Gordon Scotch Ale / Mc Douglas Scotch Ale
John Martin in Genval, Walloon Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
6.63
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Born in the luminous moors in an environment of untamed lochs and haunted Scottish castles, the ale Gordon Scotch Ale is so generous that it is willingly shared. Its white, unctuous foam, in total contrast with the dark brown elixir, is a pleasure for the palate. The connoisseur fraternity will recognise the authentic Scotch : the soul of the Scottish Highlands.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle. Not much is to be said about this beer. It remains one of my all time favorite scotch ales along with the Gordon Xmas. Pours copperish with a beige head. Aroma is malty, roasted and caramely. Taste is strong roasted / caramel and some coffee + butterscotch. Alcohol is quite present all over the tasting, very roasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2008
at 05:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a deep hazzlenut golden glare, dense, creamy and light tan head. Mild spiced and breadish malt aroma. Flavour is dry breadish malt, slight roasted note and a nice pilsner hops bitterness shining through. Goes down quite smooth given the alcohol content. Nice roasted malt finish with a mild bitterness lingering into a dry finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2008
at 13:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
330 ml. bottle. Cola colored pour with a large, near rocky, tan head. Aroma is roasted caramel with whisky smoke notes. Sweet. Slighty smokey. Darkish roasted malt. Some heat. Thin to medium body with coarsely creamy carbonation. It’s too hot to sip well, and it’s too sweet to quaff freely. So this "unique nectar " has to stand on it’s own. I like it, but I like other beers more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2008
at 15:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a deep clear brown/burgundy color ale with a nice foamy head with good retention but no lacing. Aroma of caramel malt with some medium sweet notes also noticeable. Taste is a mix between some medium sweet malt with some notes of caramel malt. I could not detect any peat malt which is usually a characteristic that I enjoy in this style. Body is a bit thin and somewhat watery for the style with some good carbonation and alcohol is not discernable. I was a bit disappointed by this one, I thought it lack body and some smoke notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2008
at 12:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Toffee malt and astringent alcohol aroma. Dark reddish brown with small head. Raisin and toffee malt flavor primarily with a mildly astringent alcohol burn to finish. NIcely drinkable - not too harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2008
at 12:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 22.05.09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on Valentine’s day 2008; eye: ruby with a caramel hue, clear, creamy beige head, light effervescence, nice lacing; nose: malt, lightly hopped, a bit of spices, a bit of alcohol; mouth: malt, liqueur-like, lots of caramel, good presence of liquorice, alcohol is a bit aggressive, a bit of spices, finale in malt-caramel with a good presence of alcohol that becomes too aggressive the more I have of this, lightly bitter, mildly sweet, medium body, sticky texture, not much carbonation; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 22.05.09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le St-Valentin 2008 ; œil : rubis avec une teinte caramel, claire, mousse beige crémeuse, effervescence légère, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, légèrement houblonnée, un peu d’épices, un peu d’alcool; bouche : malt, liquoreux, beaucoup de caramel, bonne présence de réglisse, alcool est un peu agressant, un peu d’épices, finale en malt-caramel avec une bonne pointe d’alcool et peut-être même un peu trop lors de certaines gorgées, légèrement amère, moyennement sucrée, corps moyen, texture collante, peu carbonatée; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2008
at 16:27