Scotch Irish Sgt. Majors IPA

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Fifteen years ago this was a highly sought after IPA in Ontario. Every time it was at the LCBO, it would sell out in short order. It pours a clear rust colour into the glass with good effervescence and a creamy light brown cap. Aroma was very piney and citrusy with some caramel malt and yeast thrown in to make it more beer-like. The flavour had a grapefruit zing on top of caramel feel, yet definitely balanced.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Very attractive beer--cloudy reddish gold with a huge creamy tan head that left behind a ton of beautiful lacing! Definite spicy, citrusy-fruity aroma. Smells and tastes like there is a lot happening here. The bitter bite took me some getting used to, but the quality of this beer really comes through. Like having a hand-made butter croissant vs. a Pillsbury crescent roll! And love the stubby brown bottle!!!

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

This beer is a dark brown beer with reddish hues. When held to the light, it is clear. The head is thin, tan in colour, and lasts a while. The aroma is caramel malt, and citrusy hops, and spices. The flavour is some malt up front, and grapefruity hops in back. A dry bitter finish.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

341ml bottle
5.5% ABV
I tried this beer on May 26, 2008 at "Smokeless Joe's" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent reddish-brown colour with a thin white head, that was bubbly. The aroma was malty with some caramel and spicy hints, with a slight hoppy hint. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonationn, and a dry bitter finish. The flavour was full of citrusy and grapefruity hoppiness, with a little malty tinge. A very good beer, although I would have liked more of a hoppy aroma.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Big Thanks to Pootz for the 341 ml stubby bottle, from a recent trade. Red label with a 'red coat' staring back at you - very old school to match the bottle. Poured into my pint glass. The beer is slightly hazy with a few tiny suspended chunks. Nice looking deep orange color, with a short white head. Foam does shrink and the thin lace disappears quickly. A hoppy aroma with grapefruit and grass. A nicely balanced flavor of malt strength and hoppiness. Lots of citrus and grapefruit bite. Slightly herbal, resin bitterness in the aftertaste. Full flavored, medium mouthfeel keep it refreshing. A well built beer - this is what an IPA should be.

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

not a bad beer. love the aroma, but found it kinda average. don't get me wrong i've had worse, but i've had better too. drinkable, and certainly a sessioner. i found the mouthfeel a tad better out of the bottle than out of the glass, but mind you the only ale glass i have is a leffe glass, so...

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Had this in Ottawa in the Glebe. Took me back to my time in Great Britain. Nice dark amber colour with a tiny bit of head. The attack with very full bodied with alot of bite. Very much a true IPA.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

I was listening Ryan Adams and the Cardinals when i opened that marvellous nectar.Poured a gold orange,very decent head and patchy lacing all over.Subtle hopps and malt aroma,nothing overdone,like a very good IPA,that's hoppy taste territory and that remain very bitter at the end...But don't panic,that beer is also well balance,the malt base giving the fruity notes is well structure;strong enough to receive aplenty of hops...Sgt major i'm ready to join the army if you nourish me everyday with that nectar...

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

07.10.05 Bottle, RBSG. Honey amber, creamy white head laces in spots. More tea, some floral, dry; all hops in flavor. Long bitter finish. Nice session beer that may have been wasted on a slightly spent palate.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 6

It’s an attractive beer, with a clear medium amber (almost copper body) topped by a dense, thick soapy head. The aroma is actually more malt than hops in my sample, and the malt carries a distinct resemblance to saltine crackers. There’s a bit of Christmas tree needles from the hops. The flavor is more of that cracker malt mixed with a bitterness that doesn’t seem to meld with the malt very well. The beer seems a bit out of whack to me. The hops are definitely in the IPA range for the bitterness, but seem to be lacking in hop aroma and flavor other than bitterness.