Eagle Brewery McEwan's Scotch Ale

McEwan's Scotch Ale

 

Eagle Brewery in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
Score
6.62
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 98
An intensely satisfying full bodied beer, McEwan’s Scotch Ale has sweet aromas of caramel, toffee, malt bread and dried fruit
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown, almost black, with a touch of red. Nice tan colored head, rather fine bubbles. Sweet malt aroma. Caramel, dried fruits, raisins. Sweet flavor. Full-on malt with caramel, raisins, a touch of chocolate and coffee. Not very bitter, though the alcohol balances it a bit, as does the small amount of roasted flavor. Not a lot of hops, for sure. Malt and alcohol finish. Very nice. A great dessert beer, a warmer. Thick and rich. I am enjoying it thoroughly.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2010 at 17:21


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Overall Impression: A pretty enjoyable beer, I like this one, it isn't one of the best beers on earth, but for it's availability, it is pretty darn good. Nice brew.

Tried on 16 Jul 2009 at 20:21


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(11/14/08) Bottle at friends’ house in Philadelphia. Dark brown color with a medium stable beige head. Big malty nose with raisins, a bit of prunes, caramel, light woody notes and hints of cocoa. Very sweet malty flavor with dark fruits, burnt brown sugar and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied. Too sweet for me but really not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2009 at 18:24


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Deep red-brown colour. Rich aroma of dried fruits and a scent of alcohol. Flavour is too sweet and the alcohol is too prominent in this beer.

Tried on 06 Jan 2009 at 13:05


6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle....medium brown with just scattered off white bubbles....smells of sweet scotch mingled with delicate malts....taste is very similar to aroma yet sweeter...and with an added saltiness in the mid palate...lively slightly creamy body and a light boozy finish

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2008 at 01:37


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dakr brown and clear with a slowly collapsing light tan head. Mild spiced, breadish and light fruity aroma. Flavour is dark fruity and roasted malty. Light fruity and roasted malty finish. Nice and smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2008 at 02:02


5.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Pours mahogany into a thistle. Beige micro head with excellent retention leaves sheet lacing as it recedes to coat surface. Unpleasant sour/bitter earth aromas. Bitter and nasty chocolate with a sour lasting finish. uh, uh - drainpour.

Tried on 28 Oct 2008 at 19:59


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, 8.0%. Peppery and yeasty aroma. Clear and beautiful very dark brown colour. Small frothy light brown head. Creamy and vinous flavour, good alcohol level. Some vanilla. Nice and sweet with warming alcohol, I like it.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2008 at 19:04


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Trade with TheWolf. Amber/brown with a off white creamy head. Sweet roasted aroma. Caramel & dark fruits. Medium bodied. Low carbonation. Sirupy/sugary...

Tried from Bottle on 25 May 2008 at 14:31


6.8
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 14

Bottle. Thick, rich and syrupy sweet, this is one malty beer. The dark brown/black body sits below a big, off-white head that disappears. The strong aroma is sweet with caramel, maple syrup, roasted malts, overripe prunes. There is a hint of something earthy and old, perhaps peat. (The bottle is from ’07, but the exact month is illegible.) The flavor is heavily sweet and lightly bitter. There is a licorice taste in the finish. Full body, syrupy texture, sticky finish. The temp at the beginning was 50 degrees, but both the aroma and flavor improved as the beer warmed up.

Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2008 at 21:14