McEwans Export

Draught in Firenze. Pours translucent amber, with medium head and lacing. Smoky malt aroma, but metallic to the tongue. Not very memorable.

50cl Can from Meny Liertoppen. Pours deep amber with a very large off white head, that have a very creamy "hat". Malty and caramel aroma. Flavor is a bit weak and has notes of coffe and some roasted coffe. Some bitter finish that I dont like too much. Light body and quite watery.

Can 500ml.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel - toffee, roasted notes, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and coffee / burnt roasted malt bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090408]

...can. Aromas were slightly spicy, with mainly of sweet malt, with a hint of wheat, fruit and hops. Slightly roasted flavors hinting towards caramel, but not much. Metallic flavors on the finish, medium bodied, overall, not too bad.

500ml can from Tesco in St Andrews. Deep brown in body appearance under a fragile, patchy head. Plain smell of sweet malts. Malty character with roasted grain and a bite of dark fruits. Lively carbonated [10.11.2008].

Can (500ml). Poured burnt copper with a thick, frothy, off-white head which was mostly lasting. An odd yet intriguing aroma of smoked bacon and wood with strange dirty/earthy notes, toffee malts, caramel and a subtle fruitiness (blackberries?). Flavor was very poorly balanced with unpleasant metallic notes, a mild bitterness, sweet buttery malts, margarine (the cheap sort), odd dusty/dirty notes and a dry woody finish. Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation, a dry/creamy mouthfeel and an average lasting finish.

(can) Clear, amber colour with a thick beige foamy head. Sweet, slightly sugary malty nose with a tinge of caramel, lime and an almost ethereal spicy touch. Bitter flavour with a touch of sourness, light bodied with a light to medium carbonation. Unexciting minimal sugary malt profile with a tinge of caramel and very subtle fruity flavour; slim but nevertheless also a bit sticky and inharmonic finish with a moderate but not too aromatic bitter hoppy presence (27.X.08).

Can. Dark golden / brown with an off-white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, apple, hop. Flavour is fruit, malt, hop, dry, apple. Ordinary beer.