 harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 22, 2006 I finally got around to trying this one and my god was it worth the wait. I drank the whole bottle myself. Immense aroma, I think I sat there for a good ten minutes just smelling all the intensities coming out of the glass. Just a hint of smoke and vanilla, sweet honey and butterscotch, full rich mouthfeel, with some caramel and chocolate. This is the most delicious beer that I have had in ages.
Kinz (2207), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 7, 2005 Initial sample was at the brewery, notes and rating from bottle. Poured a ruby brown, with a nice light tan head slowly rising from the depths. Amazing aroma, with molasses, plums, smoke, alcohol, and dark chocolate, all in balance with each other. Could sniff this one all night (and did, considering it took me almost 5 hours to finish the bottle). Flavors were mostly centered around chocolate and a bit of smokiness, with faint plum in the background, and an alcohol finish. Not as complex and enticing as the aroma, but excellent nonetheless. Overt presence of alcohol on the finish keeps this one from being rated even higher. I don’t mind alcohol notes, but I felt that in this case it somewhat masked other, more interesting flavors.
SDalkoholic (1196), Chula Vista, California, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 8, 2005 Rating # 500. Pours a deep and dense mahogany and has a small layer of creamy head. Aroma reminds me of a chocolate and vanilla swirl ice cream but also has additions of blended nuts and toffee. The flavor is much more broad and is a rich profile of lightly roast malt, caramel, toffee, and again with the blended mixture of assorted nuts. Has a sweet syrup and coffee like aftertaste finish that makes this a lovely scoth ale to be enjoyed.
wnhay (722), Princeton, New Jersey, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 5, 2005 Beautiful bottle to add to the presentation. Dark amber pour with a creamy white head. Fantastic aroma with scotch, caramel malts, fruits and vanilla. Taste has a wonderful sipping quality to it with a wonderful caramel and scotch mouthfeel. Various fruits such as apple come into play in the palate. I was totally impressed with this. I’ll have more beers from the style and see how this matches up.
Homebrewerguy (284), Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jan 16, 2006 Superb scotch ale, Excellent all around, I love Maris Otter malt flavor and this had plenty of it. Thanks pjk33, your beer selection was great, as always.
ChainGangGuy (2590), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Jun 7, 2007 Appearance: Pouring out dark, chestnut brown with a head reminiscent of frothed milk. Alright, this starts off my inaugeral AleSmith experience!
Smell: Stongly sweet caramel malt aroma coupled with a limitless amount of peat and smoke. Touch of oak. Some dark fruits glazed in maple syrup.
Taste: Starts off with a clean maltiness which blends effortlessly with the peat and dark fruit flavors. Again, a bit of oak in the equation. A bit like a nice tawny port. The hops, though present, are restrained and unobtrusive, allowing for the dark, wine-like fruits and sweetness to dominate (though, at no point is this beer overly sweet). A little time and warmth help to coax out some additional flavors of cocoa and toasted vanilla beans. A litte more time brings out some fusel qualities.
Mouthfeel: Medium, and so very smooth.
Drinkability: Quite so. I feel "very good" is an understatement. I think it’s an *outstanding* beer, and one I thoroughly recommend.
TheBeerLover (1019), DC Metro Area, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 20/20 |
Feb 14, 2006 Bottle purchased in Los Angles, CA. Pours to a deep caramel to brown color, with a thick, tan head, and a soft carbonation. The nose on this beer is sweet and malty, with lots of good aromas of caramel, pipe tobacco, and hints of butterscotch. The palate is soft and full with lots of big sweet and caramel malt flavor. This beer finishes with big sweet and caramel malt flavor up front, then ends with a warming, soothing burn that lingers with more sweet malt. A cloying, but delicious beer, with fantastic sweet malt character. Excellent Wee Heavy, and a wonderful beer to match with a rich desert, or a perfect night cap.
SSstout (5), Virginia, USA
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 6, 2006 This is a very distinctive and complex beer. Pours a transparent dark chestnut color. The aroma makes you imagine you are in the Highlands of Scotland. The smokey, sweet flavor is something like Scotch whiskey and molassas. I only wish it was distributed further so I could get my hands on it more often.
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