Scottish Ale
Gritty McDuff's in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Scottish Ale Regular|
Score
6.35
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Scottish Ale is our interpretation of the hearty brews native to Scotland. A shade darker than our Bitter, with a rich, slightly sweet first impression on the palate that rounds out to a satisfying maltiness and a medium-dry hop finish.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 ounce bottle. Dark copper color. Medium-sized foamy beige head. Subtle bready toasted malt aroma. Bittersweet toasted malt flavor upfront. Notes of roasted nuts and dark caramel. Slightly sour backdrop. Brief woody finish with a hint of dry hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 17:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Drought at International Great Beer Expo (Meadowlands). Amber color, whitish foamy head, honey aroma, slightly bitter taste with strong honey flavor, low carbonation, long finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Scottish Ale on 26 Jan 2014 at 10:07 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Drought at International Great Beer Expo (Meadowlands). Amber color, whitish foamy head, honey aroma, slightly bitter taste with strong honey flavor, low carbonation, long finish.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2014
at 10:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
The appearance is a deep golden brown color with a short white head that lingers a bit and leaves a good lacing along the sides of the glass. The smell contains caramelized malts, vanilla, butterscotch and touches of hops. The taste has a sweet but a sort of mildness of caramel and butterscotch within the malty character. Once again the hops are mild and balances superbly in this beer. There is a sligbhtly sweet aftertaste. The palatel is smooth and a little crisp, with a medium body, and medium carbonation. The finish is a bit dry. Overall, this is a good beer.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2013
at 08:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper in color almost translucent. Large bubbly head if poured correctly. A nice layer of head that leaves good to spotty lacing. Low to medium carbonation. Bread/biscuit aroma. Taste is going to be on the lighter end of the style. The different element is the peat malt. Light to watery mouthfeel with a dry finish. If I wanted the lighter end of the style I would buy this. Good brew.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2011
at 19:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours deep amber into a thistle. Off-white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Sweet butterscotch aromas. Caustic carbonation upfront with dark pit fruits and butterscotch turning bitter in the lasting dry finish.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2010
at 14:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Quickly dissipating head. Brownish amber body. Sugary malt aroma. Lots of caramel in the taste. Slight bitterness. Mostly just a lot of malts in the taste. Sticky mouthfeel. Tastes like mediocre candy.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2009
at 15:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A dark amber ale with a thin off white head. A strong caramel aroma with notes of vanilla. In mouth, a rather boring ale, with sweet caramel, light hopping, nutty notes, rather cloying sweetness in final. Bottle from Gonzobeer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2007
at 15:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Sweet butter toffee and pepper malt aroma. Dark amber color with small head. Buttery toffee malt with an oak/mild hops finish. Long lasting hops aftertaste. This reminded me more of the Irish ales I’ve had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2007
at 21:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2004-2005 bomber shared with Muzzlehatch at the "Crappy Maine beers plus two random Belgians and a Cider" Tasting on 5/22/2005. Dark amber-light-tan colored body, some auburn tints. Small white head is gone in no time, no lacing. Chill haze to the body, not altogether completely filtered. Caramel, light nutty hops bitterness and butterscotch in the nose. Flavor is light diacetyl, standard caramel-toffee, candied oranges, and some light citrus bitterness on the end. Reasonably well-extracted malt providing a medium to medium-full body makes this one enjoyable. Lightly chewy mouthfeel with some thinning on the end as it warms.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2005
at 12:03