Scottish Ale
Carlyle Brewing Co. in Rockford, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Scottish Ale Regular|
Score
6.88
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Carlyle. Pretty decent. Loads of smoked malt and a good dose of caramel. Very sessionable.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2013
at 17:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the brewpub. Deep brown-black, opaque. Sweet Porter-like malt aroma. Roasty, smoked aroma. This is my kind of Scottish Ales. Medium bodied, with some light mossy roastiness. Light soapy cocoa bitterness blaances it out. Malt centric all the way. A touch of oak? Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Nov 2010
at 22:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampler @ brewpub. Color is clear but dark, light ruby, brown. Aroma is roasted, muddy, and earthy. Flavor is similar with stronger roast and just a bit of that soil/earth maltiness. Also, there is a bit of berries sprinkled throughout the flavor and aroma. Comes off a bit more like a porter than a Scottish bitter, but I enjoyed it. Now that I have read the description I did not pick up any smoked malts, I would guess less than 10% (even maybe less than 5%) of the grain bill.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2009
at 15:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Deep red-brown body, thin buff head. Peaty aroma and body, with breads, toast, and berries. Light, creamy palate with no alcohol character.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2007
at 15:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampler. Yes, it is peaty. A dark red-brown color, complicated lacing. Did I mention peat? That and an unexpected taste of bitter cocoa: not too much, but noticable when you weren’t looking for it. Good, rich-tasting beer.
Tried
on 10 May 2007
at 12:51