 jonno (603), Brisbane, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 7, 2009
Interesting beer. Like an unusual tripel. Nose is pinapple and a curious character that must be the pine. Moutfeel is solid with hints of tropical fruit and sugars. A nice change.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 15, 2009
Name: Alba Scots Pine Ale
Date: December 02, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: cloudy orange, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma, hint of pine, light fruity sweetness, touch of spicyness
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, touch of pine and spruce, light spicyness yields a light bitterness
Overall: unique spicy spruce combined with the fruity character
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4
Toxygen (347), Sanford, Florida, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Updated: Dec 12, 2009(mix pack)
lct-cpr, ^eff, thin-wh-head, ^co2, smooth-med-body, patchy-lace,
aroma: sweet-malt sour-berry,
taste:
T1: ^berry(artificial-blueberry)
T2 weizen-sour-fruitiness, pine/spruce
T3 §malty §oily dryish
Tf pine/spruce,
fresh and energetic flavors, ^drinkable
a great spring/autumn camping/outdoors (pine forest) session beer with a lot of interesting character, an occasional beer that would loose it’s unique charm if drank too often.
mmacleod75 (41), Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 Poured from bottle. Poured orange copper color with average head. Fruity aroma, some banana, slightly floral. Very unique taste. I definitely noticed the pine notes, but it still retained the fruity flavor as well. Different, but very good.
MoritzF (5029), Bochum, Germany
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 (bottle) Hazy, orange to copper colour with a medium-sized tanned foamy head. Moderately sweet and (initially) slightly acidic fruit-accented aroma of berries and pears, accompanied by a distinctive flowery and almost ethereally and resiny piney touch. Sweet and slightly bitter flavour, medium to full bodied with a soft, almost creamy carbonation. Solid (cara-)malty base with light fruity notes and a blink of alcohol; dry-out effect towards the resiny spicy and malty finish with a tinge of alcohol coming out of the mask. Enjoyable and warming brew. 30.XI.09
FunkyBrewster (506), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Pours a cloudy cider like color with a small almost no white head. Aroma is quite strange. Besides the apparent oxidation, there are a lot of typical UK fruits, oh and some banana. An interesting caramel candy-like sweetness over just a hint of pine and peat earthiness. Flavor starts with a sweet fruit maltiness, super mellow and easy to just sit in the mouth. Gains some honey and sugary characters that are a bit cloying but seem fitting as a traditional beer. Finishes soft and without a whole lot of presence, some floral notes. Light to medium body and a super soft carbonation. So interesting and different you gotta respect that.
17thfloor (1507), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Bottle thanks to funkybrewster. Pours a murky glowing orange with a thin bubbly head. Aroma is sweet and malty, smoothly bready, similar to a weizenbock, fruity with a hint of spruce. Flavor is a bit sharper which is good, still somewhat similar to a weizenbock, bready with very light spruce notes, nicely balanced, bit fruity, banana. Medium bodied with fizzy carbonation that makes it nice and airy. The alcohol is quite nice.
fredthecat (203), Canada
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 smells, malty, fruity like strawberries like the other heather ales... theyre pretty similar to be honest (despite the apparent differences), also a little metallic. its red with no real lasting head. tastes very bitter, astringent, some kind of popcorny taste. its pleasant, but unbeery and very .. whatever. alcoholic burn feel (pleasant in my view actually). this was the one i was saving out of the 4 pack, as unstandout as the rest..
zach8270 (2131), Henrietta, New York, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 (bottle - 330 ml) Golden pour with a thin white head. Aroma has tons of pine and spruce notes mixing with a mild sweetness. Mainly the pine notes are dominant. Flavor begins sweet with a ton of spruce and pine notes. Mild middle with a very sweet and tangy finish with a flavor that I just couldn’t identify
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