Sheepscot Valley Bold Coast Pemaquid Ale

Brewed by Sheepscot Valley Brewing Company
Style: Scottish Ale
Whitefield, Maine USA

Bomber from porterhouse - thanks, Kevin! Densely malty aroma with a little cigarette smoke, burnt caramel and brown sugar, touch of breakfast maple syrup and a dash of butterscotch. Perhaps a splash of berry. Murky mahogany pour with a rocky, dense, creamy beige head. Taste is, again, big malt with a bit of cigarette ash and berry, touches of sweet and citrus but on the whole very dry. Medium body with a sometimes lightish mouthfeel, aftertaste is dry nudging up to rubbery. Vague tea-like or cotton-balled finish. Indeed, an interesting experience.

On tap at a small seafood restaurant in Auburn, Me. Pours a deep amber, slight haze, with a small lasting off white head. Aroma is nutty, smooth sweet caramel malts, hints of toffee, and a tea-like herbal hop hint. Good full flavor, nutty and caramel again but light hints of smoke, pine needle, tea, and some gummy yeasty dirtiness in the background. Pretty smooth overall.

Date: 10/19/1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Great Lost Bear, Maine

light amber, whispy head, nice lace, light malt flavor, slight tartness, pretty much flavorless

Aroma: 2/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 2/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.2/5.0
Score: 4
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Only one bottle left in the shop, thought I would give it a try...What a surprisingly good beer! Malty and roasty with an excellent mouthfeel but could have been a bit drier for my taste. This one started off good straight from the fridge, but improved greatly as it warmed.

22 oz bottle. Pours a clear garnet colored body under a foamy one finger beige head that left some sticky lacing. Very light visible carbonation. The aroma is malt dominated with an interesting mix of toasted malt, light smoke, peat, bacon, and a little beef jerky. Just a light hint of hops. The malt is center stage on the flavor too. Nice dry toasted and slightly husky crystal malt with a light hint of smoke and hops on the finish. Late lingering peat flavor with a touch of coffee. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a dry grainy husky texture and moderate soft carbonation. Finishes a little sticky. Overall, this was a really good beer. Quite a nice surprise.

Bomber - copper pour with a fizzy, short-lived head - earthy, musty, semi-tart aroma, with notes of brown sugar, dough and dried cherries - light tartness up front, followed by medium sweet caramel and carmelized sugar - soft herbal notes and a hint of gingerbread - finishes with an almost sour cherry flavor - an out-of-left-field treat.

On draft while on vacation in Rangeley Maine. Poured a nice dark brownish red with minimal lacing. Mouthfeel was heavy. Ale has some body to it. Tastes was of mild caramel , malts with just a hint of hops. Finish was nice and smooth.

(draft) Crystal clear copper body with beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, maple, some chocolate, light peat. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some earthy, light peat. Medium body.