Orangebrun klar med fingerhøyt beige skum. Lukter karamell, noe brent. Fyldig. Søt med mye bitterhet, sammen med medium kullsyre gir det en skikkelig kraftig smak helt fra starten.

Clear red beer with a thick frothy head and a smell of dry, spicy malt. Flavour follows that up with a touch of hop and an almost smoky finish. There’s a touch of citrus running through it as well which makes it feel quite a bit fresher too.

Bottle @ DØE. Pours amber with a offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, little grain, grass, flowers. Flavor is light malt, caramel, light bitter hops, grass and flowers. Thin body, soft carbonation, light bitter finish. 180315

Bottle at Pig & Whistle in Kyoto shared by KyotoLefty. Aromas of bitter notes, floral, caramel and toffee. Tastes of caramel, toffee, dark fruit, biscuit, toasty notes. Medium-light body with a dry finish.

Bottle at the Pig and Whistle. GOod hoppy Uk nose, caramel, cherry. Amber-red colof, clrea, with a fine and rocky head. A bit bland but solid flavor, good hoppy finish. Highly drinkable with nice hoppy finish.

500 ml bottle into pint glass, bottled on 4/1/2012. Pours fairly cloudy deep reddish copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big raisin, plum, apple, caramel, toast, toffee, brown bread, brown sugar, light roast, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, dark/bready malt, and earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of raisin, plum, apple, caramel, toast, toffee, brown bread, brown sugar, light roast, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Slight earthy/peppery bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of raisin, plum, apple, caramel, toast, toffee, brown bread, brown sugar, light roast, herbal, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity and robustness fruity/earthy yeast, dark/bready malt, and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/yeast/hop balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy, and slightly slick/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 4%. Overall this is a very nice Scottish ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, dark/bready malt, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Bottle at home. It pours darkest ruby-brown with a medium beige head. The nose is toasty, earth, vinous, dark fruits and a touch of caramel. The taste is bitter, earthy, wood, toast, scorched earth, leather, smoke, light peppery spice, vinous notes and dark fruits with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. I am pretty surprised how bitter this is fresh. Pretty unique stuff.

Bernsteinfarbenes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig, getreidig, Karamell, Citrus. Geschmack malzig bitter, Karamell, leicht schokoladig.