4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
(bottle) Red to amber colour with medium slightly off-white head, quickly diminishing. Malty aroma, light body, quite bland taste. A bit disappointing for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2005
at 02:13
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle
Dark amber, low head. Honeyish grainy, slightly vineous - metallic fruity (berries), some english hops. Light Body, slightly fizzy.
Dark amber, low head. Honeyish grainy, slightly vineous - metallic fruity (berries), some english hops. Light Body, slightly fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2005
at 14:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pour is a deep and dark red. Aroma is musty raisons. Flavor is a musty plum with a bit of old malts. Ok for the style but very different. Cool pic on the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2005
at 21:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Dark brown with brownish head. Roasted malt in aroma with hints of caramel. Flavour is dominated by roast and caramel but also has some hints of cold and old coffee. A bit watery for being a stout. (6 4 6 3 11)
Bottled. (re-rate Dec 2006). Dark ruby red colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is sweet malts, raisins and slight hops. Flavour is plum, raisins, dry dark fruit and malts. Sadly almost no roast in it, only some weak hints. Still a very nice stout, with aftertaste of flowery hops, plum and mild roastiness. Slightly highers rating now than in 2005. 7 4 6 4 13.
Bottled. (re-rate Dec 2006). Dark ruby red colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is sweet malts, raisins and slight hops. Flavour is plum, raisins, dry dark fruit and malts. Sadly almost no roast in it, only some weak hints. Still a very nice stout, with aftertaste of flowery hops, plum and mild roastiness. Slightly highers rating now than in 2005. 7 4 6 4 13.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2005
at 10:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle Dusty aroma. Amber brown creamy off-white head. A bit roast, dusty hops. Light body. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2005
at 06:20
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A deeper brown than the Belhaven Scottish & St. Andrews ales, of course. A frothy head over a brown body with red highlights. Heavy malts that are very well matched by a dose of hops. Some definite peat smoke impressions that make run close to phenolic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2005
at 13:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Kind of a light brown body with a fizzy head. Some diacetyl and buttery hints. Again, a touch of peat, with some cola notes as well. Noticably more bitter than their scottish Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2005
at 10:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Very flavorful session beer. A bonny brown body beneath a frothy head. Huge malt profile, somewhat buttery, with hints of Vienna roast and a little peat. Lightly hopped.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2005
at 10:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at the Syracuse Holiday Brewfest Dec.04 2004. Light brown ale with a cardboard aroma with some prunes. Lightly malty with nice peat moss finish. Light bodied, but good. 6-2-7-2-13 15 may 2005. Much more impressed with the bottle I bought in Nova Scotia, with smoked peat in aroma and in mouth, rich caramel notes, with intense smokeyness coming well and nice bitterness in finish. 7-3-8-3-14
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2004
at 21:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can version; $1.90 for a 440ml serving. Medium brown, with a soft beighe head. Smells a bit raiseny and like toffee. Taste is kinda watery, with some maltiness in there... really kinda thin. Very drinkable, but lacking a major flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2004
at 23:54