Winter Scotch Ale
St. George Brewing Company in Hampton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Winter|
Score
6.21
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a thistle, the appearance was a ruddy burnt orange to almost brown color with a finger and a half’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated fairly quick. Mild stringy lace.
The aroma had a touch of caramel to toffee malts up front playing with some herbal/peat character and then biscuits and then smoke. Decent leathery to earthiness underneath.
The flavor leans towards the caramel/toffee malt side. Peats and smoke then combine. Biscuits and herbal qualities come back to slide into the aftertaste and roll into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Low carbonation. Mild ABV, still seems appropriate.
Overall, decent scotch ale that I could have again. Thanks Ted.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Pours clear amber with a medium off-white head and some lacing. Aroma is caramel and peat dominated, with some fruit notes as well. Flavor is about the same, plus some yeast and vanilla. Light metallic bitterness on the finish. Light body. Interesting, not great.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Crisp copper coloured body with a orange and almost amber glow with a very thin, one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of caramel, apples, pears, malt, bananas and a decent amount of yeast - no scotchie flavours at all. Medium-bodied; Assertive chewy malt flavour with a slight peat note, some light sugars and a hint of pit fruits. Aftertaste shows some fruity flavours with bananas and pears coming out the most and a hint of the yeast and alcohol. Overall, not horrible, but the flavours don’t work for the style and only shows a belgian ale or perhaps a tripel. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 09-November-2011 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 20-February-2012.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample from a 12oz bottle. Filtered orange-brown, thin off white head. Decent Scotch Ale in most respects, with some figgy grape in the aftertaste. Clean malt tones. OK, rather unique.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from jcos, 3/2/11
Aroma: The nose is slightly sweet with some caramel malts, nuty notes, and toasty notes
Appearance: This one pours a clear caramel color with a small off-white head
Flavor: It is malty and medium sweet up-front, with a slight cooked veggie flavor in the finish
Palate: The body is medium with average carbonation and a fairly thin texture
Overall Impression: Thanks Justin, I don't have the same access to these VA breweries now that I'm living up here, so I probably wouldn't have come across this one anytime soon if you hadn't grabbed it for me. This was alright, not great, not bad, just alright. This appears to be a new one for this winter, and I would say some slight tweeking may be in order for next year's batch.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz bottle. Poured a clear copper color with a medium-small foamy head. Aroma was caramel, toasted malts, sweetness. Flavor was malty, caramel notes. Hops were pretty subtle. Warmed pretty well. Was there an infected batch? My beer was perfectly fine.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Canned green beans and tea aroma. Clear tea colored, headless. Barley malt flavor with green beans underneath. Cherry finish. Not as infected as a cask version I’d had previously, but still needs re-work.
Drake (22934) reviewed Winter Scotch Ale from St. George Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market, Glen Allen, VA. Pours a clear amber color with a thin fizzy head that faded so fast I could hardly tell what color it was. Aroma of toffee and green apple. The taste is earthy notes, toffee and a bit of green apple. Caramel finish. A bit thin bodied and the flavors are weak. Disappointing... I know St. G can do much bette