Eyedrinkale (3209), Astoria, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jul 30, 2006 Dark brown with a big bubbled head. Aroma is rum soaked dried fruits. Taste is nice and roasty with some cola and coffee. Decent stuff but not too terribly exciting. mkobes (2104), paramus, New Jersey, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Jul 30, 2006 12 oz bottle. Deep brown in color with a nice off white head that left a nice lacing on the glass. Fruity malty roasty chocolatety aroma. Raisiny woody notes. Malty caramel flavor. Nice smokey peaty notes. Medium bodied. Nutty. Smooth. Finish is malty. Very drinkable. Nice. jpm30 (1588), East Central, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 25, 2006 From a 12 oz. long neck brown bottle with no bottled/freshness date.
Poured a solid cola brown with a foamy beige head that settled into a thin sudsy lacing, minimal amount of sticking.
Aromas of grape and orange fruitiness with a vinous alcohol, a light caramel, earthy and a barrel woodiness.
Moderate carbonation, a soft crispness and smooth medium bodied mouthfeel.
Malty taste upfront, caramel and powdery chocolate, the barest touches of peat, a vanilla woodiness, dusty yeasty and a dryish earthy, orangy and malty finish, good drinkability.
A pleasant Scotch ale from Lake Louie, not the best I’ve ever had, but still quite quaffable.
iowaherkeye (1890), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jun 2, 2006 12oz bottle, no date. Pours a deep reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma of caramel, butterscotch, slight smoked peat and nuts. Smells quite nice. Flavor is very sweet until the smoked peat shows up 2/3 through. Does have a chalky bitter finish. Taste follows the aroma, minus the butterscotch. Medium bodied. Nice beer. Ughsmash (4099), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | May 25, 2006 Bottled. Poured a rich toffee/amber with a short cap of beige head... rather intricate lacing followed. Toasted caramel and cereal malts lead the aroma.. followed by smoked cedar, dried pears, and dried leafy hoppage... quite intriguing. Flavor is slow to develop.. with toasted caramel, rye, and lightly smoked peat along with alcohol highlights, nuttiness, and more pears... came on strong after a short while. Lighter-bodied and slick on the palate.. just felt OK. Finish was a tad tacky with rich caramel malts and faint peat. Another solid brew from these guys! weeare138 (936), Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | May 4, 2006 Thanks to stonecrusher for this...
Appears a dark amber color with a small off white head. Mild scattered lace is left around the glass.
Smell is slightly smokey, roasted malt, caramel, with a light buttery diacytel aroma in the background.
The taste is about the same as the aromas. I may have to open up the other bottle as a comparison being that s.c. got this direct from the brewery not even a month ago. I was just expecting a bit more from this.
Mouthfeel is slightly thin with hints of caramel and candy lingering. hopdog (5630), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | May 4, 2006 12oz bottle shared courtesy of weeare138. Poured a medium brown color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of peat, nuts, caramel, and a little buttery. Tastes of nuts, roast, caramel, and light peat. I didn’t get the butter in the flavor like I did in the aroma. Thinner body. egajdzis (3645), Spring Mount, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | May 4, 2006 Poured a hazy brown color with a small, light tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, light roast, some diactyl, and nuts. Taste of more nuts, and roast, caramel malts, with a dry smokiness, and a touch of tartness. Seems like it is beginning to head south.
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