Copper John Scotch Ale
Madison River Brewing Company in Belgrade, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
6.44
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This is a Scottish ale like no other. The brewers use the finest smoked malt for flavor complexity and then combine it with roasted barley, and caramel malts for a rich distinctive and smoky flavor. These ingredients give it a deep, dark color with a smooth, rich finish that is surprisingly drinkable.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
much more like a brown than a scotch. Very little peaty nose. Low hops. Lacked depth, but ok
Tried
on 30 Jul 2012
at 07:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a reddish brown with tan thin head. Aroma is roasted and malty. Taste is sweet rich roasted malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2012
at 23:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This beer pours a brownish-amber color with a thin tan head that recedes steadily to a film. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malt and hops. Medium body with flavors of earthy malt, caramel and floral hops. The finish is malty with a sweet aftertaste lingering. Slightly above average overall.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2011
at 15:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Murky amber-brown. Thin off-white head. Sweet, woody brown malt aroma. I didn’t pick it up on my first bottle, but after I had the infected Amber I pick up some odd underlying sourness in this one too. Not really bad still, this is a pleasant, malty, session beer, probably much better at the brewery. A little one-dimensional and watery, not what you’d hope for in a 7% Scotch Ale of any sort. A generous 3.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2011
at 23:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Rich copper-amber beer with a dark cream/light tan head. Malt and light fruit aroma with light sweetness. malt and light toffee flavor with light dark fruits. Medium bodied. malt and dark fruit lingers with light earth and light toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2011
at 14:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled at Old Faithful, WY. Clear nut brwon, creamy head. Mid sweet with clean, rounded mouthfeel and medium body. Lightly roasty with fairly low hop rate. Rather malty with some butter. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2010
at 05:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at MBBF in Idaho Falls
Appearance: Pours dark amber with a small tan head
Aroma: Toasted malts, some smokiness
Taste: Toasted malts, finishes sweet. with a slight hop bite. Clean and easy to drink.
Appearance: Pours dark amber with a small tan head
Aroma: Toasted malts, some smokiness
Taste: Toasted malts, finishes sweet. with a slight hop bite. Clean and easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2010
at 21:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap-pours an off white head and dark copper color. Aroma is medium malt-toffee/peat, earthy hops. Taste is medium malt-toffee/caramel/peat, earthy hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2010
at 16:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle: Dark copper color with two fingers of creamy sand colored head. Lots of sticky lacing. Nose is immediately sweet and indicative of the style. Heavy in malt and caramel, lighter in rye and earthiness. No bitters here... Sweet and mellow taste of earthy notes, peat, and rye. Maybe some faint smokiness, but it’s so sweet it blends together. Finish gets a little sticky in a dull malty way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2009
at 11:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, cinnamon. Pours a deep red ruby brown with a thin head with okay lacing. Tastes better than a Scotch ale. Almost like a porter or deep brown ale maltiness to it. Nutty. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2009
at 00:31