Scottish Ale - Atlantic Brewing Company

Todd

Massachusetts

4.22/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22oz brown bomber. MacFoochie's pours a very deep, dark brown, that's seemingly black with rich ruby red hues around the edges of the glass, and topped with a creamy tan head that settles to nice lacing with ample retention and a playful stick.

Rich malty aroma that's a bit smoky, with some peat, toffee, touch of steel and a pleasant herbal / floral finish.

Silky smooth on the palate with a creamy back. Carbonation breaks through and lifts a savory mix of herbal and spice notes through a rich and chewy malt profile. Very low bitterness. Nice juicy fruitiness with some sweet grape-like vinous notes right in the middle. Light berry esters. Milk chocolate within the malty sweetness, toffee, with some background deep roastiness in the form of coffee grinds lurking in the corners. Earth and some nutty flavors too. Wonderful peat accents blend with heather flavors in a steeped tea-like fashion. As this blends with the emerging 7+% ABV, it evokes suggestions of whiskey. Dry finish with lingering peat and heather notes, and a fumy alcohol exhale on the breath.

This is a big, complex and malty brew, but it's also well balanced and extremely pleasing to the palate, with perfect use of heather and smoked malts. Way too easy to drink, so share this one with friends ... unless you're reviewing it right now, alone, like me!

Damn ... you ... MacFoochie!

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2006 03:47:14 | More by Todd

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

05-19-2013 03:06:24 | More by Damian74Shensky

kangarooAdam59

Maine

3.91/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Into a pint glass:

A: dark brown body with a finger of tan foamy head, no lacing

S: smoky/ roasty through light coffee, light chocolate, and malts

T: mostly sweet, eventually gets some bitter qualities through previously mentioned flavors

M: medium, pretty smooth, sessionable, bitter yet somewhat sweet aftertaste and finish

O: pretty good Scottish ale I`d probably have again

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2013 14:36:15 | More by kangarooAdam59

Mikecap

Rhode Island

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

03-09-2013 16:53:47 | More by Mikecap

williamjbauer

West Virginia

4/5  rDev -0.5%

02-16-2013 12:07:08 | More by williamjbauer

Coax

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

12-18-2012 21:57:10 | More by Coax

mendvicdog

Maryland

4/5  rDev -0.5%

09-07-2012 20:23:09 | More by mendvicdog

donkeyrunner

Massachusetts

4.3/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Dark, dark brown with ruby highlights. Creamy tan head emits lacy arms grasping for the glass top.

Aroma is deep and rich - lots of malt, rich fruit and subtle peat smoke. Tastes like it smells but with a mineral "cleanliness" in back - I'm guessing that's that heather? Plush, creamy mouthfeel that's almost as good as I could possibly imagine.

This was a fun one. Not only was it a great beer but we only had one glass so my wife and I passed it back and forth in front of a campfire. Good camping beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-30-2012 00:22:34 | More by donkeyrunner

Lob

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

08-18-2012 03:18:32 | More by Lob

Happyhopper

New York

4.25/5  rDev +5.7%

08-13-2012 02:11:51 | More by Happyhopper

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +11.9%

08-12-2012 18:55:13 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead

MoreThanWine

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured a 1/2" latte head of brief life. The body in masstone is a deep burnt umber brown and held to the light there is zero light penetration. Smells of toasted malt. The taste has moderately rich malt which is followed by a dark cocoa finish. Kind of reminds me of a lighter porter. Decent beer, easy drinking, but to me it's not a standout of the Scotch ales.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 13:21:08 | More by MoreThanWine

Cavanaghty

Maine

3.93/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bomber into a pint glass

Appearence: Dark Red almost brown appearence. light yellowish/reddish head, and ok lacing.

Smell: Smokey malts an carmels? Reminded me of a true BBQ type smell.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied, but not very well balanced. Smokey flavor is evident even as an after taste.

Overall: It was a decent beer. Something I would sip on perhaps while cooking on the grill or BBQing. Not my first choice, but if it was there I would have it again.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2012 23:18:02 | More by Cavanaghty

Brewsed

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

05-29-2012 18:31:54 | More by Brewsed

rpaine

5/5  rDev +24.4%

03-12-2012 21:27:46 | More by rpaine

Duff27

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- Short off white head leaves a collar on top of a red hued dark brown beer. Thick alcohol legs with minimal lacing.

S- Deep caramels. Malty sweetness.

T- Cola, slight oxidation. Some chocolate taste on the backend. Well hidden alcohol, very smooth.

M- medium mouthfeel, low carbonation.

D/O- overall one of the better Scottish ales I've had. No bottle date but I'm thinking this has a year or two on it...not negatively affected though, actually compliments it I feel. Thanks mikeyv35.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2012 03:42:27 | More by Duff27

erlenmeyer

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%

02-08-2012 23:03:44 | More by erlenmeyer

kmo1030

Massachusetts

3.7/5  rDev -8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

pours a good looking deep brown with thick tightly bubbled khaki head.
in the aroma oddly enough, the stand out, with a sort of a yellow flower smell, as in floral butt tending towards a buttery aroma. hopefully you can see what i mean. there is also toffe, a bit of port wine and a whisp of smoke.
sweet toffee in the mouth, with caramel as well. you get some floral notes mid palate with an almost honied character. touches of smoke and bitterness move in behind that. the smoke creeps in especially with some warmth. seems just a little bit unbalanced to me, in favor of sweetness.
the body is on just the thinner side of medium bodied with soft carbonation.
overall, a nice little (or big as it were)scottish ale, and pleasant enough to sip on, just a touch to sweet for me.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2012 22:33:09 | More by kmo1030

deaconoflove

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Ap. Basic black with nice tan head, but didn't last long.
Sm. Interesting. maybe smokey, earthy, some faint faint chocolate. Can't find the hops.
Ta. Same...slight smokey, malt, roasted, milky even, leads to brief coffee flavor and then a sweet finish.
Mf. thick and sticky
Dr. A big beer, filling, plently of flavor, but kind of muddled. It's good, but the flavors are so blended that I can't sort it out. It will NOT be a problem to finish off the bomber.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2011 22:19:20 | More by deaconoflove

Neffbeer

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.5%

12-15-2011 01:47:42 | More by Neffbeer

ububru

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.5%

12-14-2011 21:15:42 | More by ububru

nmann08

Maryland

4/5  rDev -0.5%

12-09-2011 23:50:19 | More by nmann08

Rochefort10nh

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -0.5%

12-02-2011 18:27:41 | More by Rochefort10nh

LostHighway

Maine

3.75/5  rDev -6.7%

11-28-2011 13:03:48 | More by LostHighway

EastCoastHawkeye

Virginia

5/5  rDev +24.4%

11-24-2011 15:31:59 | More by EastCoastHawkeye