Red Hill Brewery Scotch Ale

Scotch Ale

 

Red Hill Brewery in Red Hill South, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
Score
6.36
ABV: 5.8% IBU: 17 Ticks: 12
The colour of burnished copper, strong with a caramely sweetness. A malt driven beer, lightly balanced with classic Goldings and Willamette hop flowers. A very special grain recipe is what makes this brew so malty and tasty, a very special blend of English Malts, some of which are dark roasted to impart the toffee and sweet flavours of this ale. Brewed to the style of the Wee Heavy of Scotland, it is an exceptional style that fits so well with our philosophy of brewing beers that are enjoyable to drink.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

16/10/2022. Bottle from Dan Murphy’s. Pours clear deep copper chestnut brown with a small bubbly/frothy beige head. Aroma of toffee, dried fruits, bread, nut, plum, sourdough, light woody spicy notes. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness with a slightly sour edge. Moderate body, a bit watery, prickly carbonation. Aroma is nice but not especially keen.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2022 at 11:03


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tap at the brewery. Poured a murky medium brown colour with a lasting frothy off white head. The aroma is grainy malt, nutty, earthy, light red berry fruits. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter, with a smooth, gritty, fruity, warm, dry woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Smooth, rich and nicely balanced. A good example of the style.

Tried from Cask at Red Hill Brewery on 14 Sep 2019 at 15:47


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle into glass. Toffee roast caramel chocolate alcohol on the nose. Dark red colour (prune juice?). HUGE frothy tan head. Looks a bit mad. Tastes sweetish with a subtle clean hop finish. Really well balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2015 at 03:36


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

First ratingBottled at Kerbside, Brisbane, on July 20, 2013.Clear reddish brown color, tan head. Sweet, malty, toffee taste. Smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Sweet, malty, fruit cake scent. Sweet, malty aftertaste.7/4/8/4/15=3.8RerateBottled 33 cl at Penny Blue, Melbourne. On July 25, 2013.Cloudy brown color, tan head. Sweet, malty taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium low bitterness. Malty, sweet aftertaste. Sweet, fruity scent.8/3/8/3/15=3.7

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2013 at 15:31


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

There are notes of toffee biscuit, mulled wine, coffee and chocolate with a little late resin and some alcohol. There’s more coffee, chocolate, toffee and alcohol in the mouth. In both the aroma and taste there’s also a hint of shellfish and seawater, which is a bit odd but nevertheless, I really like this beer.

Tried on 31 Oct 2012 at 05:25


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

29th December 2009
ChrisO ’Night Of The Gaylords’ tasting. Hazy dark brown beer. Some light malt on the nose. Light dry and softish palate. Tired malt with mild toffee. Finishes soft and dry. Okay but a bit dull.

Tried on 07 Jun 2012 at 09:54


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

Pours dark copper with a small head.Nose shows earthy peat, cinnamon, soft alcohol, caramelised malt and creamy chocolate. Pretty complex!More the same regarding flavours, but with more roasted malt present as well. Not quite as complex, and there’s a floury flavour I find in several of the Red Hill beers.Carbonation is too high.

Tried on 04 Feb 2010 at 01:32


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 33cl. @ Chris O’s Night of the Gaylords.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, nutty, berry, honey, chocolate notes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20091229]

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2010 at 09:06


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle@The Chriso Gaylord Tasting. Amber colour, beige head. Aroma is wood, herbs and some slight toffeeish and grassy notes as well. Flavour is toffee, wood, grass and some slight herbal notes. Quite bitter finish, but otherwise not very exciting.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2010 at 07:52


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

[1/10] Tap at brewery. Brown, beige head. Mild caramel and grass nose, hints of vanilla and prunes. Caramel sweetness with some burnt touches. Thick body for the alcohol content. Not really my sort of thing, but pleasant enough. [2.8] [10/16] Coming around to this a little after a few tries. But only a little. Much as before with firm peppery bitterness at the end.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jan 2010 at 05:54