Louies Reserve Scotch Ale

From Feb 2008

I got this bottle in a trade with orbitalrOx.
Thanks Don.

This is one of my favourite styles. :^)

It pours from 12 oz bottle a hazy rusty brown with a 1 finger head of foam. It shrinks after a few minutes but there's still a fine layer(with god lacing) near the end of the session.

The smell is of roasted and caramel malt along with some notes of chocolate and just a wee bit of alcohol.

The taste has the caramel malt up front and gives me a nice sweet flavour. Now I get a bit of chocolate, big toffee, some smoke(nicely done) and some roasted malt. There's also some hops hiding in the background that I find more prevalent in the finish. Yum. The alcohol is just noticeable after the swallow but doesn't interfere with the flavour at all.

The mouthfeel is medium bordering on heavy and feels silky smooth. Yum again. That toffee is really make this one very drinkable given the alcohol content. I'm really happy that I got to try this Wee Heavy as it's a darn good one!

Bottle as shown. Pours a clear copper amber with small beige head. The aroma is peat, oak, and booze. Thin mouthfeel with sweet roast, light booze, oak and sweet finish. Good.

Purchased at Steve's Wines in Madison, WI; enjoyed at a fancy holiday party in Milwaukee, WI. I didn't take notes, but remember this being a decent scotch that went down very sweet.

Deep dark brown coloured body with a two centimetre tall creamy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, tons of raisins and pit fruits, a bit of toffee and caramel and a little lighter fruitiness. Medium-bodied; Very fruity flavour with grapes, raisins, plums, prunes and a bit of malt noticeable coupled with some darker peat flavours and a hint of bitterness at the end. Aftertaste shows some rather sweet and slightly sour notes, but a little complexity with grapes coupled with peat - interesting. Overall, a pretty good scotch with less emphasis on caramel and more on pit fruits - but a very complex beer and a nice all-around flavour make this worth searching out for, especially if you aren’t from the area - as I am not. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Discount Liqour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 05-September-2012 for US$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 06-December-2012.

On tap at the Sugar Maple. Pours a clear amber brown with a gray head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a bit of light fruit but is mainly full of sweet grains , toffee and a hint of caramel. Flavor begins with bread that grows in sweetness and has some toffee and a bit of alcohol.

Bottle courtesy of GhostFace. Thanks! Pours a clear dark brown color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Earthy, peaty aroma with some toffee and mild hops. The taste is very earthy with tart berries as if it may be off. Some treacle and toffee notes as well. Medium bodied, high carbonation and pretty disappointing.

Bottle courtesy of nuplastikk, thank you! Dark purple maroon color, thin beige head, delicate lacing. Aroma of intense caramel. Taste is smooth and sweet caramel with a bit of bitter chocolate and light spice. Not bad.

12oz bottle-trade hbmason and I did with madvike-pours a thin to a ring off white head and dark amber color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel, dark fruit-raisin, brown sugar. Taste is medium malt-caramel, dark fruit-raisin, brown sugar, secondary herbal/earthy hops.

Bottle 12fl.oz.Unclear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sour berry, fresh overriped berry, light to moderate hoppy, citrus - orange, spicy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20100410]

12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of Papsoe. Pours golden deep orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity and caramelish. Distinct caramelish flavoured with a mild citric fruity note. Bitter and lingering roasted malty finish.