Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
5 oz. pour as part of a flight at the brewery. Cloudy dark yellow with quickly fading head and nice lacing. Aroma is candied orange, pineapple, coconut cream. Taste is pineapple rind, coconut, citrus. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied, smooth texture, average carbonation and crisp, dry finish as taste with lingering mild bitterness. Overall, good to style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
5 oz. pour as part of a flight at the brewery. It’s an opaque black with nice nitro head with good retention and trace lacing. Aroma is roasted malt with burnt wood quality, baker’s chocolate. Taste is strong milk chocolate, pleasantly bitter roasted malt with hint of coffee. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with creamy, smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, decent complexity. Delicious.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
5 oz. pour from the cask as part of a flight at the brewery. It's a clear dark amber (iced tea-to maple syrup) with beige head and good retention and nice lacing. Aroma is roasted earthy malt, mild caramel. Taste follows aroma. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, not the sweet, caramelly Scottish Ale I'm used to but well made.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at GABF. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is bready malt, dark fruit, wood. Medium body, rich malt, toast, dark fruit, dry finish, good.
djd07 (28882) reviewed The Groat from MacLeod Ale Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at GABF. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is dark fruit, peat, wood. Medium body, raisin, caramel, wood, light smoke, good.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Calla Doon from MacLeod Ale Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Tap. Fairly hazy orange, large off white head, dissipates with little lacking. Aroma is malty, dish water, caramel, bread. Flavor is the same, not offensive, not exciting. CA common. Light sweet, light bitter, lingering bitterness, grainy. Medium body.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Better Days from MacLeod Ale Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap. Pours hazy pale orange, melon beige head, good lacing. Aroma is light, melon, pot, mango, pine. Dislike is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask, Citra dry hopped version. Pours slightly hazy golden, medium off white head, good lacing. Aroma is tropical, melon, stonefruit. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, Citra, biscuit malt. Light plus body, lingering bitterness.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Tap. Pours clear orange Amber, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is caramel, bread, grass, Noble hops. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Malty, grassy. Light plus body, lingering bitterness.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Nutty Broon from MacLeod Ale Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours brown with a creamy beige/tan head. Aroma impression is chocolate. Med body or nearly. Flavor is a thinnish chocolate, sort of cocoa. There’s a little oily nuttiness. I’m not a huge brown ale fan, but it’s as good as most and better than many. Finishes dryer than expected.