Off Color Brewing Well Fed Sheep

Well Fed Sheep

 

Off Color Brewing in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Winter
Score
7.29
ABV: 9.5% IBU: 18 Ticks: 7
TASTING NOTES
A rich malt, light caramel, and biscuit profile (from as much malt as our brewhouse could hold) is accentuated by a slight alcoholic presence, while distinct honey notes compliment the dry finish. Pale copper on color with only enough hops to balance the huge malt profile.

SECRET TECHNIQUES
Scotch Ales focus on malt (and booze) but ferment cooler than most other ales to rein in harsh alcoholic burn and have very low hopping rates. The addition of honey adds a layer of complexion and dries out the finish.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can, from Broadway Dive Bar, Manhattan NYC (Jul 2025). Pours cloudy reddish dark amber with a very small frothy beige head, sweet caramel-dried fruits aroma, medium carbonation, sweetish dried fruits-caramel taste, smooth body, long finish. Well balanced despite the ABV.

Tried from Can at Broadway Dive (Formerly: Dive Bar - 101st) on 07 Oct 2025 at 23:39


8

Nice malty ewrthiness., medium light bodied tastiness.

Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2024 at 20:28


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Pours a clear deep amber with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of slightly sweet grains with bread and a hint of caramel underlying. Flavor combines sweet bread and grains with a bit of toffee coming through.

Tried from Can on 02 Sep 2024 at 17:22


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Deep caramel-copper body, thick puffy cream/light brown head. Aroma of caramel, honey, and toast. Nice, crisp, sweet but not syrupy or cloying body with honey, caramel, toasted malts, and bubblegum or tobacco. Really damned good.

Tried on 19 Apr 2024 at 20:51


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Crafted. Ruby orange pour and some head. Nose is dark fruits and caramel. Tatses of raisins, cherry, herbal, caramel, and molasses. Fruity finish with some booze warming.

Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2024 at 04:26


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tried from Can from Horrocks Farm Market on 18 Feb 2023 at 01:04


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Dirty river water brown with a large foamy tan head. Aroma is caramel malt, salt water and treacle. Flavor is treacle and cherry with some honey and molasses. Very thick mouthfeel with loads of malt a little sweetness but no alcohol at all. Pretty tasty Scotch ale. Heavy and tasty malt with some sweetness but nothing overpowering.

Tried on 20 Mar 2021 at 22:09