 USA: ANCHOR BREWING COMPANY (San Francisco) • Our Special Ale: Merry christmas and happy new year 2010 (5.5%) Scotsman's rating: 45/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 5/5, 18/20) (Colour and head: black and beige head / nose: fried eggs, syrup / taste: syrup, toffee, gingerbread, spicy. Just awsome beer.)
Of a' the airts the wind can blaw Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, 15/20) (Colour and head: black, no head / nose: burnt, chocolate, hoppy / taste: chocolate, spicy, syrupy, oaky. Great but 2010 was better...) • Porter (5.6%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, 14/20) (Colour and head: black with thin lacy head / nose: coffee, sweet / taste: syrupy, malty) • Steam Beer (4.8%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 34/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, 13/20) (Colour and head: copper, thin head / nose: fruity and malty) AVERY BREWING COMPANY (Boulder, Colorado) • India Pale Ale (6.3%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 14/20) (Colour and head: pale amber, thick head / nose: sweet, woody / taste: sappy, hoppy, toffee) BOSTON BEER COMPANY • Samuel Adams Boston Lager (4.8%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: dark gold, thick long lasting head / malty and fruity right after pouring. Great malty lager.) • Samuel Adams Utopias (code: EA3D3A0EA3) (25%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 2/5 points (Colour: cola / sweet, full-bodied, caramel. Interesting beer that is not so beery. Served in 4cl measures.) • Samuel Adams Winter Lager 2010 (5.5%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: dark red amber / Nose: sweet and caramel / Taste: sweet and toffe. Interesting lager.) BROOKLYN • American Ale (4.5%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 33/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20) (Colour and head: honey, fizzy, pale amber, thin head / hoppy and fruity beer but a bit watery) DIXIE BREWING COMPANY • New Orleans Slow Brewed Beer (4.5%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 2/5 points (Colour: very pale, like apple juice / mild, nice lager but lacks character) FLYING DOG • Double Dog Double Pale Ale (11.5%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: ruby red with thin head / nose: spicy, floral, sweets / taste: hoppy, herbs, fisherman's friends, fruity, soapy, heather, citrus, liquor) • Gonzo Imperial Porter (8.7%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 3/5 points (Colour: black / very full-bodied, spicy, caramel, sweet) • Horny Dog Barley Wine Style Ale (10.2%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: cloudy brown, toffee with no head at all / strong, caramel, syrypu, fruity, berries) • Old Scratch Amber Lager (5.3%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 3/5 points (Colour: red / nice and tasty American lager) • Road Dog Porter (6.0%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: black / nose: syrupy, roasted sugar / taste: malty, sugary) • Snake Dog IPA (2008->) (7.1%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: pale amber, thin head / great hoppy, citric and malty beer.) GOOSE ISLAND (Chicago) • India Pale Ale, BBE 8/9/12 (5.9%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 40/50 (aroma 9/10, appearance 2/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 16/20) (Colour and head: hay, lime / fruity, woody, hoppy and citric. Beautiful piney ale.) • Summertime (4.7%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Great lager, perfect for a summer day) LEFT HAND BREWING CO (Longmont, Colorado) • Milk stout (5.2%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 31/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 2/5, overall score 12/20) (Colour and head: black with creamy and bubbly head / nose: roasted, coffee / taste: mild, smooth, soft) NORTH COAST BREWING CO (Mendocino county, California) • Red Seal Ale (5.6%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 3/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: dark amber, thick head / woody, hoppy, piney and malty ale. Tasty.) ROGUE ALES (Newport, Oregon) • Juniper Pale Ale (5.2%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 38/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 4/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 3/5, overall score 15/20) (Colour and head: cloudy amber, very foamy and long lasting / piney, fruity, sappy / taste: hoppy, woody, fruity, apricots) SHORT'S BREWING COMPANY (Elk Rapids, Michigan) • Golden Rule Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 2/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 14/20) (Colour and head: pale and cloudy, thick bubbly head / Nose: piney, hoppy, forest / Taste: piney, hoppy and floral. "Brew unto others as you would have them brew unto you") SIERRA NEVADA • 2009 Anniversary Ale (5.9%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: copper brown / bitter, malty) • Pale Ale (5.6%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 34/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 3/5, overall score 13/20) (Colour and head: pale gold, cloudy, medium thick head / fruity and malty nice pale ale) • Torpedo Extra IPA (7.2%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 4/5 points (Colour: copper brown / malty, full-bodied, roasted sugar, toffee) SKA BREWING (Durango, Colorado) • Modus Hoperandi (6.8%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 45/50 (aroma 9/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 18/20) (Colour and head: dark amber with thick and creamy head / Nose: piney, hoppy, woody / Taste: woody, hoppy and fruity. Brilliant hoppy ale.) SOUTHERN TIER BREWING COMPANY (Lakewood, New York) • Old Man Winter Ale Legless Scotsman's rating: 42/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 9/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20) (Colour and head: copper, amber brown with bubbly head / Nose: caramel, sweet, rubbery / Taste: smooth, malty, candy, hoppy) STONE BREWING COMPANY (San Diego, California) • Levitation Ale (4.4%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 3/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 3/5, overall score 14/20) (Colour and head: amber with small head and good lacing / Citrus, hoppy and floral nice ale.) • Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale (7.2%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 42/50 (aroma 8/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 8/10, palate 4/5, overall score 17/20) (Colour and head: dark amber, thin head, lace, creamy / Nose: floral, grassy, hoppy / Taste: citrus, fruity, hoppy, salty. Great and tasty.) • Stone Pale Ale (5.4%) Legless Scotsman's rating: 36/50 (aroma 7/10, appearance 5/5, flavour and finish 7/10, palate 3/5, overall score 14/20) (Colour and head: dark amber, thick head, lace, creamy / Malty, bitter and nutty.) |
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