 Travlr (787), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Appearance is chestnut brown with a large, lively beige head that is long-lasting and leaves nice lacing.
Smell is burnt caramel and butterscotch, with a background of vanilla.
Taste was like a typical dark scotch ale, subtle and bittersweet, with a dry finish.
Very nice beer, easy to drink, interesting and amusing.
KnutAlbert (3217), Oslo, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 16, 2009 Bottle. Very dark red, lovely aroma of raisins and other dried fruit.
Some nice spices - nutmeg and pepper.
Fne balance, sweet and sour. A bit thin, perhaps, but it’s a very decent session beer. Long finish.
I’d like to have one of the Norwegian macros make a Christmas beer like this!
cgarvieuk (4212), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 27, 2009 Cask at Scotish Real Ale Festival 2009 Copper ... tan head ... sweet toffee malts nose... lovely caramel malt ... quite fruity ... smells better than it tastes
weaselkenievil (738), Cheshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 25, 2009 Bottle from Sainsburys. Dark brown with creme coloured fluffy head. Yeast and malt aroma. Flavour is caramel malts, toffee, little chocolate and a slight hint of coffee, little fruit. I really liked this one.
Sigmund (2299), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 11, 2009 500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger ABV is 4.2%. Chestnut coloured beer, big to moderate creamy beige head. Moderate aroma of malts, nuts and biscuits, hints of caramel and chocolate. Distinctly malty flavour, probably some caramel malts and chocolate malts have been used here, but the beer is not very sweet. Some fruit and moderate hops in the finish. Definitely a "Scottish Ale" rather than a "Bitter" - you won’t find many English bitters with this character these days, methinks.
RichardGretton (3153), Leicestershire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 9, 2009 Bottle. Dark brown beer with a strong head. The aroma is roasted and mildly chocolate, and the flavour is roasted, and mildly bitter with a watery chocolate aftertaste. Overall a nice bitter and chocolate flavoured beer.
MiP (9157), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 Bottle, 4.2%. Spicy hop aroma. Clear dark brown colour. Small tan head. The flavour is slightly roasted, mild and sweetish. Hint of flowery aroma hops.
larsga (2980), Oslo, Norway
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 21, 2009 Big coarseish beige head. Deep dark brownish red body. Fruity roasty earthy aroma with peppery chocolate notes. Dry-sweetish milky roasty dusty chocolatey taste with earthy nutty notes. Very harmonic. Mid-bodied. Mild, smooth mouthfeel. Dryish earthy chocolatey aftertaste with coffee notes. Excellent! (0.5l bottle, Centra, Oslo.)
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