Robert The Bruce Scottish Ale - Three Floyds Brewing Co. & Brewpub

NeutroMan

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

10-28-2012 18:42:12 | More by NeutroMan

MacQ32

South Carolina

3.81/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Thanks to Boilermakerryan for this one!

A - Pours a deep dark mahogany brown with nearly a finger of chocolate/caramel head. Retention is a bit weak, lacing is nearly non-existent.

S - Woody/sweet scotch flavors, chocolate malts, roasty/toasted malts, biscuit, mild grassy hops, and some raisin/fig type dark fruit flavors.

T - Sweet toasted caramel malts and quite a bit of dark fruit (plum and figs) initially. Woody flavors and slightly bitter grassy hops kick in along with the dark fruit flavors follow. Aftertaste is malty sweet and scotch like flavors.

M - Lightish bodied, a little too light for my liking for this style. Fairly heavily carbonated. On the other hand it is quite drinkable for the style.

O - Fairly simple flavors but well balanced and quite tasty. Not fantastic but nothing to scoff at either.

Serving type: bottle

06-18-2013 02:11:30 | More by MacQ32

DMB

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-17-2013 20:40:12 | More by DMB

TargaFlorio

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%

06-17-2013 16:23:58 | More by TargaFlorio

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10%

06-17-2013 13:48:22 | More by bigfnjoe

beerjardin

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -35.7%

06-17-2013 06:12:31 | More by beerjardin

bomberboysk

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

06-17-2013 01:31:45 | More by bomberboysk

pk18

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -10%

06-15-2013 13:39:38 | More by pk18

Theniz

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

06-15-2013 06:03:52 | More by Theniz

Beeranator

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

06-15-2013 01:37:23 | More by Beeranator

Fr0stb1te

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%

06-14-2013 14:47:41 | More by Fr0stb1te

Nolen12

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-12-2013 23:21:18 | More by Nolen12

Brew33

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -10%

06-12-2013 18:25:17 | More by Brew33

BeerGreg

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -29.3%

06-12-2013 18:13:44 | More by BeerGreg

brewdog444

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-12-2013 03:05:43 | More by brewdog444

NiceTaps

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12oz bottle in a pint glass.

A- pours a dark amber color with deep red tones. 1-plus finger of creamy off-white colored head. Big rings of lacing. It has the "nitro" look as the head forms, cool.

S- earthy and roasty. Very strong malt nose with hints of toffee, coffee, caramel. Some sweets, some peat. Very Scottish!

T- it is malty sweet. Not as roasted as I'd have thought, yet the malts carry the beer. Some sweetmess from dark fruits as well.

M-Syrupy, very little carbonation (as observed in its appearance). Lots of body, hearty, not heavy.

O- I like tyhe style, I like this take on it.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 21:31:25 | More by NiceTaps

chrisp1090

Illinois

5/5  rDev +28.5%

06-11-2013 19:07:40 | More by chrisp1090

magictacosinus

California

3.74/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Thanks for the extra bottle, Todd. Poured into a a nonic pint glass from a 12oz bottle. Had this before, but that bottle was slightly oxidized, so this is a better one.

Pours a deep reddish brown tinged color with about 1.5 fingers worth of head in the glass. Head retention is surprisingly low, descending rather rapidly in the glass and laving nothing but a thin ring behind by the end of consumption. Some bubbles, almost like cola or ice cream, pop at the top as it descends. Lacing is almost inexistent, as are bubbles. While it loses points on those factors, it is, I admit, and excellent color and take on the style, and is viscous and thickened enough to count as eye candy on its own. I've found this to be true of all FFF beers thus far, no matter how bad head retention usually is from their bottles.

The aroma is pretty awesome, consisting of sweetened, juicy red and dark fruits, ranging from raisins, plum forwardness, pruned dryness, figs, as well as slight earthy notes from the hop profile. The malts provide, as they should, a caramelized toasted sweetness that big and bold, but it does get a little too syrupy as this warms up. It actually eventually counteracts with the alcohol and makes things even *more* sweet as a result. As always with FFF, this contains a pungent hoppy, very grassy profile that adds a lot of character to the beer, which would otherwise be way too much on the malty, syrupy side.

The flavor consists mainly of a lot of the malty syrupy thickness and sweetness combined with brown sugar, slight molasses, prunes, raisins, dates (!), and a tad bit of orange peel and grassiness lurking underneath. Very juicy on the mouth, often to the point where this is very meal-like in the bottle - although definitely more "dessert-like" the more the sweetness continues to linger about. Honey and brown sugar are at the back, to point of providing a sweetened, caramelized flavor to the rest of the beer. Very thick and hearty, with excellent carbonation, to the point where the fruitiness is far more juicy and accentuated as a result. A little too sweet, syrupy, and boozy at the finish, but the feel is spot-on and pretty easy to drink.

A solid offering of FFF, although gets way too sweet even with the finer fruity and malty textures that it has to offer. I haven't had too many Scotch or Scottish ales from the Midwest (other that Founders' Dirty Bastard, and maybe one or two more), but it's definitely a region that makes them the right way, and I think because the hoppiness is pungent and earthy enough to round up the assertive malt bold properties. While I could do without the excessive sweetened, boozy finish, I could definitely have this again. Pairs very well with all kinds of food. Recommended for fans of FFF.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 04:40:52 | More by magictacosinus

MNPikey

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

06-10-2013 01:47:38 | More by MNPikey

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10%

06-09-2013 02:38:11 | More by Steve_Oldrati

MJensen

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-06-2013 16:22:23 | More by MJensen

Punkrckr281

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-06-2013 01:41:32 | More by Punkrckr281

2Xmd

New York

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-05-2013 04:03:43 | More by 2Xmd

PatM

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%

06-04-2013 13:43:50 | More by PatM

Rihup

Illinois

2/5  rDev -48.6%

06-04-2013 02:04:17 | More by Rihup