Wee Mac Brown - Sun King Brewing Company

alpinebryant

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into my Ten Penny Ale Pint glass.

Aroma of brown sugar, scotch ale yeast, toffee, caramel, English brown malt and a bit of butterscotch.

Taste of brown sugar, a light vanilla, graham cracker, butterscotch and some biscuits. Everything comes together pretty well. The carbonation is a bit high for a scotch ale at 5.4% and pretty light in the mouthfeel but this is a tasty brew from a can and I would say it is definitely worth trying. Hard to complain about mouthfeel with something so drinkable. Were they available around here I would probably pick some up every now and then.

Nice job from a brewery I had not tried anything from before nor heard much about. Sun King, welcome to my vocabulary.

Serving type: can

01-09-2011 19:48:50 | More by alpinebryant

indiapaleale

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aroma - sweet. Brown sugar, honey, caramel, stewed malts with some hints of vanilla cream and apple pie.

Taste - unfiltered cider, caramelized malts, raw sugar, honey, bran flakes and some subtle vanilla. Definitely toffee and caramel flavors coming into play. This is the type of beer that appeals to lots of folks. A little more oomph than a regular amber or brown ale but still approachable at all levels.

Overall - Lots of rich, sweet malty flavors abound. This is a malt lovers delight that is for sure. No mistakes here, just a great brew and a well done version of the style. Great third canned offering from the folks at Sun King!

Would I buy more of it? - definitely. Like their other two canned offerings, Wee Mac is solid and delicious. Sun King has done a great job in their first year that is for sure!

Serving type: can

12-19-2010 23:34:21 | More by indiapaleale

salvo

Indiana

4.15/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours mahogany with red and gold highlights with a half inch of off white head. Clear with many small sharp bubbles rising.

Smell of earthy and rich malts with some light herbal hops to balance. Taste is earthy and sweet without overwhelming. Lives up to the "wee" part of heavy by not being too big or heavy in either taste or alcohol. I'm not a big Scots Ale aficionado, so some adherents may be looking for more, but this is an ideal Scots for me: it's right precisely where Robert the Bruce from 3F is just overwhelming.

I hope to see Wee Mac Brown in cans soon, as hinted at in the tasting room: the can is just as outrageously designed as Osiris and Cream Dream. Yahoo, Sun King! Keep up the good work!

Serving type: on-tap

08-29-2010 02:00:41 | More by salvo

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A-pours a clear ruby red color with orange edges, a white head with little retention and no lace.

S-the nose is light, toasted bread, a touch of grain, sweet caramel, herbal hops in the back.

T-a toasted breadiness right up front, slightly grainy with notes of toffee in the middle. some sweet dark fruits blend in at the back with notes of tropical fruity hops to finish off.

M-very light body but smooth on the palate, good carbonation to hold the feel throughout and a clean soft finish.

D-easy drinking and tasty, nothing huge but a good balance and flavor profile.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2010 22:24:21 | More by cpetrone84

JToad

Indiana

4.33/5  rDev +20.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Also had this at Hal's Vegas Bar and Grill in Greenwood, IN.

Before I write this, I admittedly am a hophead, and malty beers are not my favorite.

Poured a dark cherry mahogony, with nice tan frothy lacing.

Smells of roasted malts, very smokey. Very aromatic.

Intial tastes of the roasted malt, tobacco was in the background. Great mouthfeel,smoothe and mellow. Noticable hops, more so than most Scottish Ales I've had. Nicely carbonated with just enough bite. The more I sip, the more complex this tastes.

Sun King is 2 for 2! I could drink this beer all the time. Id really like to pair it with a cigar, and help bring out all those tobacco flavors hiding behind the malt. Im not sure I would call this a Scottish Ale, but call it what you want, it's fantastic. Sun King, please make your way to South Bend.

Serving type: on-tap

06-05-2010 20:23:57 | More by JToad

PittBeerGirl

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Thanks to Brundo4 for sending this one out. Live review poured into my pint glass.

A- Body is a transparent mahogany color that pours with a 2-3 finger soapy white head. Head subsides quickly to 1/2 finger-but has great retention from there. Some lacing is left behind in the glass. Bubbles can be seen steadily rising to the top.

S-Nose is moderate in strength and offers a lot of caramel malt as well as some chocolate an toffee.

T-Flavor is much lighter than the smell and offers a decent earthy hop profile in addition to a mild caramel and chocolate malt presence. What lingers on the palate is some earthy hop flavor as well as a hint of caramel, toffee, and chocolate malt.

M- Medium to high tingly carbonation and a very light, thin body.

D- This is a decent, above average Scottish Ale. Its very light, sessionable and drinkable. Also seems to be an interesting, somewhat unique brew. Its nice to sample someone else's locals occasionally and I'd like to trade for more local growlers.

Serving type: growler

04-01-2010 18:02:23 | More by PittBeerGirl

JamesS

Indiana

4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a nice coppery brown color, with a nice bit of head. Decent scent, very sweet and malty, although not very deep; has some slight caramal in the nose. Nice taste, a decent maltiness with a bit of toffee/caramal in the flavor; little hop characteristics, which is fine for the style. Slightly thin for an 80 shilling, but goes down quite well, a very nice near-session Scottish ale.

Serving type: on-tap

12-30-2009 23:48:09 | More by JamesS

mcnut

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +25%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this on tap at MacNivens in Indianapolis

Appearance: Carmel color with a very nice head which stuck to the glass.

Smell: Malt up front, with a soft hint of hops following behind it.

Taste: Very malty, but with a crispness that cuts through.

Mouthfeel: I was expecting this to be a wee bit heavier on the pallate than it was, but it was perfect for drinkability

Drinkablility: This beer is definitely sessionable to my pallate.

Serving type: on-tap

08-22-2009 14:28:36 | More by mcnut

cnally

Indiana

4.1/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

on tap. macniven's. need I say more?

the appearance is a barely see-through light brown, minimal head and virtually no retention.

aromas are black cherry, slightly woodsy, very sweet and a little grainy.

they just nailed the flavors here. a fantastic concoction of malts, caramel, burnt sugars, heavy mossy and woodsy notes. creamy and milky finish.

the mouthfeel stays creamy and has the slightest bite of dryness.

this is a delicious, heavy brew, one in which the flavor is immense and the other aspects make it slightly less drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2009 00:47:13 | More by cnally