 ultraspank (866), Dublin, Ohio, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 24, 2007 Enjoyed this with my friend Chris when he and his wife were over visiting. Very fruity nose of berries, figs, raisins etc. Brown sugar & molasses, and some burned malt and alcohol were also enjoyed. Pours dark with garnet highlights. The head is small and diminishing. The front is malty and sweet. The middle is warm and alcoholic. The finish is malty as well but with some grainy, toasty and tangy qualities. The full body is syrupy and soft. The finish feels cloying.
HopsOrDie (687), New Lenox, Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 21, 2007 Smells of sweet caramel, brown sugar and nuts. flavor is very well balanced with a slight roasted malt flavor as well as nuts, slight smokiness, and sweet malt. A slight Alesmith taste (maybe the yeast) in the aftertaste. Pretty good for the style, but it doesn’t stand out as the best scottish ale.
JAXSON (233), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
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 (1850), Jupiter, Florida, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
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 (2440), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
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
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
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
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
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 (1307), Carlsbad, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
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.
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