Barrel Aged Finlaggin Scotch - Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery

brystmar

New York

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap at the brewpub on release day!

Amber pour, medium head. Sweet, malty, scotchy aroma is this beer's best quality. Taste is initially subtle and scotchy, tons of malt and caramel. Becomes significantly more boozy as it warms, which is unpleasant to me. Should be a great beer with some age.

Serving type: on-tap

04-28-2012 03:48:42 | More by brystmar

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.79/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle: Poured a hazy dirty amber color ale with a large foamy head with excellent retention and some good lacing. Aroma of dry scotch notes with some distinctive peat notes with very little residual sugar notes. Taste is quiet dryer then I had expected with some peat notes with light smoke and some scotch notes with light barley notes. Body is lighter then expected with super great carbonation and light warming alcohol notes. Quite different then what I was expecting with loads of attenuation and almost no residual sugar. I could see myself drinking this on a semi-periodic basis.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 18:01:05 | More by Phyl21ca

t0rin0

California

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%

03-30-2013 21:26:23 | More by t0rin0

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

03-26-2013 01:34:00 | More by Sparky44

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

01-27-2013 19:33:21 | More by Gonzoillini

Drucifer

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

01-06-2013 02:02:04 | More by Drucifer

ctrevino

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

11-18-2012 07:00:04 | More by ctrevino

Anonymous1

Illinois

4/5  rDev +13.6%

11-16-2012 08:40:25 | More by Anonymous1

klipper

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

11-05-2012 06:45:07 | More by klipper

IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

Illinois

5/5  rDev +42%

11-01-2012 04:37:12 | More by IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

dtx00

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -14.8%

10-22-2012 04:27:13 | More by dtx00

Arbitrator

California

2.83/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Chilled bottle into a glass. Shared at Beer Revolution. From notes.

Sent by lurchingbeast -- thanks, Frank!

A: Pours a burnt orange body with light haze. Small, beige head. No lace.

S: Caramel, toffee, and a figgy / plum presence. Lots of booze and heat.

T: Really boozy... 7.5%? Really? Burnt sugars, toasted oak, dark fruits.

M: Medium-bodied (I was hoping for more heft). Carbonation is moderate. Again, boozy.

O: I was really excited and hopeful that this would be the new BA Hi-Fi Rye equivalent (i.e. a good, barrel-aged, malty beer). But it was kind of meh.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 21:23:32 | More by Arbitrator

ehammond1

California

2.45/5  rDev -30.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Bottle (2012)

Thanks for opening this with me, DarthKostrizer!

Hazy burnt orange and light brown in color with a small khaki colored head which leaves irregular splotches and dots of lace down the glass.

Scotch and a peaty aroma greet me first, along with burnt sugars and mild smoke and wood.

The flavor is very scotch-forward along with a big peaty character and mild smoke. Unbalanced, incredibly boozy, and not particularly enjoyable.

Medium bodied with low-moderate carbonation.

I didn't care for this one. One dimensional, and a bad dimension.

Serving type: bottle

09-03-2012 23:14:43 | More by ehammond1

SirIPAalot

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

08-19-2012 16:22:09 | More by SirIPAalot

bpfrush

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -14.8%

08-13-2012 01:28:41 | More by bpfrush

pschul4

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -29%

08-06-2012 16:29:57 | More by pschul4

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

3.58/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked this up at Flossmoor on DLD after they closed the Pub. $15, and was told it was 1/900... I wish I would have picked up an Imperial Schwartz, too.

A - Burnt orange with some floaters. It had a small, cream-colored head, minimal lacing, and a lot of funk left in the bottle.

S - Big scotch aroma up front, sweet burnt sugar/plum... smells really boozy for the ABV.

T - Very boozy for a 7.5%... I would think it was a misprint. Big, smoky wood, caramel, and slight plum.

M - Thinner than what I'd prefer... I'd Coats well with the right amount of carbonation IMO. Finishes smooth and slightly creamy, surprisingly.

O - $15 feels really high now, but I'm glad I was able to try it. I had really high expectations, and I'm left slightly disappointed... Wonder how long it was barrel-aged for. Looking back, I wish I would have cellared this guy for longer.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2012 21:34:03 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

ncaudle

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

07-16-2012 23:36:54 | More by ncaudle

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

07-03-2012 16:20:31 | More by imperialking

Sean9689

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at the pre-DLD Flossmoor Event.

A - Pours a burnt orange color, cream-colored head, spotty lace.

S - Burnt sugars, toffee, caramel, light dark fruity sweetness.

T - Pretty sweet...caramel, toffee, burnt sugars, dark fruit, light oak. Not much barrel character here compared to how it came though on the Imperial Schwartz. Finish is sweet carmel and dark fruit.

M - Medium body, good carbonation, creamy finish.

O - Not as good as the Imperial Schwartz, but not all that bad. I'd have again and I'm curious to see how this is out of the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2012 15:07:40 | More by Sean9689

Holland

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: cloudy light brown with orange highlights and a thick head with tons of carbonation.

S: apple, some bourbon, fruity smells

T: excellent mix of the fruity beer flavors with scotch flavor. Bitter and sweet with fruit and alcohol too.

M: a bit overcarbonated with a medium body, but still solid for the category

O: interesting beer, but it seems off a bit. Quite cider like with the heavy caronation and big apple flavor.Not my favorite style, but a great example and a unique take to me at least.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2012 00:56:59 | More by Holland

JVan

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

05-11-2012 16:22:26 | More by JVan

ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +13.6%

05-01-2012 12:45:53 | More by ADTaber

bsuedekum

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

04-27-2012 22:46:59 | More by bsuedekum

birchstick

Missouri

3.2/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours an amber color without much of a head. Nose is bourbon with some sweet malts. Sweet malts up front, move on to some grainy malts. The vanilla bourbon comes through on the back with a nice slickness. Ends with lingering sweetness. Mouth is medium without much carbonation. Overall, this is a decent barrel aged scotch ale.

Serving type: on-tap

04-27-2012 22:41:51 | More by birchstick