Creamy full-bodied slow-sipping oak-aged wee heavy brings wafting peat-smoked single-malt Scotch sweetness to brown-sugared fruit-candied affluence. Chunky yeast sediment settles near bottom of turbid brown body, thickening syrupy molasses richness, chewy raisin-pureed cherry-bruised fig-honeyed fruiting and warming port-bourbon illusions. Butterscotch, oaken vanilla, and cinnamon-spiced apple upsurge round out alcohol-whirred paragon.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: NEW ENGLAND BREW. CO., WOODBRIDGE, CT.
- Category: Beers A-Z
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- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ERIE BREW. CO., ERIE, PA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Semi-interesting deep amber full body brings creamy caramelized honey malting to cane-sugared grape-orange-cherry waver and biscuit-y bottom end, but gratingly sharp phenol hop bite overwhelms flavor profile. Moreover, partially disguised 10% alcohol boozing tempers hollow fruit-grained finish and tertiary macadamia-walnut remnant.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: SILVER CITY BREW. CO., SILVERDALE, WA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Creamy Scotch sweetness and nutty brown chocolate-y center hold up well against dry fruited plain of formerly known Fat Bastard Ale (named after Austin Powers character). Praline, hazelnut, macadamia, and chestnut reinforce rum-soaked dried cherry resolve and sugar plum reminder. Smooth.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: BRASSERIE DIEU DU CIEL, MONTREAL, CANADA
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Boozy (9.5% alcohol) toffee-hazed Scotch Ale brewed with maple syrup makes fine dessert beer. Smoky maple-glazed brown-sugared butterscotch center appropriates creamy caramel-chocolate malting for alcohol-burnt banana liqueur, burgundy, and brandy whir. Recessive cocoa-buttered raisin-plum illusions linger politely below.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ALESMITH BREW. CO., SAN DIEGO, CA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: ARCADIA BREW. CO., BATTLE CREEK, MI.
- Category: Beers A-Z
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- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: CALEDONIAN BREWERY, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: FOUNDERS BREW. CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MI.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Bold port surge, punctual cocoa-dried oats flaking, and lactic chocolate liqueur waft consume fulsome mocha frontage. Creamy vanilla milkshake illusion seduces blunt astringent finish propped up by raisin, peat, and black cherry adjuncts. On tap, well-rounded wee heavy contrasts maple-sugared stone-fruited Scotch malting against leafy wood-dried hops and twiggy nuance, overriding initial mocha impression.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: FRENCH BROAD BREW. CO., ASHEVILLE, N.C.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Though medium-bodied Scotch ale lacks aggressiveness and has roundabout nature, its coarse elements never debunk dried fruited nature. Fungi peat-smoked earthen wood tone and dry tobacco continence rendezvous with rotted orange, fig, and date souring on cider-y back end. Dirty flattened-out finish picks up wavered walnut and unrefined cocoa illusions plus soapy residue. Creamier tap version upped brown chocolate and toffee notes to better emulate rich dessert beer.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: FRENCH BROAD BREW. CO., ASHEVILLE, N.C.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
Fascinating overall depth allows stylistic Belgian-Scotch merger to sustain unique brilliance. Scotch-styled molasses malts intermingle with Belgian candied yeast, inducing spellbinding red-wined dried fruiting. Chewy raisin-pureed stewed prune creaminess enjoins boozy bourbon, brandy, Merlot, and burgundy coalition for intoxicating fuzzy-brained enjoyment.
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: HARPOON BREWERIES, BOSTON, MA.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None
- Author: John Fortunato
- Brewery: HEAVYWEIGHT BREW. CO., OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.
- Category: Beers A-Z
- Comments: None





