Dillon Dam Olde Forsters Scotch Ale

Brewed by Dillon Dam Brewery & Restaurant
Style: Scotch Ale
Dillon, Colorado USA

Dillon, day after Vail Fest 2006. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is medium brown. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (molasses, caramel), with a note of diacetyl. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, moderately to heavily bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Unbalanced with a yawn-inducing aroma. Eh.

Had this at the brewery. Beer poured a clear, dark-amber color with a small, creamy, off-white, mostly lasting head. The aroma was moderately malty with notes of roasted grain and lightly hoppy with a note of herbs. This also had miscellaneous notes of light vanilla and smoke. The flavor was lightly sweet with a short, lightly bitter finish and seemed a bit unclean and hot. The body was light-to-medium, the texture was creamy and the carbonation was fizzy with a light alcoholic feel at the end. Not really a complex or engaging brew.