Olde Hickory Scottish Ale

On tap at Union Jacks. This is a "Niro-brew". Dark amber. HUGE creamy head. Aroma: Fruit, caramel, malt. Flavor: Earthy hops, fruit, spice. Light finish. This isn’t a bad beer at all but seemed more like an Old-style than a Scotch ale.

Took an extremely long time to pour - copper, very foamy. Malty, caramelly, faintly earthy aroma. Flavor is caramelly and sweet, with just a touch of earthiness. Seems a bit more watery than I expected. Not as assertive as I expected.

Poured on nitro tap at Union Jack’s. L’Ecosse appears to be French for Scotland, other than that I know very little about this beer. Huge nitro off white foam sits on a clear red body. The aroma isn’t much except that dry nitro musk, some sweet malts. The taste is a noticeable improvement, lots of caramel, fruitiness, some chocolate finishing notes. Has that smooth nitro body to it which I don’t particularly care for but is otherwise a good enough beer.

Date: 07/18/2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Taproom

dark amber, thin fine beige head, light smokey malt aroma, slightly tart carmel malt flavor,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.9/5.0
Drinkability: 3/10
Score: 4

Pours a clear copper with a large head that gradually fades to a ring. Richly malty aroma. Malty caramel, not really peaty or smokey.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear copper color with thick white head. Not much aroma other than subdued caramel malt. Interesting mix of caramel and smoke flavors making for an overall meaty character. Better than average, but not really my thing.

Draught at Union Jack’s. Pours a brilliant dark amber-copper with fast-dissipating beige head. The aroma is malty with some biscuit and brown sugar. The flavor is berries and raisin bread at first, then some hay, then a dry, toasty finish. The aftertaste is ashy and slightly tannic. Also, as a Scottish Ale, I would rather this have a little more body. But it’s certainly drinkable.

Reddish Copper, thin layer of beige foam. Clean and caramelly aroma, with maybe a hint of smoke. Surprisingly prickly mouthfeel. Some veggie flavors, hint of pepper. Very similiar to a brown, with a hint of smoke and earth. On draft at union Jacks, Knoxville.