Deep garnet-chestnut-hued hop-roasted traditional Scotch ale offers friendly coffee nuttiness, butterscotch-molasses-caramel sweetness and bruised cherry tingle, but lacks advertised ‘wintry seasonal’ (nutmeg-cinnamon) spicing. Toasted barley upends earthy peat-tobacco illusions and sarsaparilla hint, but supposed wee heavy needs extra lactose strength.
