Pictavia
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.41
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Pictavia (the former name of Scotland) has sweet honey and caramel notes balanced by oak and a light tart bitterness. It’s brewed with Special B, Munich, pale, and Caramel malt in addition to roasted barley and our two row blend. It’s then hopped exclusively with Northern Brewer. After fermenting on an abbey-style yeast, we age it in scotch barrels—that first held port, before scotch—for around four months.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle. Hazy brown color. Small khaki head. Not se hints at toasted malt and oak. Sweet, tangy caramel malt flavor. More oaky notes. Hints of honey and raisins. Rich and flavorful. Moderate booziness in middle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2019
at 04:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run. Hazy dark rust, large creamy tan head good retention. Aroma of toffee dark cherry oak vanilla mild whiskey. Taste is raisin, cherry, vanilla, oak, lemon. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2018
at 22:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - I find this to be pretty underrated thus far - maybe because it's balanced and a not beat-ou-over-the-head boozy barrel bomb? - moderate caramelized sugars, dried fruit, subtle spiciness - oak and vanilla arrive late, finishing with a hint of peaty scotch character - I dig it - kind of a pricey four pack, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2018
at 22:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
The Aromas are fairly mild and nothing special caramel malt mainly with a little bit of coffee. Flavors are out of balance sweet up front with a long heavy sweet bitter finish. Body is very average if not a touch thin. Not one of Allagash's better beers.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2018
at 06:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
$4.65 bottle, Wine Warehouse. Pours murky amber brown with a small beige head. Aroma is earth, caramel, barrel. Flavor is lighter than expected. Barrel, earth, caramel, cherry, brown leaf. Hides the alcohol very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2018
at 00:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at Spacebar. Pours a hazy brown with a tan head. Aromas are fruity. Flavors are sweet caramel with some bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2018
at 00:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
A bit tame for a giant Scotch ale aged in Scotch barrels, heavier on fruity esters and caramel, light on the desired whisky notes. Needs peat; where’s the peat? Not smoky, not boozy, just modestly sweet with a lot of fruit. Drinkable, but could use a bit more oomph.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2018
at 00:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Great beer for style. Soft peat flavour with some caramel and florals. Prune and a little leather. Pours murky brown with good head. Light sweet finish. Nice stuff. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2018
at 15:47
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours deep, clear mahogany into a thistle. Off-white head with excellent retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Hot caramel aromas. Thick with sweet caramel upfront turning to dry oak before the lasting peat and sour earth finish.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2018
at 01:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pour is a muddy river water brown with a small white head. Aroma is some dark fruit fig with barrel vanilla and whisky. Flavor is loads of dark fruit and molasses with a little cocoa powder and some scotch whisky and some alcohol. Scotch spends a lot of time in the barrel I don't know how much left it has to offer a beer but there is just enough here to let you know it was barrel aged. Super flavorful and boozy scotch ale.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2018
at 21:51