Our version of the "wee heavy" ales from Scotland. A blend of five different malts and an extra long boil give this beer its full body and deep red ruby colour. The low hop rate allows for a sweeter tasting brew that's suitable to fend off the winter chill.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by pootz from between Calgary and Waterloo, Canada who has tried this beer a couple times. (12/10/2006 7:53:02 PM)
"Tapped from the brewey taps and bottled:
Pours a deep dark copper with ruby highlights..decent cap that longers and frosts the glass sides from the lace it leaves.
Aroma: Caramel sweetness, cocoa, Mocha, smoke, some light grassyness.
Big dose of chewy toasty malts in the front...some caramel malts give sweeness but no cloying...hops rush in to stave off the sweeetness..mid papate we get smoke, cocoa, some walnut skin astringency....finishes malty with tailing bittering...a good drink for sure.
This has the scotch ale-wee heavy malt-forward/hop-attenuated profile, some smoke as expected but with a nice cocoa flair and breadiness from the 5 malt mix...good Job Amsterdam...a good beer...who cares if it’s not bloody exactly like Edinburgh-made WH..it’s still a good wee quaff.
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Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught Sample Size: 341ml @ $1.56 Unit Cost: $2.16 per Pint
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(3.6)
