 highlandlad (1278), Sydney, Australia
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 28, 2005 Disappointing commercial Scottish IPA. Poured a bronze colour with a moderate, brief head. Faint toffee notes in the bread-like malty aroma. Thin bodied and quenching but not especially satisfying. Some caramel notes and nutty bitterness but it pulls up short. One of the weaker ales in McEwans’ mediocre line. (Bottle)
JoeMcPhee (5056), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 21, 2005 From a 500 ml can. Rich golden colour, thick bubbly head, fading fast. Wet stale breadiness, faint UK hop aroma. Metallic finish. After about five minutes in the glass, though it changes quite a bit. Ends up with a faint sweet maltiness and light woodsy hop aroma. Still, pretty bland.
scraff (1955), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 19, 2005 Luckily my pizza washed down the flavor. Oak brownish, thin white head. Lightly buttered hops, caramel, and citrus for aroma and flavor. Light bodied, watery, medium carbonation, sweet, buttery, fruity finish. This needs some serious help....
Lou18 (1353), West Paterson, New Jersey, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Feb 15, 2005 Wow Seth dude, You said it, I had a rating, but looked at yours and .. you said it all. I probably will pass on any other offerings from them.
sethdude (611), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Feb 11, 2005 I’m convinced. Courage-Newcastle just doesn’t brew very good beers. I’ve been hugely underwhelmed by the Scotch Ale, and equally underwhelmed by the famous Brown. Chalk up another dissapointment. Pours a reddish amber with a very thin head. Aroma is stale malts, weak hops, and a caramel smell. Flavor is pretty much the same, with a mild bitterness in there. Thin and watery.
Ray1975 (251), Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 8, 2005 Had at McNellies. Not a bad beer but not like an IPA.. Had a malty aroma and a very sweet malty flavor with little to no hops.. Nice smooth beer..
joshpiledean (228), Ames, Iowa, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Feb 7, 2005 Yeah not an IPA...I picked that up before I even looked this up. Boring, fruity like flavor, far from being IPA-like bitter. Malts run this beer, and they don’t do it so well.
Cornfield (4980), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Feb 3, 2005 Updated: Jul 5, 2005Intriguing drink. Called an IPA but classsified as a bitter, this actually looks and tastes like a mild Scotch ale. It’s got a big malty aroma with a watered down taste to match. There’s little signs of any hopping whatsoever. I kind of like it, but.... IPA? Not by any standards. Bitter? I really don’t think so. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Place Restaurant and Beer Garden, La Grange, IL<font size=-1>
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