 JorisPPattyn (5163), Antwerpen, Belgium
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 |
Apr 20, 2006 Draught Hazy orange-brown, some lace coming from no visible head. Diacetyl nose, butterscotch, sweet. Ugh. Diacetyl to the point of undrinkable, butyric acid and acidity, the promised smokiness is available, but drowns in the (rancid) butterscotch. Lots of malt in the background. Slightly burning MF, acidity. Not acceptable.
YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Apr 13, 2006 Hazy golden amber body with a frothy white head. Lots of malt in the aroma and flavor. Some peat and caramel. Lively carbonation and medium bodied. Just average.
paulmetzger (152), Pocatello, Idaho, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 9, 2006 Pours a pretty golden amber with low carbonation, Mild smoky aroma. Full bodied, mildly sweet. creamy. good.
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 13, 2006 12 oz bottle, no date, courtesy of Larry Pitonka. Consumed at cellar temperature, from a St. Ambroise glass. No visible yeast in the bottle but the pour is very murky, dusty brown with very little head that decays to a thin ring....tobacco smoke and burnt caramel dominate the nose, joined when warmer by substantial alcohol notes and pungent green hops that don’t really add anything positive but confuse the senses....peaty, earthy character immediately hits the tongue, moderate to strong sweetness, all to the good for a bit until a somewhat unpleasant spoiled fruit/milk note emerges, which ends up rather dominating or at least contesting with the pleasant earthy caramel and, I think, ultimately winning....very low carbonation, somewhat oily, flat mouthfeel....it doesn’t add up to much, frankly.
Malakin (465), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 12, 2006 Copper with a quickly fading beige head. Earthy smokey aroma, flavour is malty with a fair bit of smoke and on the bitter side for a scotch ale. Decent at first but I imagine this beer would get boring quickly.
JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Feb 6, 2006 Copper coloured. Aroma is quite malty and sweet. Pale crystal, some butterscotch. Mouthfeel is kind of slick and diacetyl loaded as well. Not a whole lot of complexity. Seems poorly made. It could use some smoke as well... but I feel that way about almost everything.
sandygoonie (27), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Feb 1, 2006 This stuff will MESS YOU UP. 1) Because it is so damn GOOD and 2) The alcohol seems to be way up (Even though decription above says 6.6%. I had it at the brewery on tap and maybe its higher that the bottle (Although I have yet to see a bottle) I love the peat smoked flavor with the intense malt. Not sweet as sweet is but sweet malt flavor. Not candy Belgian sweet but scottish sweet. This is like a compressed time and a half scottish. BUY IT at Pikes you will love it if you are a big beer drinker
slimweebs (139), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 14, 2006 A very hearty, lightly hopped, strongly malted beer. Lots of good flavor, the malt doesn’t dominate too much. Not a bad beer... sweet name too.
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