McNeills Tartan Export Ale

Brewed by McNeills Brewery
Style: Scottish Ale
Brattleboro, Vermont USA

Reddish brown with thick small bubbled head. Sweet candy flavor is prominent, ending with a lite, but lingering bitter finish. Very warming.

Ruby orange amber hue. Sticky, foamy cream colored head. Graham cracker in the nose, an excellent observation, dusty, caramel/toffee nose. The palate isnt as exciting as the aroma. I was expecting a bit more body, and chewy malts. Hints of caramel, almost sour?, light to medium bodied, finishing swith a slight hoppy note, and faint smokiness. Not too shabby...

Sweet, half-fermented black grape juice aroma with faint date syrup...Ugly, cancerous, sparse bubbles form its diseased crown...Muddy ashes run amock in the semi-thick, placid grape juice...A dry ending cannot deter the comparison with their quasi-lifeless mock-dubbel...Not a bad beer but, alas, forgettable...

Bottle: Light smokey,scotchy,carmel nose. Nice clear reddish brown color. Sweet burnt carmel taste. Thin with a hint of hops bitterness then back to malt roast flavor. I remember this better than this bottle seems to be. Still an enjoyable ale.

Reddish copper body. Very ripe fruits aroma. Nice balance between the thick caramel taste of the malts and the bitterness. Thanks to Muzzlehatch for this one.

Dark brown color, light tan head. Nose is caramelly and sweet. Body is sweet with a touch of smoke, mint and a solid roastiness. Finishes hoppy and slightly sweet.

Fairly light , sweet a bit malty ale . Its body alone was lacking complexity .

Brown colour. Excellent aroma - toffee, graham cracker, molasses, Christmas fruitcake, portobello, earth. The palate on the other hand is bland over bland - vague caramel and a little bit of orange. What happened?