McGuires Scotch Ale

The aroma is peaty with malt, yeast, and a touch of smoke. The appearance is mahogany with a medium sized sudsy head. The flavor is like the aroma with plenty of peat and a touch of butterscotch. The palate is average. Overall it’s an interesting beer and worth a try. It’s alright.

Tap FBGF. Pours dark brown with beige head, and nice golden lacing. Aroma got plenty of caramel malts and toffee light roastiness adds a small coffee touch to the aroma. Taste, roasted malts, lots of candi sugar, licorice, and a ton of of sweetness for an almost butterscotch/strong toffee palate. Liked this one a lot.

Draft at Florida Brewers Guild Beer Fest 2008. Full rating updated as soon as I am more coherent.

Draft at Destin location. Copper color in the glass with an off-white, creamy head that left some lacing. The aroma found malts, wood, and a hint of alcohol. The flavor was of barrel wood and fruits. Medium to full body with a slight warming feeling. A nice after dinner sipper.

Seasonal brew from McGuire’s in Destin. Nice deep mahogany color with an extremely small white lace head. Very pleasant aroma - Very malty with some brown sugar and coffee. Full bodied flavor - Light sweetness continues with more coffee and some dark chocolate notes. Finishes with a bitter "twinge" of hops. Very tasty stuff. If only I could bring some home with me! Cheers!

On tap at McGuires in Destin. Pours not quite as dark as their porter...tinges of a deep red are evident in the dark brown body. No head is evident in the glass. Nose is very roasty, earthy, peaty....lotsa malt goiing on here. Taste follows suit with a major dark roasty coffeish malt backbone, with some nice bitter hops to balance things. Medium bodied and smooth...light carbonation. Not as bitter in the finish as I expected, but still a very good porter...and the 7.2% abv was barely noticeable. Tasty.