Lion Rampant of Scotland
Airline Brewing Company
- From:
- Airline Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 05, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 05, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Wee Heavy brewed in Scotland by the Celts for more than 5,000 years.
Perfect for cold winter days, it is slightly sweet, full bodied, warm, low in hop characteristics with malty toffee and caramel flavours.
Slàinte mhath
Perfect for cold winter days, it is slightly sweet, full bodied, warm, low in hop characteristics with malty toffee and caramel flavours.
Slàinte mhath
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by SierraNevallagash from Maine
3.83/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pint can - no date - poured into a thistle at 40°F.
Pours a deep ruddy rosewood brown - clear and scarlet when held to the light. No real head formation, sporting just a thin tan collar fed by plentiful streaming effervescence.
Nose: Tame and malty, with a fair bit of roast, lending a subtle hardwood-smoked note. Bready and toasty, with some dark bread crust, burned toffee, soft caramel, vanilla, and pie crust notes. Some mild European hops lend a distinct floral, earthy, spicy character. Fairly restrained overall.
Palate: The beer greets the palate decidedly malty, in all its classic Wee Heavy glory. It leads the charge with base notes of toasted brown bread, barley, toasted grains, malted milk, toffee, caramel, burned sugar, and just a dusting of cocoa. There's a fairly fruity British-style ale yeast element which adds some bright contrast to the rich malty foundation. Some underlying fruitcake, dried fig, and honey provide the last wave of sweetness before the spicy, earthy hops show up with some light bitterness, followed by that slightly smoky char, working together to dry it out a bit. The finish is earthy, spicy, and a touch smoky and bitter, eventually drying out most of the way.
Mouthfeel/Body: The ale sits relatively medium-bodied. On one hand, there's a real crispness to it - fluid, drinkable, and not remotely chewy or slick. On the other hand, all that bold malt character lends sweetness, heft, a malty weight. So a crisp medium-full. Effervescence is moderate - not fizzy, not lacking, but pretty straightforward. Some gritty bite from the smoke and hops. Slightly sticky on the lips, finishing mostly dry.
Overall: Airline Brewing is a small little local place, and they're pretty new. This is a perfectly enjoyable effort at a wee heavy. It isn't seamless, and parts feel a bit disjointed, between the malty, fruity, smoky, and hoppy bits. While this isn't anything to write home about, it's a fun take on the style, and it's certainly enjoyable, satisfying a little bit of everything. A perfectly solid interpretation.
Mar 05, 2021Pours a deep ruddy rosewood brown - clear and scarlet when held to the light. No real head formation, sporting just a thin tan collar fed by plentiful streaming effervescence.
Nose: Tame and malty, with a fair bit of roast, lending a subtle hardwood-smoked note. Bready and toasty, with some dark bread crust, burned toffee, soft caramel, vanilla, and pie crust notes. Some mild European hops lend a distinct floral, earthy, spicy character. Fairly restrained overall.
Palate: The beer greets the palate decidedly malty, in all its classic Wee Heavy glory. It leads the charge with base notes of toasted brown bread, barley, toasted grains, malted milk, toffee, caramel, burned sugar, and just a dusting of cocoa. There's a fairly fruity British-style ale yeast element which adds some bright contrast to the rich malty foundation. Some underlying fruitcake, dried fig, and honey provide the last wave of sweetness before the spicy, earthy hops show up with some light bitterness, followed by that slightly smoky char, working together to dry it out a bit. The finish is earthy, spicy, and a touch smoky and bitter, eventually drying out most of the way.
Mouthfeel/Body: The ale sits relatively medium-bodied. On one hand, there's a real crispness to it - fluid, drinkable, and not remotely chewy or slick. On the other hand, all that bold malt character lends sweetness, heft, a malty weight. So a crisp medium-full. Effervescence is moderate - not fizzy, not lacking, but pretty straightforward. Some gritty bite from the smoke and hops. Slightly sticky on the lips, finishing mostly dry.
Overall: Airline Brewing is a small little local place, and they're pretty new. This is a perfectly enjoyable effort at a wee heavy. It isn't seamless, and parts feel a bit disjointed, between the malty, fruity, smoky, and hoppy bits. While this isn't anything to write home about, it's a fun take on the style, and it's certainly enjoyable, satisfying a little bit of everything. A perfectly solid interpretation.
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