Boulevard Snow & Tell Oak-Aged Scotch Ale

Not bourbon barrel oak ages, but oak-aged nonetheless, Snow & Tell pours a maple syrupy hue, with a one-pinky tan head. Heavy, almost chewy mouthfeel, with malty character and oak as well (probably from the oak-aging!). Slight smokiness, but not as much as you'd expect from a Scotch ale. However there's some dark fruit overtones. There's some caramel peeking out as the temperature rises, however I'd classify this as a "training wheels" Scotch Ale. What I mean by that it's a version of the style that isn't as strong as a really good version, so it won't run off the neophytes. Overall, not bad, but not as good as I'd expected.