Shoreline Big Bella Heavy Scotch Ale

Brewed by Shoreline Brewery
Style: Scotch Ale
Michigan City, Indiana USA

On tap at the brewpub: This poured a very dark brown body with a smallish eggshell head. The aroma was of darkly sweet roasted malts. The flavor added molasses and dark berries to the mix along with a hit of alcohol. Not a bad sipper.

Draft at brewpub at 48F. Poured dark brown color with an moderate rocky off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Good roasted sweet malty aroma. Medium body with sticky texture. Medium sweet complex malty flavor with a dark fruity sweet finish of average duration. Very enjoyable brew

On tap, Batch 50 for Shoreline, congrats Sam!

Pours a brown hue with amber highlights and no head nor lace. The aroma is very floral with heavy plum and Merlot esters along with notes of grassy hops, molasses and an addition of wild heather. The taste starts malty smooth with the same Wee Heavy notes of fruits. I found some clove and juniper berry like spice notes as it warmed along with a finish of molasses twang. The mouth feel has a note of alcohol and sprite along the edges with a undertone of sea salt and surprisingly dry finish. A solid winter warmer with a layer of flavors once you adapt to the overt fruitiness of the beer. Yep, a love it or hate it kinda brew.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a small sized head of foamy finely sized bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a semi-opaque dark red brown colored body and a poor lacing. The aroma was malty and licorice. The mildly oily mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish with a biting vinous aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of malt mild hops and licorice. Delicious and one I would certainly buy again. Warning, this beer has a kick!

Draft at Shoreline Brewery. Small tan head, transparent reddish brown body, very little carbonation noted, and a fair amount of lacing. The aroma was caramel, sweet, berries, and molasses. The flavor is sweet, berries, caramel, molasses, and a tad bit spicy. The mouthfeel was smooth and this is a light-medium bodied beer. Overall, this beer is way too sweet and it was a hard beer to finish due to the sweetness.

Draft at the brew pub. Described on their board as a heavy scotch ale. The waiter said it was a strong version of the Beltain Scottish Ale. Clear, orange-brown color. Similar to the Beltian, the aroma was of light dried cherry. Tasted of biscuity malt and dried fruits accented by what tasted like lavender/lilac flowers. Slick mouth feel without an overt alcohol aroma or flavor.

Dark roasty malts, but infused with an unusual sweet fruitiness...a bit odd, but pretty drinkable. The nose is mostly roasted malts and whiff of alcohol. The flavors are dark roasted malts, dark fruits, alcohol and sweet caramel and molasses. A tad thin-bodied for the style.

One tap at the brewpub. This beer is completely over run with fruity esters. Damn near undrinkable. Pretty thin palate. Not good at all.