Salsgebom (20), North Carolina, USA
Jan 31, 2007
16.9oz bottle. Pours foggy copper with nice head retention. Malty sweet with a relatively strong smokiness. They say the smokey character of Scottish ales come from the yeast, but I detect a hint of peat malt. Over-carbonated. Pretty good.
 Snojerk321 (1124), San Diego, California, USA
Nov 18, 2008 Pours a surprising amber color that seems promising with a slight fizzy head. The first taste is a little boring with English hops and barley and slight flavors amaretto and apricots. However, the beer leaves the mouth quite dry and the bitterness of the hops isn’t well balanced by the sweetness of the malts.
MrBunn (949), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 1, 2008 Bottle. Pour is a light brown/dark amber with a small frothy head and aromas of herbs and dusty/bready grains (smells almost like rye bread). Flavor has a caramel/toffee/rye bread malt presence with a bit of spice (pepper, grass, & allspice). This is pretty pleasant, but kind of uninteresting.
thornecb (1228), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
Oct 19, 2008 Pours deep amber into a shaker. Bright white head recedes to skim surface. Bread and caramel aromas. Crisp and slightly sour. Dry, lasting nut brown, caramel finish.
tlind2 (342), Helsinki, Finland
Oct 16, 2008 500 ml bottle. Deep amber color, creamy white head. Slightly herbal hop aroma. Smooth fruity, hoppy flavor, malty finish. Light body, slightly watery. Straight-forward, drinkable beer.
Miksu (1355), Jyväskylä, Finland
Oct 12, 2008 0.5 l bottle. Amber color with creamy head. Sweetish, caramelly, nutty and slightly toasty aroma with notes of flowery british hops. Caramelly, toasty and nutty with medium bitterness and flowery-candyish british hops. Pleasant and easy.
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