Scotland Charred
Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Scottish Ale Regular|
Score
7.10
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A Scottish style ale brewed with cherry wood smoked malt. Maris Otter, Munich and Smoked malt make up the majority of this ale’s grist bill. Heavy kettle caramelization was employed by partially filling the kettle and boiling to reduce volume, increase gravity and provide caramel flavors and dextrins, resulting in a full body and sweet malt notes. The smokey flavor differs from most smoked beers because the barley malt was smoked with cherry wood instead of the traditional beechwood. The cherry wood smoke is sweeter, less phenolic and has some toasted and nutty notes to it. English Nugget hops were used just to balance the sweetness and a Scottish yeast was used to ferment.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Craft. Dark red brown colour with small golden bubbly head. Aroma is treacle, lots of it, quite herbal. Dark fruit, prunes. Taste is fruity, lots of black treacle again. Bitter. Sweet but bit strange more herbal stuff. Thick texture but nice.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen
Dark amber to mahogany color, with red shades. Moderate aroma of wood, campfire, smoke, pipe tobacco; later, paper and feet. Give it its time, and the campfire aroma is lovely (8). Nutty. Medium body strength; strong caramel flavor, with minimal residual sweetness, some smoke, some wood, light impression of burnt wood, but nothing exciting overall; a bit confused indeed, a many non-German attempts. Ordinary bitterness. (15)
Good, but, well... tonight I had Schlenkerla Fastenbier and Affumicator, and this is not in the same league.
Dark amber to mahogany color, with red shades. Moderate aroma of wood, campfire, smoke, pipe tobacco; later, paper and feet. Give it its time, and the campfire aroma is lovely (8). Nutty. Medium body strength; strong caramel flavor, with minimal residual sweetness, some smoke, some wood, light impression of burnt wood, but nothing exciting overall; a bit confused indeed, a many non-German attempts. Ordinary bitterness. (15)
Good, but, well... tonight I had Schlenkerla Fastenbier and Affumicator, and this is not in the same league.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2014
at 20:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at the Craft Beer Company, Clerkenwell. Poured a very dark brown with a reddish hue and little life. The aroma is rich and smoky, leading to a rich fruity slightly spicy flavour. The palate is weak but the flavour lingers for quite a while with some minor alcoholic burn. It’s somewhat like an English Christmas ale. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2012
at 04:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught@Craft Beer Co, London. Deep rubyish brown colour, small slightly off white foamy head. Aroma is fruity, mild toffee, some earth, smoked wood as well as some slight yeasty notes. Flavour is leathery, fruity, earthy, some mild yeast and rather smoked wooden notes. Quite pleasant.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2012
at 10:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Beer Temple. Pours clear brown with a small tan head. Aroma of red berries, smoke, caramel and a little chocolate. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Aug 2012
at 08:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Mikkeller Bar, Viktoriagade 8BC, kld., DK-1655 Copenhagen, Denmark.Clear dark brown amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, fruity, malty, smoke. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120509]
Tried
on 21 Aug 2012
at 00:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Beer Temple, thanks Potjebier for sharing. Slightly hazy reddish amber colour, off white head. Aroma is quite sweet, lager-ish, fruity, caramel, hint of salty smoke, typical Scottish Ale. Flavour is medium sweet, malty, dark fruits, caramel, nice smoked flavours, typical Rauch-style actually, bittersweet finish. Medium-bodied. Nicely done. But since the Scottish Ale style is there, this should be classified as such imo.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2012
at 02:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap @ Beer Temple. Clear dark red-brown color. Aroma’s: red fruit, sweet malts, light smoke. Smoke is much heavier present retronasal, also sweet fruit. Flavor is medium sweet with smoke. Medium bodied. Not much going on in the finish
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2012
at 00:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Ölbaren, Copenhagen, 5 July 2012) Reddish amber colour with creamy, beige head. Just beautiful. Malty, smoky nose with notes of dried fruit, caramel, hints of smoke and tar. Malty, smoky taste with caramel, dried fruit, hints of smoke, Lapsang tea, orange peel and a spicy bitterness in the finish. The smoke character stays quite soft and balanced. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Excellent beer.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2012
at 14:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 04 Jun 2012
at 05:43