Iron Thistle
Rahr & Sons Brewing Company in Fort Worth, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
6.94
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Deep dark brown coloured body with a rich three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, prunes, raisins and pit fruits with a lot of earth. Medium-bodied; Assertive alcohol and bourbon flavours up front with a definite earthy and rich malty flavour coupled with loads of caramel, toffee and pit fruit sweetness right behind. Aftertaste shows a lot of complexity with some honey notes, bits of smoke and toastiness and a lot of pit fruits coupled with earth. Overall, a nice very rich beer with a good profile and an even better depth. I sampled this pint on draught here at the Hilton Austin Airport for US$7.00 on 06-May-2014.
Tried
on 06 May 2014
at 15:44
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at CBC Denver, April 10 2014.Very dark brown color, white head. Sweet, malty, toffee taste. Toffee aftertaste. Sweet, malty, toffee scent. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2014
at 07:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Caramel and light grains. Dark clear amber with a beige head. Light and sweet whiskey notes, with grains and a bit of sweet caramel. Nice and spot on for style.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2014
at 12:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught at Ginger Man Dallas. Dark ruby-brown color with a medium foamy light beige head that recedes gradually. Dark fruit, malt and hops in the nose. Medium body and slightly chewy with flavors of caramel malt, dark fruit and earthy hops. The finish is subtly smoky with a malt and fruit aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2014
at 19:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled at the 2014 Untapped festival in Fort Worth. Pours a clear deep amber with a gray head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of bread, dark sweet grains, toffee and a touch of grass. Flavor has notes of dark breads with dark cookie, biscuit and some toffee coming through.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2014
at 07:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Hay Merchant. Pours a dark amber with a small creamy beige head. The aroma is a bready malt and caramel. Medium mouthfeel wtih caramel and roast. Easy to drink a very good scotch ale from Rahr.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2012
at 13:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle-pours a offwhite head and orange/brown color. Aroma is roasty medium malt-caramel, dark fruit. Taste is roasty medium malt-caramel, dark fruit-raisin, some earthy bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2011
at 06:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 12fl.oz.Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, berries. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dried fruity, spicy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110622]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2011
at 23:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity and dark caramelish. Sweet fruity, yeasty and caramelish. Lingering fruity and yeasty into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2011
at 23:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
cloudy brown, smooth yellow head. mild aroma, slightly spicy, slightly sort of sourish hoppy. flavor is flowery, roasted malty, coffee, malts. dark beer with a touch of dried fruits and dark fruits. nice.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2011
at 10:20