McEwan's - Scotch Ale
Eagle Brewery in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
6.62
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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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
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
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks to ilovedarkbeer for this one. Quite a distinct aroma, molasses, grape, scotch, vanilla and alcohol. Pours with a small, creamy, off-white head that goes away completely, but leaves some decent lacing on the sides. Body is a dark amber-brown. Tastee is smooth maltiness with a hint of scotch. Very drinkable and somewhat sweet. Nearly a creamy body with some soft carbonation.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2008
at 21:40
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Caramel malts on the nose, buttery, slightly metallic, with traces of brown sugar. Dark brown, medium tan head, good lacing. Relatively sweet caramel malt and brown sugar. Potency is good, mouthfeel is slightly thin. Delayed hop finish that never really gets there. The sweetness at midpalate doesn’t work for me, but otherwise it is fine. Somewhat unique.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2007
at 21:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle-pours a retaining tan head and mahogany color. Aroma is medium/dark malt-caramel, peat. Taste is dark malt-caramel/molasses, eat, dark fruit-plum/raisin, some hops bite. Nice Schwarz-scotch ale, occasional. OK carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2007
at 19:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a dark brown colour with a thick, creamy off-white head. Smells like the smokiness from a single-malt along with some malts. Tastes of caramel, like a more harcore Wealther’s Original... A bunch of malts are definately present along with some fruits and some alcohol. Creamy mouthfeel as well. Pretty damn good.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2007
at 17:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Somehow I have never had this, but it was a good surprise and far better than I expected. The aroma has full malt and an earthy aroma as well. Flavor is sweet on a heavy beer. Rich port is in there, a touch of smoke, rotting fruit. This is just what the style should be and at a good price.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2007
at 15:35
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
330ml bottle. Dark red/brown body with a beige head. Rather little and plain aroma. Flavor is plain malt sweetness with a hint of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2007
at 16:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is roasted, caramel. Flavour is sweet, roasted,coffee, caramel, hop. Ok beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2007
at 06:36
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Deep red with a small beige head. Weak nose with malt and beef-stock. Weak flavor as well, with a sweetish, caramel-like twist. Medium body and a finish with alcohol and sugar. A weak beer, not overly impressive, yet it is not bad. (070302)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2007
at 11:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured a translucent dark brown with copper hues with a foamy, lacing white head. Malty aroma could be sensed a foot away with grainy aromas up close. Flavor is heavy alcohol, maple, brown sugar and toffee. Heavy, syrupy mouthfeel, like a barley wine. Nice beer, but not a session brew.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2007
at 19:57