet finish. A nice brew, a bit thinner palate than I would idealy want for this style of brew, but still very good.
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