dkachur (2347), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 7, 2008 750 mL bottle. Reddish brown pour with very small suspended particles. Large fizzy off-white head fades to a film on top of the beer. Fruity Belgian yeast aroma with earthy toffee notes. Taste is dryer than expected. Toffee, nutty, earthy and that same fruity yeast. jeffwilliams11 (310), hooterville, Michigan, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 | Jul 2, 2008 pours ruby brown with medium tan-ish head. aroma is earthy and fruity. tastes very subtly earthy, ?cherries?, plums. no noticable hop flavor or aroma. very interesting beer, and far too drinkable for 8.5%. eboats (887), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jun 28, 2008 Bottled. Pours the color of iced tea with a dirty off white head. Aroma has some slight cocoa notes with musty earth notes as well. Flavor is slightly alcoholic with belgian yeast and earth notes. Medium body. KAF (441), Coralville, Iowa, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jun 27, 2008 Apple cider brown pour with a finger thick off white head. Children’s fruit snacks aroma. Taste of grape flavored fruit snacks with a faint hint of alcohol. MBison (548), Southern Highlands, Australia
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jun 20, 2008 Botltle (750ml) 8%. Poured a very deep, hazy ruby with a large foamy, off-white head which was mostly lasting. Aroma was of sweet yeasty malts with buttery Anzac biscuits, toffee, dried mixed fruits, mixed nuts, red berries, pears, nutmeg and some all spice. Flavor was of sweet buttery biscuit malts with yeasty notes, dried mixed fruits, red + black berries, toffee, pears and a spicy (nutmeg, all spice, coriander), warming finish. Very well hidden alcohol content. Medium bodied with medium carbonation, creamy mouthfeel, syrupy texture and a good finish. badgerben (3592), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jun 19, 2008 Dark brown color with a medium head. Very malty aroma. Dark, sweet malt taste. Lots of nuttiness and some toasted husk flavor. This definitely seemed more like the description on the bottle (brown ale) than a Scotch Ale. Cybercat (784), Georgia, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jun 13, 2008 This one pours a rich, almost opaque chocolaty brown. Aroma is strong and malty and just a touch sweet. Flavor is rich, remarkably sweet but not cloying, strongly malty with hints of fruit and butterscotch and a nutty trace. There is just a tiny hit of hop bitterness. Very smooth and pleasant to sip. garmonbozia (227), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jun 9, 2008 Bottle from Liqourama. First beer of this style and I liked it very much. Nice malt and sweetness taste. I found a distinctive taste that I could not make out, but I did enoy this beer very much and will buy again.
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