Royal Standard
Clown Shoes in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
6.97
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz. [ As Clown Shoes Royal Standard ].Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, sweet malt, dark malt, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, alcohol, bread, sweet malt, dark malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcohlic. [20150915]
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2015
at 09:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 10%. Unclear dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, oak, wood, dark fruit, toasted, little herbal and notes of sherry. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, tobacco, dark fruit, little spices, sweet, berries, notes of alcohol, warming and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2015
at 07:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample during the 10th Annual Day Before Labor Day Party on 09/06/2015. The beer pours a slightly hazed brownish-amber color with a medium beige head that recedes steadily to a film. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, caramel and hops. Medium to full body with flavors of roast malt, caramel and fruity hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2015
at 22:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours dark amber with a creamy offwhite head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, little earthy, cocoa, dark chocolate, light honey. Flavor is light sweet, malty, caramel, cocoa, little dusty, chocolate, toffee, light alcohol. Medium to full body, lively carbonation, light sweet finish. 150915
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2015
at 15:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Hazy dark amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit and herbal. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet finish with a little alcohol. 150915
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2015
at 15:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 10/16/2014. Pours slightly hazy ruby red color with a 2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, nuttiness, raisin, plum, fig, date, apple, herbal, floral, light peat smoke, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, herbal spice, and fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, nuttiness, raisin, plum, fig, date, apple, herbal, floral, light peat smoke, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Very minimal herbal/earthy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, nuttiness, raisin, plum, fig, date, light peat smoke, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt, herbal spice, and fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/yeast balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly slick/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is and excellent Scotch ale style! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, herbal spice, and fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2015
at 22:17