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Robert The Bruce
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- From:
- 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
Ranked #9 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,522 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 10.82%
- Reviews:
- 1,030
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 01:46 AM
- Added:
- Aug 06, 2001
- Wants:
- 242
- Gots:
- 583
A full-bodied Scottish-style Ale with a well-rounded malty profile and roasted biscuit-like notes.
24 IBU
24 IBU
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Ratings by avylover:
Reviewed by avylover from Virginia
3.86/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.86/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Just got this one home....9% eh? Packs a punch but I don't know about 9%. Anyway, on with the review. Pours a nice golden caramel color, not quite as dark as I expected. Nice 1/2 inch head full of tiny bubbles that sticks around..smells. Not a real strong scent here...mainly alcohol & sugary malt scents. Taste is sweet and malty at first, somewhat doughy then ends on a hoppy/bitter/metalliic note. Suprisingly not much alcohol detected in the taste. Mouthfeel is much thinner than expected...quite nice. This beer actually reminds me of the recent batches of Salvator (Which were nowhere near as good as a few years back). To sum it up, tastes like an american hopped doublebock if there is such a thing. Good, but not great.. worth trying if you enjoy the german doublebock style as I do. Maybe they should rename this one.
Jan 22, 2003More User Ratings:
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.19/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours a deep, clear, and rich amber color that almost leans brown. A strong light tan head that is creamy, thick, and heavy. Lasts for a while. (4.25)
Aroma: Moderate aromas of rich, baked bread, caramel. Hints of earthy and woodsy qualities. (4.00)
Flavor: Strong flavors of dark bread, sweet caramel, smooth and sweet syrup and notes of toffee. There's a woodsy, smokey, and earthy note to it Smooth and rich. Leans sweet, but reasonably dry and drinkable. (4.25)
Feel: Medium to heavier bodied, average carbonation. Smooth, leans sweet. Hides the alcohol extremely well. (4.25)
Compared to Founders Dirty Bastard 12/2023: Pours darker, milder head. More earthy black malt and smoke. More woodsy. Less sweet caramel.
Overall: Don't come across a whole lot of Scottish Ales. This is the most reviewed on BeerAdvocate and I noticed I hadn't tried it before. It's definitely big, malty, and sweet. Darker than I expected, but enjoyable. Almost reminds me of a doppelbock. Bread, caramel, and toffee flavors. Yet, it hides the alcohol extremely well. A cool name, great can art as always, and a surprisingly fantastic beer. (Rating: 4.19)
Nov 28, 2023Aroma: Moderate aromas of rich, baked bread, caramel. Hints of earthy and woodsy qualities. (4.00)
Flavor: Strong flavors of dark bread, sweet caramel, smooth and sweet syrup and notes of toffee. There's a woodsy, smokey, and earthy note to it Smooth and rich. Leans sweet, but reasonably dry and drinkable. (4.25)
Feel: Medium to heavier bodied, average carbonation. Smooth, leans sweet. Hides the alcohol extremely well. (4.25)
Compared to Founders Dirty Bastard 12/2023: Pours darker, milder head. More earthy black malt and smoke. More woodsy. Less sweet caramel.
Overall: Don't come across a whole lot of Scottish Ales. This is the most reviewed on BeerAdvocate and I noticed I hadn't tried it before. It's definitely big, malty, and sweet. Darker than I expected, but enjoyable. Almost reminds me of a doppelbock. Bread, caramel, and toffee flavors. Yet, it hides the alcohol extremely well. A cool name, great can art as always, and a surprisingly fantastic beer. (Rating: 4.19)
Reviewed by nasal from Illinois
4.31/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tastes like a slightly less sweet Speculoos cookie. Extremely malty, with a porter-y roast on the malt. Crisp-caramelized dark brown sugar or molasses / malt syrup flavor. Not much aroma, zero hops in the aroma, just a little molasses-y "Boston brown bread" smell. Cozy, autumnal, quite a nice example of the style. One of my preferred malt-forward beers. A bit too syrupy for my taste, but I might change my tune when the weather turns cold.
Sep 10, 2023Reviewed by branko7 from Illinois
4.29/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark brown, with a foamy head which settles. Caramel, malty, nicely balanced, not too hoppy. Do I detect a little bit of candy in the taste? Hides its alcohol. Well-balanced and delicious.
Aug 18, 2023Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Medium caramel amber color with light lacing and carbonation.
S - Toasted biscuit caramel malt dominates the nose.
T - Toastu, biscuity caramel malt from start to finish with very mild bitterness.
M - Medium body with gentle carbonation.
O - A real easy drinker and quite enjoyable.
Jul 03, 2023S - Toasted biscuit caramel malt dominates the nose.
T - Toastu, biscuity caramel malt from start to finish with very mild bitterness.
M - Medium body with gentle carbonation.
O - A real easy drinker and quite enjoyable.
Reviewed by Eddieeight from Ohio
3.02/5 rDev -22.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -22.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Received as part of a mixer sixer Christmas gift, my buddy left the price tag on and this rang up at just under $3 bucks. The only other Three Floyds beer I've had was the hard to come by Dark Lord stout, which won my approval. This one pours out nice deep brown with a small little head that quickly recedes to the outer edges of the glass. Smell is heavy on the malt, stings the nose a bit with some pepper and spice. The taste is very mellow, full of malt, slightly bitter to balance it out. Some roastiness. Apart from that, there's not a whole lot of big taste here. It's a very unassuming ale, no bold flavor, no statement made. Mouthfeel is medium, with a minimum of carbonation. I would consider this a workhorse beer - one the blue collars drink to relax on the weekends. Nothing fancy, nothing remarkable, just gets the job done. Maybe i don't know what Scottish ales are supposed to taste like, but I'm not particularly impressed with this one. It just doesn't stand out. It's an everyday, run-of-the-mill brew. But hey, I'll drink it. Cheers.
Jan 22, 2023Reviewed by mpruden from Ohio
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint glass.
Appearance: Amber brown, generous head that lingers long, significant lacing.
Nose: Sweet combination of fresh and dried fruit.
Mouthfeel: Medium heavy.
Attack: Follows the nose, with a slight bitterness to balance, a bit of coffee, a bit of peat; alcohol evident.
Finish: Slight bitterness.
Overall: An excellent sipper I’m enjoying by itself following a cool autumn morning of bowhunting. So far my clear favorite in this style.
Oct 14, 2022Appearance: Amber brown, generous head that lingers long, significant lacing.
Nose: Sweet combination of fresh and dried fruit.
Mouthfeel: Medium heavy.
Attack: Follows the nose, with a slight bitterness to balance, a bit of coffee, a bit of peat; alcohol evident.
Finish: Slight bitterness.
Overall: An excellent sipper I’m enjoying by itself following a cool autumn morning of bowhunting. So far my clear favorite in this style.
Robert The Bruce from 3 Floyds Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
3322 ratings
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