Sheepscot Valley Bold Coast Pemaquid Ale

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

dry and woody. Roasted nuts and roasty malt. A little smoky. A touch of hops provide an earthy spice. Sweet caramel coats the tongue. Creamy, thick palate. Maybe I just got the right style at the right time, but this beer tastes awesome right now. I could drink cases of this. This is a huge surprise.

On tap at Shaws is New Harbor. Pours a deep amber with tan head. Unfortunately, Shaws only pours draughts into plastic cups. Moderate lacing. Malt and caramel are well-balanced. Full-bodied. The tap was very cool, a red and white buoy with a distressed look to it. Overall, a very decent ale.

This beer pours quite dark for a scottish-style ale. The head is thin and a sort of white/off-white. The carbonation is decent but not too crazy. The taste is a sweet, malty flavor that is great on a warm summer afternoon or during the winter. The finish is smooth with a decent hop aroma, but nothing overwhelming. Overall, this is a very drinkable beer that will satisfy all tastes.

Growler purchased at Florian’s. Dark brownish-red translucent body with only a thin film of off-white head. Smells roasty and buttery. Tastes malty and roasty, with caramel and chocolate notes coming out after a few sips, as well as suggestions of nut and vanilla. Diacetyl is also there, but takes an almost immediate backseat to the complex maltiness of the beer. Medium bodied with more carbonation than expected, but not to the point of prickly-ness. I’m impressed with the carbonation of this one - just enough. While I think this beer has just a hint of oxidation, after a few sips, the beer’s true character emerges, revealing a rich complex plethora of flavors in almost perfect balance. This beer is really good - I’d love to try it on-tap sometime. Definitely growing more impressed with this brewery!

Nice beer, sweet and quite tasty. Wishing it was available in NY. Tried it while on vacation in Maine.

Draft @ Great Lost Bear in Portland - Pours a dark brownish amber in color with a tanish head. Aroma is of sweet and roasted malts. Some smokiness in both the aroma and flavor. Flavor was slightly sweet with roasted malts, caramel and bready yeasiness. Finish was slightly bitter. Good beer...

Pours a cloudy golden brown color with a foamy tan head. Aroma of caramel and sweet roast malt. Flavor is pretty damn nice with caramel and a nice classic taste to it. Mildly sweet while in the mouth and aftertaste is just a hint bitter. Pretty well build, but I dont think it’s as good as the guy that sold it to me at Downeast Bev in Portland thought when he titled it the "best maine beer". I still think that’s reserved for Cadillac Mt Stout.

On tap at The Great Lost Bear:
Minty herbal freshness hangs on to the baccate sweetness...Some roastiness clings on to the delicate caramel malts, finishing up in a yeasty brush...A distinct and original scottish ale...