 SCOTLAND: BELHAVEN (Dunbar) • McCallum's Stout. (4.1%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: black / Nose: soft, mild / Taste: coffee, burnt, soft) • Scottish Stout (7%) Scotsman's rating: 1 point (Colour: black / chocolate, full-bodied, spicy, bready. Not really my kinda beer.) • St. Andrew's Ale (4.6%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: mahogany brown / Nose: nutty / Taste: nutty. Tasty ale.) • Twisted Thistle I.P.A. Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: pale / Nose: malty / Taste: malty) • Wee Heavy (6.5%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: very dark brown / Nose: nutty / Taste: nutty) BREW DOG (Fraserburgh) • Hardcore IPA (9%) Scotsman's rating: 2 points (Colour: brown / strong, salty, sour) • Paradox (10%) (Possibly Isle of Arran bottling) Scotsman's rating: 5 points (Colour: coal black / very interesting and complex ale. Licorice, winey, soft. Just brilliant!!!) • Punk IPA (6.1%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: pale / bitter, fruity and refreshing ale) • Rip Tide (8.0%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: black / licorice, spicy, malty, hint of chocolate, syrupy) • Storm - Islay Whisky Cask Aged I.P.A. (8.0%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: cloudy, gold / good, tasty, smoky, yeasty) BROUGHTON (Broughton) • Border Gold (6.0%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: cloudy / Nose: malty / Taste: yeasty) • Champion Double Ale (5.5%) Scotsman's rating: 1 point (Colour: black / bready and malty ale) • Old Jock Ale (6.7%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: mahogany brown / Nose: candy, toffee / Taste: sweet, syrupy, burnt toffee) • The Ghillie (4.5%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: dark amber / Nose: malty, mild / Taste: bitter, malty, medium finish) CALEDONIAN BREWERY (Edinburgh) • Caledonian 80 (4.1%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: red / mild, malty, sweety) • Deuchars IPA (4.4%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: gold / easy, tasty, mild ale for hot summer day) HARVIESTOUN (Alva) • Bitter & Twisted (4.2%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: pale) • Ola Dubh Special 12 Reserve, bottle #11 618, November 2008 (8.0%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: black / floral, licorice, chocolate, whiskyish) • Old Engine Oil (6.0%) Scotsman's rating: 5 points (Colour: dark / Nose: malty, bready / Taste: creamy, bready, oily) INNIS & GUNN (Edinburgh) • Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer (6.6%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: deep amber / Nose: sweet, honey / Taste: whiskyish, honey) • Innis & Gunn Rum Cask, 107 days matured (7.4%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: mahogany / sweet, roasted sugar, syrup, burnt) INVERALMOND BREWERY (Perth) • Lia Fail (Ale, 4.7%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: dark red / Nose: malty, sweet, syrupy / Taste: coffee, syrupy) • Ossian (4.1%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: honey gold / Nose: malty, floral / Taste: malty) SKYE BREWERY (Isle of Skye) • Black Cuillin (4.5%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: Black / Nose: smoky / Taste: bready, malty) • Hebridean Gold - Porridge Oat Ale (4.3%) Scotsman's rating: 3 points (Colour: dark gold / Very tasty and different ale) • Red Cuillin (4.2%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: deep red / Tasty malty and nutty ale) TRAQUAIR BREWING CO (Innerleithen) • Jacobite Ale (8.0%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: black / Spicy, chocolaty, malty and tasty ale) WILLIAM BROS BREWING COMPANY (Alloa) • 80 - Eighty Shillings Scottish Ale (4.2%) Scotsman's rating: 5 points (Colour: very dark red / nice toffee, malty, smooth, creamy, nuttym syrupy. Excellent ale.) • Ceilidh Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: Pale gold / malty, floral, spicy lager) • Fraoch - Heather Ale (5.0%) Scotsman's rating: 5 points (Floral, marvelous ale) • Harvest Sun (3.9%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: honey / floral-scented lively ale) • Kelpie Seaweed Ale (4.4%) Scotsman's rating: 2 points (Colour: black / mild, toffee, maybe a wee too watery) • Roisins, Scottish tayberry beer (4.2%) Scotsman's rating: 0 points (Colour: gold copper / fruity, berries, like drinking mustaherukka Finrexin) • Williams Ginger (3.8%) Scotsman's rating: 0 points (Colour: pale gold / very gingery, is this beer or what?) • Williams Gold (?%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: light brown / tasty, malty, nutty, honey) • Williams Black (4.2%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: black / smooth, bready, malty, syrupy ale with chocolate flavours) • Williams Red (4.5%) Scotsman's rating: 4 points (Colour: brown / malty, woody, oaky) |
The Legless Scotsman's Beer Guide - since 2006