[1] Review by Sap from Tucson, AZ, USA who has tried this beer many times. (8/5/2007 11:19:23 AM)
"This beer is definitely an American interpretation of a Scottish ale. Wonderfully hoppy as well as being malty like a good Scot should be. This beer is a nice amber color, and pours with a nice head. This beer is nicely bitter, and accompanies the bitterness with a decent amount of hop flavor as well."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[2] Review by OrvalPlease from Orland Park, IL, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (11/27/2006 12:17:05 PM)
"Amber colored brew - showed rose and orange highlights under direct light; head smallish and short-lived. Fruity, malty aroma was pleasant - also noted a soapy/detergent-like note. Mouthfeel was thin and watery - a trait that seems to plague the Yakima brews - OK in a quencher, not OK in this style. Big malty body tries to balance with some hops, but they have a bit of an ashy astringency that isn't pleasant and likely not planned. Wet cardboard aftertaste finishes this one off on a sour note (figuratively speaking). Not a very appealing Scottish - select another if you have choices."
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $2 Unit Cost: $2.67 per Pint
[3] Review by willblake from Brick, NJ, USA who has tried this beer (1/18/2006 8:05:37 PM)
"Bottle. Thin, fizzy head that quickly fades. Light and visible carbonation. Aroma is strongly Cascade-ey, slightly fruit coctail sweet. Flavor reminds me of Redhook ESB, before RHESB got boring. It's more cascades, but less malt. Still nicely balanced. Light and lively palate, finishes fuggles-like with nice alcohol presence. Went well with cedar plank roasted salmon."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[4] Review by aracauna from Adairsville, GA, USA who has tried this beer (1/15/2006 10:22:16 AM)
"Pours with a cola-fizzy head and it dissipated almost as fast. Nice amber colored body. The aroma is sweet malt, citrusy hops. Flavor is like that of the bastard child of an APA and an ESB. A slight sourness to the aroma and flavor. Slick moutfeel. Basically, they've taken a pretty run-of-the-mill APA and labeled it as a scottish ale. Being not even a really good APA and a horrendous halfassed attempt at a Scottish I can't give this a very high rating. I will say that it's not a bad beer, though."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
5/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
5/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.7)
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure Compared to this brewer's other beers: Not Sure
[5] Review by FreeTheHops from Birmingham, AL, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/11/2005 9:45:40 AM)
"Scottish Ales are not my cup of tea... There's a quality about them that tastes like a band-aid to me, and this was no exception. I guess it's the peat. Thankfully this is brewed in the Yakima Valley, where cascade hops are plentiful. Cascades are always welcomed in my beers, and that made this a bit more tolerable. I'm not going to ding it too hard just because I'm not crazy about the style in general, but I can't rightfully give it anything more than average. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.9)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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