 JAXSON (229), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 15, 2007 Poured a dark brown with a small, wispy head; annoying bubbles clinging to the side, low in the glass within the beer itself. Looked like coca-cola basically. Strong aroma of toffee, rasins, dates, brown sugar, and alot of sweetness. Flavor is more of the same, with some hoppiness, and the signature alesmith smoky finish. Pretty good, but I was hoping for more. Maybe this style is just not my favorite.
mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
Feb 11, 2007 Pours a dark brown with little to no head. Kind of syrupy looking. Smells of chocolate and caramel like most scotch ales. Taste is pretty sweet with some vanilla and caramel, with hints of chocolate, and a light spiciness to it. Kind of tastes like a tootsie roll. alcohol is prevalant. Very sweet malts and roasted nuts towards the finish. Very nicely done, probably thebest scotch ale Ive ever had.
kramer (2406), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 6, 2007 25 oz bottle, via fordest, acquired in 2005. Pours a dark ruby hued brown colored body under a small creamy beige head that receded to a thin ring. A slight yeast haze. The nose is deeply malty and sweet. Some notes of smoke, raisins, alcohol, dark fruits, light yeast, and coffee. Flavor is big heavy malt that’s alot less sweet than I expected up front, fading to a smokey, lightly yeasty warming finish. Great well rounded flavor, with dangerously well hidden alcohol. Mouthfeel is just perfect. Thick and heavy but without any cloying stickiness at all. Great light fine carbonation. Amazing how it can feel so soft and yet be so big. Very very good stuff. No one overpowering aspect. Peter Zien... the man’s an artist.
UselessGdTaste (363), Long Beach, California, USA
Feb 1, 2007 Very very viscous. There were massave amounts of caramel, as well as a bit of coffee and chocolate. Drink this beer with a knife and fork.
Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Jan 30, 2007 The most chocolate-forward brew I’ve tasted. Pours to a burgundy/bourbon shade of dark brown topped with extra-shot latte froth. Aromas of nougat, godiva, medium roasted coffee and cranberries. Similarly, tastes of toffee, dense mayan chocolate and irish cream. Whiskeyish flavors arrive eventually but not in an alcoholic kind of way, as the alcohol is almost undetectable. Thick and sensual in the mouth but perfectly subtle.
JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
Jan 27, 2007 Updated: Jan 28, 200706 bottle. Pour is a dark ruby with a nice light tan head. Aroma of raisins, caramel, toffee, roasted malt and chocolate. Very nice smoke and fruit flavor. Tastes like chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruit, vanilla, and caramel. Medium body and carbonation. The best scotch I’ve had yet.
Glouglouburp (2778), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 18, 2007 Dark ruby body with a medium off-white head. That is indeed one heavy beer. Plenty of thick toffee and caramel. More fruity than usual for a scotch ale with raisin, plums, etc. Pleasantly not too sweet considering the style and abv. Thick creamy body with appropriate medium carbonation. 9.5% is apparent. Unfortunately hard to come by where I live. Too bad cause I can imagine myself drinking that stuff until the Wee Heavy makes me wee-wee heavily.
cbkschubert (1945), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Jan 13, 2007 750 ml bottle picked up from the brewey about a year ago. Pours a deep amber color with a nice one and a half finger light tan head. Light lacing. Aroma is light (dark esters), and caramel and light chocolate malt. Has a very light roast malt and smoked malt flavor. Very nice. A smooth, medium body beer. Alcohol is noticeable but not overpowering. Best Scotch ale I’ve tried. The Commercial Description pretty much sums it up. Very nice.
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