 Rastacouere (5553), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 30, 2004 Updated: Sep 19, 2004Almost opaque deep brown. Honest light brown head becomes a ring. Big malty aroma, no compromise. You can feel it in your bones that this is a scotch ale, caramel and toffee in abundance. Almost smoky at times. Close to flowery hops. Terrific blending and mutual flavor completion. Just a light alcohol hint in mid-mouth. In mouth, simply put, the beer tastes good. It has everything you wish your scotch ale to have while never being too sweet thanks to a generous (but restrained) hop profile, somehow grassy. Hints of candy, cream, coffee, chocolate. Fantastic creamy mouthfeel, rocking smoothness, this is an easy 5 for texture with so soft carbonation... Awesome, even with just a few months of age. Cheers rodolito! </br> Resample: Same 2004 vintage, but wondering if it's the same batch. This bottle tastes alcohol a lot, is much more vinous, brandy-liqueur like with tartish grapes notes, far less complex and a disappointment. I'd give this 3.7-3.8. Lowering the score to 4.3 from 9/4/10/5/18=4.6
Magicdave6 (5513), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 17, 2005 No#15. This is my first alesmith so looking forward to it. Aroma is reaosnably fruity with a nice balanced sweetness. Taste is quite different with malt and some bittering hops making for an excellent little beer.
CaptainCougar (5488), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
May 4, 2003 Updated: Aug 2, 2006Re-rate 3/29/04 2001 bottle: Aged magnificently. Plenty of sweet complex caramel malt flavor and great balance of peat and hops, with a touch of chocolate toward the finish. Semi-dry, mildly oxidized conclusion to a taste bud jubilee. This is a wonderfully brewed Scottish ale!
5/4/2003: 2001 version, Pours a dark murky brown with a full creamy laced head. Thick, complex, caramel and peat malty aroma with good hop balance and some dark fruits. Smooth, sweet full-bodied ale finishes crisp, dry, and almost chocolatey. Alcohol is evident but pretty well hidden. A wonderful Scotch ale.
hopscotch (5483), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 5, 2002 Updated: Jan 19, 2009Bottle...This beer rocks!...
Malty, yeasty and lightly smokey. Notes of sherry, oak and light alcohol.
Sparkling clear burnt amber hue. Off-white, medium sized creamy head. Excellent lacing. Fully lasting.
Malty, yeasty, lightly sweet and lightly bitter up front. Alcohol and hops blast the senses while almost covering notes of prunes and dark fruits on the backside. Full-bodied. Lively carbonation with a creamy mouthfeel. Long, satisfyingly bitter, pungent and dry in the finish. This scotch ale is for everyone... maltheads and hopheads alike.Thanks go out to herbjones for this one. My favorite beer!
duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 19, 2005 Bottle. Really lovely stuff. Drier than most scottish style ales i’ve had, but thats not necesarily a bad thing. Some light sweet caramel and vanilla in the start, with some licorice and roasted malt towards the end. Slight tart bitterness in the finish, extremely tasty stuff, i want more. MASSIVE THANKS TO CLARKVV. Glad i got the chance to share it with everyone at the Low Countries Gathering.
bu11zeye (5475), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 2, 2004 (Bottle) Pours deep mahogany color with a thin head. Has an alcohol and vanilla aroma. Flavor is mostly dominated by alcohol with some hints malt and chocolate.
Bov (5455), Bienne, Switzerland
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 23, 2001 waouhhh ! those americans are really doing great things ! - intense ruby colour, fine head, very complex, deep plum, nougat and slightly toasted aroma, lot of character, very malty, liquorice and nougat aftertaste - a great beer
jcwattsrugger (5333), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 11, 2009 750ml bottle–pours a retaining light brown head and deep red/copper color. Aroma is medium/dark malt-chocolate/molasses, dark fruit-cherry/raisin, earthy. ASA meets Scotch ale. Taste is initially alcohol, bitter then dark malt-chocolate/molasses/bready, dark fruit-cherry/raisin, earthy. Hops as it moves to cellar temp, taste improves…nope. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for sharing.
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