Old Scratch Amber Lager
Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
California Common / Steam Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.10
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Ideal for the Lager drinker who prefers amber beers, the "Scratch" is a smooth, malt-accentuated lager. Brewed in the "Steam-Style" tradition, scratch is a so-called hybrid beer that is fermented at medium temperatures to develop some ale and lager characteristics.
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
355ml bottle bought at Luvians in St Andrews. Deep ebony body with a slowly fading head. Juicy malts to the nose. Rather discreet hints of berries and sweet fruits in flavour. Smooth bittersweet ending. Soft carbonated [10.11.2008].
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2008
at 03:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Poured amber with medium lasting white head. Malty and hay aroma. Moderate body, with some bread notes with the malt. Slight hop bite in the slim finish. Drinkable, and probably better on a hot day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2008
at 18:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl botle. clear darkish amber, small offwhite head. aroma of earth, hops, honey, syrup, nuts. mild and nice. but perhaps too weak too. flavor is honey, malts, syrup, sweetness, slight hops bitterness, feels good, a very gentle beer, would probably go down well with non-beergeeks too. great session beer.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2008
at 19:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
355ml Bottle - Dark amber in colour with a small head. Slightly nutty and malty aroma with some toffee hints and a hint of aniseed. The taste is more hoppy than the aroma would suggest and it is hops combined with some toffee and caramel notes that are most noticeable along with a fruity element with some raisins and more aniseed in the finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2008
at 20:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to ilovedarkbeer for this. Largish, light brown head with a clear copper body. Aroma of cardboard, malt, and fruit. Taste is sweet and malty with a odd, musky malt finish. Dryish fizzy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2008
at 20:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Orange-amber colour. Heavy malty moderate hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Caramellic and very malty. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2008
at 14:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium beige head. Hazy amber body with vigourous carbonation. Sweet intense malty raisins aroma. Sweet alcoholic malty taste with raisiny roasty cinnamon notes. Slightly roasty, watery notes. Harmonic and balanced. Fullish body. Mild mouthfeel. Dry roasty rye aftertaste with earth and nut notes. Very nice. (0.355l bottle at some pub in western Copenhagen. Rated twice, exact same score both times.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2008
at 17:19