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Empyrean Burning Skye Scottish Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
502.56/5.02.58/5.05.8%2.5English pint, Thistle
Commercial Description:
From the land of loch and stone comes our newest offering. Ruby-gold in color, Burning Skye is exceptionally smooth and mild. The use of a wee bit of smoked barley lends Scottish Ale a finish that is both unique and a little mysterious.
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 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/59/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 06/24/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear copper, headless, light sweet malt aroma and flavor, touch of bitterness to keep it balanced,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 bu11zeye (5698), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 13, 2004  
(Bottle) Pous a clear amber color with a small white head. Light citrus, caramel, and hops aroma. Sweet malt flavor with some hops.


 hopdog (5630), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Dec 3, 2007  
12oz bottle acquired in trade with valpoaj (thanks!). Poured a medium orange color with a very small sized head. Aromas of grains, light caramel, and very light peat/earthiness. Tastes of caramel, toasted grains, and maybe some fruitiness. Thinner and weaker in aromas, tastes and body.


 CaptainCougar (5544), Rockville, Maryland, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Jun 24, 2006  
Pours clear copper bronze with a thin, wispy white head. Vegetal earthy, grainy aroma has some bean sprout character. Body has a dull, dry palate with some cardboardy off-flavors and grass. Something’s just not quite right with this.


 Cletus (5060), Connecticut, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Jun 26, 2009  
Pours copper with a thin off white head. Smells of caramel, molasses, diacetyl. Tastes buttery and sweet with a vegetal finish.


 JPDIPSO (4944), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 17, 2004  
One more State ala Falconseye8. Amber color with a fine bubbled dissipating dark cream head. Very light aromas of sweet malt and nuts. Relaxed brew. Light malt caramel sweetness followed by touch of grassy hops and a whiff of peat. A brew for the midwest masses. Not many faults aside for the fact that it lacks any real depth. It certainly has the heft for a wee heavy but not the flavor. Call this and amber and at least my score would be higher.


 heemer77 (4312), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 28, 2009  
Deep hazy bronze body with a thin white head. The aroma was massive caramel and pears with light hints of green wood. There is also an underlying buttery note. The taste has some notes of old caramel candy and light wood. There is also some peppery spice that sneaks in as you drink. Drinkable and drinkable, I actually liked this more than many Scottish Ales, as it tasted more like a malty ESB to me.


 goldtwins (4086), Nesconset, New York, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Jun 25, 2006  
Poured a clear amber color with a minimal head. Fruity estery aroma. Sweet and sugary, malty with light apples. Light alcohol fumes. Bland malt that becomes bitter rather quickly. Dull mouthfeel.



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