 JoeMcPhee (3628), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
May 9, 2008
Tap at Mugs. Aroma is great, nice chewy sweetness with lots of sticky, chewy, peaty smoke. Rich maltiness, brown sugar, light rum and chewy sweetness. A bit of plumminess on the back. Rich palate, sweet but not cloying, silky mouthfeel. Lingering kettle caramelization and rich peaty smoke. No complaints about this one.
joekinty (154), rockledge, Florida, USA
Jun 30, 2008 what a beautiful beer wonderfull aromas of swet malts dark fruits roasted barley and slight tabacco slight cherry in the flavor some moked or peated malts just a great brew hope you enjoy it as much as I did
hellbilly (768), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
Jun 30, 2008 bomber 2007... pours a surprisingly clear reddish/brown whiskey color with a thin creamy light tan head. sweet grain and brown sugar dominate the nose as fruit/possibly cooked cherries, dry crackling wood, peat, leather and cocoa take second stage. the palate is not nearly as sweet as these tend to be and certainly not cloying.... pleasant and on the drier side. there’s lots of caramel and malt flavors along with cocoa, peat and a smoky astringency on the finish. the alcohol is noticed as it heats up but is quite welcome in this case. medium body. slick and smooth with light carbonation...
geoalex (12), Frederick, Maryland, USA
Jun 27, 2008 Poured a deep, brownish ruby w/ a little head. Aroma had a peaty, smokey maltiness. Flavor had a smokey malt (scotch whiskey flavor) w/ alcohol hint at end of taste. Medium to heavy mouthfeel with an oily texture. What I would expect from the scotch ale style.
pnista (861), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Jun 13, 2008 2007. Doesn’t not taste like I remember, at all having had on tap at Delaney’s! (But they always fuck orders up anyway) Pours a darker reddish caramel with a decent light tan head. Peaty bandaidy nose with a bit of fruit. Some toast. Kind of chemically. Creamy light body, above average carbonation level. Big ass peat over fruity malt. Rich caramel backbone with substantial hops and alcohol. Lingering tannic astringency. Thoroughly enjoyable.
iowaherkeye (1364), Back in Iowa City!, Iowa, USA
Jun 13, 2008 22oz Bottle Conditioned in 2007, thanks to notalush for the bottle. Clear reddish brown with a one finger creamy beige head, fair retention. Plenty of sweet caramel and toffee sits atop some lightly smoky peated malt--mmmm. There are also light hints of dry wood. Flavor delivered what the aroma promised with plenty of smoke and peated malt to make me happy, and enough dry woody notes to keep the caramel and toffee from getting cloying--I was just a tad nervous that they’d used candy sugar, but you wouldn’t be able to tell. There was also a salty tobacco note. Dry finish with bitterness peaking around a 2-3. The alcohol was nicely warming, but not hot or boozy. Smooth medium body with moderate carbonation. Not much makes me happier than a good Scotch ale, and this is no exception.
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