McEwan's 70/-
McEwan's
- From:
- McEwan's
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
Ranked #91 - ABV:
- 3.7%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,844 - Avg:
- 3.56 | pDev: 10.96%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 01, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 04, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
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Rated by sorsh_a_ghlinne from Scotland
3.99/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
always a nice novelty to see 70 bob on draught. admittedly it's not as good as 80/-, but what is?
Sep 01, 2025
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.44/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Another decent Scottish ale (had it on tap only in Scotland). Pasteurised keg. Fairly sweet, though...... Malty aroma and flavour, smooth to drink. Many years since I had it the last time.
May 06, 2021
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On tap at Feuars Arms in Kirkcaldy Fife.
Remarkably creamy and durable head over a brown body with excellent clarity. Amazing creamy lacing.
Aroma dominated by English hops.
Medium carbonation; Near medium body
Very good balance. Slightly bitter by the finish.
May 02, 2015Remarkably creamy and durable head over a brown body with excellent clarity. Amazing creamy lacing.
Aroma dominated by English hops.
Medium carbonation; Near medium body
Very good balance. Slightly bitter by the finish.
Reviewed by PhillyStyle from Georgia
3.51/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.51/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On cask, served at what appeared to be slightly colder than room temperature at the Pot & Still, Glasgow, Scotland, April 20, 2009:
A: The beer appeared a clear dark copper-ish color with a thin, but creamy white head.
S: An average aroma of malt with a hint of hops.
T: The taste follows the nose well, but seemed to be a little more pronounced than I was expecting. There was also a hint of sweetness to the beer, but it was not overpowering or all that strong really, just subtly in the background.
M/D: The beer had a light to medium body to it, it was smooth and creamy and very easy to drink. Limited carbonation with a bit of a sour aftertaste. Still, maybe a slightly better than average beer.
Apr 30, 2009A: The beer appeared a clear dark copper-ish color with a thin, but creamy white head.
S: An average aroma of malt with a hint of hops.
T: The taste follows the nose well, but seemed to be a little more pronounced than I was expecting. There was also a hint of sweetness to the beer, but it was not overpowering or all that strong really, just subtly in the background.
M/D: The beer had a light to medium body to it, it was smooth and creamy and very easy to drink. Limited carbonation with a bit of a sour aftertaste. Still, maybe a slightly better than average beer.
Reviewed by BretSikkink from Mexico
3.58/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.58/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Reviewed from recently found notes:
Served from the tap with a creamy, tight, sticky tanned head. Not quite mahogany, but a nice brown color.
The head is keeping the nose down a bit. Definitely malt-forward, with dark fruit, toast, and a hint of peat smoke.
The flavor definitely has a nice smoke component, with lots of raisin and boozy cherry malt flavors. A little sweet, but also good bittering with the herbal, floral hops.
Finishes a little sour, mouthfeel is pretty thin. Easy to drink but a bit too insubstantial to me.
Jan 18, 2009Served from the tap with a creamy, tight, sticky tanned head. Not quite mahogany, but a nice brown color.
The head is keeping the nose down a bit. Definitely malt-forward, with dark fruit, toast, and a hint of peat smoke.
The flavor definitely has a nice smoke component, with lots of raisin and boozy cherry malt flavors. A little sweet, but also good bittering with the herbal, floral hops.
Finishes a little sour, mouthfeel is pretty thin. Easy to drink but a bit too insubstantial to me.
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.65/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Henry VIII Ale House in Etobicoke, Reddish, lots of lace, well malted burnst barley/smoke, complex, with bitter end. On aggressive side carbonation. Complex and drinkable. Nice white head. A good start to this place. A good fresh taste overall.
Dec 24, 2006
Reviewed by kmacphail from Scotland
3.81/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.81/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Another traditional pint of Heavy from a well known Scottish brewer. This is readily available in Scotland so I am surprised that it has not had more reviews to this point.
This beer pours a dark bronzish colour with a lovely, creamy, off white head. The nose tends to let it down a bit, an average smell of hops with a suttle hint of caramel.
This follows through to the taste, where there is a lovely mixture of hops and barley with a caramel taste. This makes it slightly sweeter than most of the Heavies on the market.
It feels a bit light on the tongue, but is still obviously a beer. It can go down too well at times this one, it is very drinkable and at 3.6% is one that can be taken all night long.
A nice nitro-tap beer, worth a try, nothing great, but there is an awful lot worse on the market.
Sep 09, 2006This beer pours a dark bronzish colour with a lovely, creamy, off white head. The nose tends to let it down a bit, an average smell of hops with a suttle hint of caramel.
This follows through to the taste, where there is a lovely mixture of hops and barley with a caramel taste. This makes it slightly sweeter than most of the Heavies on the market.
It feels a bit light on the tongue, but is still obviously a beer. It can go down too well at times this one, it is very drinkable and at 3.6% is one that can be taken all night long.
A nice nitro-tap beer, worth a try, nothing great, but there is an awful lot worse on the market.
Reviewed by Reidrover from Oregon
3.46/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.46/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pint at the Commercial Hotel, Dufftown, Scotland.
Nice chesnut brown beer with a good looking creamy white head.
Quite subdued aroma, malty slighly smoky.
Smooth malty taste with some fruity undertones,slight sour notes.
Quite thin on the palate but not really watery.
A true ,easy to pound session ale
Mar 04, 2005Nice chesnut brown beer with a good looking creamy white head.
Quite subdued aroma, malty slighly smoky.
Smooth malty taste with some fruity undertones,slight sour notes.
Quite thin on the palate but not really watery.
A true ,easy to pound session ale
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