McEwans Scotch Ale

Brewed by John Smiths (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Scotch Ale
Tadcaster, England

Aroma: Very sweet - candy and caramel Appearance: Pours thick and oily low head dark nut brown with red highlights Flavour: Full rich thick malt flavour caramel, candied fruit and brandy. Alcohol flavour and burn keep counter the syrupy sweetness. Mouthfeel: Full bodied, thick and chewy. Overall: Very rich sweet and alcoholic flavoured. Tastes like sweetened brandy. Alcohol balances the malt character but just too sweet to drink much of - a little dab will do you.

THis was passable after having REAL McEwans while in Scotland. IT was drinkable, but much maltier and darker than it’s non-export equivalent, McEwans 80. Slightly sweet, but roasty and malty overwhelms. A little foamy head, dissipates somewhat slowly. (Bottle Pour 12/7/2006)

Dark red-brown in color with sparse white head. Smells slightly sweet, slightly peaty, a tad whiff of a plasticy smell. Palate is off - a bit overcarbonated. Not as complex as some other Scotches, but I think this was the first one I had. Sweet and slightly peaty with a slight warm finish.

This is my first scotch ale and since this is considered to be the best I guess i don’t care for the syle. Pours a dark brown and smells good, but Gagggggg SWEET! Drinking this beer is like eating an entire tube of tooth paste; sweet and ichy. I couldn’t finish it. The worst thing is the price. WARNING THIS IS EXTREAMLY SWEET!!!!!!!�

pours clear and dark brown, minimal head and some fine lacing. aroma is of caramel, alcohol, and hay. taste is sweet malt with some alcohol burn. ok, don’t really care for another.

Murky brown, small tan head that dissolved into nothing very quickly. Smells of a rich malt profile. High alcohol dominated the flavor with a syrupy consistancy. I didn’t like this beer.

This beer is f*ckin whack as a shack!!! pours a black match brown. no head, but that ring was there. crazy sherry harsh tar liquor smell. abv is present. is a rather complex brew that can go either way...I love it..i hate it ...u can catch this beer anywhere in between! IS also a great cigar beer cuz the wicked tart-ness of the beer goes GreaT with the delicous smoke of a fine cubano! ....this beer was a let down and a half! ..evil scotch ale....

I tried this once at a friends party, it was somewhat decent alcohol, and unfortunately I’ve not been able to find it since, well, not in the local shops around here.