Usquebae Whisky Ale
Strathaven Ales in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.38
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Strong beer matured in oak barrels, with tonnes of character. A real libation for connoisseurs of whiskey or aficionados of beers matured in oak barrels.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought back from Scotland by my wife. Pours a dark amber with a tiny white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, earth, nuts, honey & sweet malt. Light medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2025
at 16:15
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from Aldi. Clear and golden with a small white head. Light, sweet aroma, taste is light, malt. Really not picking up the whisky at all. Bit disappointing
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2017
at 14:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flasche 0,33l: Bernstein, leicht orange, klar, wenig grobporiger Schaum; in der Nase kräftige Süße, fruchtig, eingelegte Früchte, leicht alkoholisch, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, helles Karamell, Vanille, etwas Honig, dezente "helle" Whiskynoten; im Körper kräftige Süße, fruchtig, helle/eingelegte Früchte, Marmelade, leichte Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, helles Karamell, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, leichte fruchtige Säure; angenehmer fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Tried
on 11 Sep 2017
at 06:56
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Hazy golden body with a thin off-white head. Faint lacing. Aroma of apricot, copper and watered-down whisky. Flavour of sour grain, bitter orange, cooking apple and a tangy, metallic finish. Not very nice, but not as bad as I’d feared it would be (this was given to me on Christmas 2014 - it only took me nine months to get round to drinking it!) Needs much more malt sweetness. I could only drink about a quarter of the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2015
at 16:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. clear glass. [ As Strathaven Usquebae Ale ].[ Courtesy of Scopey (Paul) ]. Clear medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, oxidide, wood - oak, barrel, whisky, honey - earthy notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, whisky, barrel - oak, sweet malt - honey. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20130816]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2015
at 08:00
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Crafty Pint. Appearance - deep amber no head. Nose - sweet malt and toffee. Whisky of course. Taste - toffee and malt again. Not much whisky taste to be honest. Palate - medium bodied sweet and unbalanced. Overall - not sure what they’re trying to achieve here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2015
at 17:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
13th January 2015
Lightlt hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is airy with a modest minerally crispness. Smooth malts. Nice light vanilla precedes mild tangy fruits and mellow whiskey. Finishes light and crisp, with a bare whisper of smoke. Tasty and easy drinking.
Lightlt hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is airy with a modest minerally crispness. Smooth malts. Nice light vanilla precedes mild tangy fruits and mellow whiskey. Finishes light and crisp, with a bare whisper of smoke. Tasty and easy drinking.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2015
at 10:54
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours golden amber, pear on nose, fruit cocktail taste with vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2014
at 23:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Finest Spirits and Beer Convention Bochum 2014: Dunkel goldgelbes Bier mit ordentlicher weißer Schaumkrone. Geruch holzig, säuerlich, fruchtig, leicht alkoholisch. Geschmack mild säuerlich, fruchtig, holzig.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 10:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at CLoisters Scottish Beer Festival. Pours clear honey gold, thick white head. Light whisky aromas, light sweet malt, honey and light peat smoke. Taste is sweet, grainy, light booze. No real bitterness, sticky finish, Interesting though.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2014
at 11:22