Dunedin Highland Games Ale

Bottled. A dark amber beer with a fast disappearing brown head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with notes of brettanomyces, smoke, fruit, and wood. The flavor is sweet with notes of smoke, brettanomyces, fruit, and wood, leading to a dry finish. Had it blind - my guess on a style was a thin smoked Flemmish sour - hmmm. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

Draft and redlight. This would have been much better I think if I would have had a half of a glass. Just got to be too much towards the back half. Tobacco...really tobacco. Nice smoke to it...really liked the mouthfeel, but it should have been in a smaller glass.

Draft at Redlight Redlight. I almost feel bad reviewing this so poorly. It just wasn’t a flavor I like. I can understand people liking it, though. The aroma was smoked pipe tobacco. Flavor is lightly smoked with some mint and loaded with tobacco. It really reminded me of chewing tobacco. I had to pour it out.

Draft at Redlight Redlight. Dark brown pour with a thick creamy head. Sweet malt, tobacco and hints of peat aroma. Taste is smooth malt, smoky, tobacco and hints of fruit sweetness. Decent brew.

Draft @ redlight redlight. Pours a semi-transparent brown/black with a fuzzy brown ring of head on the edge of the glass. Some chocolate, tobacco, a touch of roast, malty caramel with a bit of peat smoke in the nose. Very tobacco-like in flavor, mildly roasty with hints of chocolate towards the finish. Towards the thin side of things, chocolate/roast notes are toned down for a porter, but still enjoyable.

Draft at Redlight Redlight. Pours a dark chestnut color with a slightly reddish hue. Mostly clear and translucent. A small, khaki colored head leaves a soapy wash behind. Aromas of sweet caramel malts and lightly pungent pipe tobacco are permeated by a distinct, meaty smokiness, while overly ripe, dark fruits and spices lend earthy depth. Flavors follow suit, mostly sweet and earthy, with a big dark caramel malt presence, and perhaps just a bit too tobacco forward for me. The smoke level is nice, and it really ties all of the varying elements together well. Medium bodied and balanced on the tongue, the mouthfeel doesn’t detract. Nice brew, but not something to go crazy for.

On tap at Redlight.Poured a murky black color.Smoke and roastiness on the nose.Lots offlavor of roasted malts and slight smoke.A quite delicious brew.

Draft at Redlight Redlight. Big dark brown pour. Very nice aroma of smoked wood. Flavor was smokey and peaty, and Hoppy bitterness.