 ruggedman (613), Portland, Maine, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 7, 2009 Bottle at Novare Res.
Pours a golden amber color with a white head. Big sweet malt aromas with hints of floral notes. Flavor is very nice, sweet, slightly boozy, a hint of herbs and spices. Finish attenuates perfectly, sweet and dry. Sticky on the tongue but not over-extending.
Looking at the reviews below calling for more hops, I’d wonder where scotch ales are known for their hop profile, especially ones that use heather also.
I thought this was a perfect example of a style i’m generally not a fan of.
Block (365), West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 27, 2009 Golden orange pour with a white head. Yeasty aroma with citrus and pale malts. Fruity flavor with a sweet finish. Doesn’t have any hop flavor with only very slight bitterness. Definitely has an old feel to it.
njbfr (105), New Jersey, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 20, 2009 Updated: Feb 21, 2009Pours a nice golden amber with a fairly creamy white head. Slight floral/fruity aroma. Flavor is floral with a hint of citrus. Finish is pretty dry and very clean. A slight hop bitterness on the finish or heavier malt would benefit this ale nicely. Good lacing.
Agaguk (119), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 15, 2009 330ml Bottle shared with French Tickler. Clear golden apperance with a bubbely white head. Aroma: orange, chocolate and honey. Flavor: orange, watery and light pepper taste. Palate: light body and soft carbonation with an oily finish.
eczematic (1198), Sydney, Australia
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 14, 2009 this is one of those beers that i’ve been looking for for ages, not even because i really thought i would like it, but because i wanted to have tasted it (in case someone brings it up in conversation and i don’t have an opinion prepared). and now i have. my opinion? hops in beer is an instance of progress being a good thing. honey, peppermint and pleasant maltiness, slight gingery or peppermint hotness, but empty in the finish where the hops should go.
BrotherGrendel (580), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 8, 2009 A- Cloudy, dark orange/honey hue, head is small, off-white, and bubbly that is mostly sustained, very thin lacing
S- Nose is dominated by floral tones (including heather of course), sweet spicecake, herbs, subtle malts, other slight fruits/berries, hints of peppermint/candy cane
T- Initial taste is sweet herbs and flowers along with wheat and grain, opens up to allspice, earthy tones, and tea leaves, finishes sweet and dry
M- Light/medium bodied, watery texture, tickly carbonation
D- This is definitely a unique beer, I have never have a ’Scottish Gruit’ before (even though I was born in Scotland), it is almost like a cross between wheat wine/winter warmer/fruit beer, but the floral spices are overly potpourri-ish which is tough to handle in large amounts (one bottle was enough for me), very original and quite balanced, the taste is a little too out there for a repeat performance
jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 30, 2009 Ambler look in color. OK head. Nice smell almost like an old ale slightly flowery but more heavily of scottish malt. Taste is lacking and seems watered down.
fidel (913), Livermore, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 28, 2009 Pours dark golden, citrus, grainy, floral, malty, little honey, slight spice, dry finish.
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