Old Factory Whistle Scottish Ale
Penobscot Bay Brewery in Winterport, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
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4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Notes from June 2009 Bottle shared around the table at a tasting this past weekend. Poured into my Yards mug. Dreary rust brown color. Minuscule amount of head. Smell is of old leather, band aids & something like fruit punch. I'm a bit weirded out by this one, but curious enough to keep going. (Hears the move theater yell, Run you idiot, run!) :o Tastes of hairy/stale bread, more leather, more plastic, acrid smoke, burnt caramel, cream, & a fresh(wha?) note of grassy hops. I feel lost. Mouthfeel was actually alright, with mellow carbonation & it not being very sticky, but I obviously had other concerns. Bad dog. : -
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2024
at 23:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance has a deep rich dark brown body that leaves a half finger creamy tan head. It lasts for about thirty seconds. Some spotty, spider webbed lacing appears. No carbonation is seen rising.
The smell has some toasty breadiness with a caramel buttery background.
The taste has all of the previously stated smells combined evenly.
The palate is medium bodied, pretty watery, but not a bad watery, perhaps slightly expected. This is fairly drinkable.
Overall, I’ve had better Scottish ales and probably wouldn’t seek this one out again at least from the bottle. However, I am interested in more beers from Penobscot Bay Brewery.
The appearance has a deep rich dark brown body that leaves a half finger creamy tan head. It lasts for about thirty seconds. Some spotty, spider webbed lacing appears. No carbonation is seen rising.
The smell has some toasty breadiness with a caramel buttery background.
The taste has all of the previously stated smells combined evenly.
The palate is medium bodied, pretty watery, but not a bad watery, perhaps slightly expected. This is fairly drinkable.
Overall, I’ve had better Scottish ales and probably wouldn’t seek this one out again at least from the bottle. However, I am interested in more beers from Penobscot Bay Brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2014
at 16:19
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, purchased at Bangor Wine and Cheese on August 17 2010, savoured on August 21 2010; eye: bronze, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: dusty, nutty, malt; mouth: dusty, nutty, malt, finale in malt with presence of nuts and light acridness, medium-light body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, achetée chez Bangor Wine and Cheese le 17 août 2010, savourée le 21 août 2010; œil : bronze, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : poussière, noix, malt; bouche : poussière, noix, malt, finale en malt avec présence de noix et une légère âcreté, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : ordinaire
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2010
at 10:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
on tap&22oz bottle-pours a light tan head and hazy orange/brown color. Aroma is medium malt-peat, earthy/herbal. Taste is medium malt-peat, earthy/herbal/metallic hops. Towards medium body. Aggressive carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 May 2009
at 11:41