Quote Originally Posted by Nick
it had an unusual sweet flavor, not at all like other ales I've had.
Scottish ales are typified by their malty body, resulting in a sweet flavour untempered by a lot of bittering hops. Any Scottish ale will have this characteristic, though they will differ in flavour depending on which brand you purchase. I'm a fan of Belhaven, which has a faint smoky peat flavour reminiscent of scotch whisky. My own homebrewed Scottish 70/ ale has peat-roasted barley and heather to flavour it, with very little hop character, resulting in a nice malty brew.

Andrew (the beer expert).