Growler from the brewery. 5 days old so it’s not as fresh as it should be, which is my fault. Pour is a deep brown with a moderate head that fades away into a ring. Aroma is malty with dark fruit. Nice smell. First sip is very sweet. Very smooth and very complex sweetness. Mouthfeel isn’t too thick, isn’t too thin, but is gone rather quickly. Still good. Solid brew.

12 oz. bottle courtesy of my Summer Secret Santa. Pours a hazy dark brown with rusty highlights. Moderate off-white head disappeared after the first two sips and left spotty lace. Pleasant aroma of malt, brown sugar and dates. The flavor is sweet malt with brown sugar and a bit of earthy peat. Smooth with some caramel silkiness. Enjoyable.

Pint glass. Chumleys. I thought this beer was fascinating. It had a great smokey aroma. It was a dark brown hue but had a very thin head. Great flavor, had a smokey barbeque taste that was excellent, definitely a must.

Pours amber brown with a small off white head. Aroma and taste are big and malty.

Deep amber-orange beer with almost no head at all. Aroma is very malty and sweet. Chewy and lightly fruity. Some heavy caramel and toffee and perhaps a bit of chocolate. Smells quite a lot like a UK barleywine. Toffeeish/sweet flavour with a light nuttiness behind the sweet caramel. No smokiness but a lovely light cherryish sweetness. The flavour is less sweet that the aroma might suggest (no idea how old this bottle is) but there is a nice lingering chocolate and caramel sweetness. It’s a pretty nice, easy drinking scottish ale.