Clear ruby amber Scottish-styled ale integrates smoked tobacco and black tea illusions with comely roasted caramel malt setting. Mild toasted hops simmer beneath smooth moderate body.
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RAMAPO VALLEY SKULLCRUSHER SCOTTISH ALE
Uncommonly complex deep ebony full body seems closer to sweet stout with its boundless cedar-smoked chocolate-vanilla creaminess and black cherry ripening. Thick syrupy richness imbues burgundy-liqueur midst as burnt wood beckons meaty salami insistence by superlative bittersweet finish. Perfect digestif.
(DE SILLY) SCOTCH SILLY SCOTTISH STYLE ALE
SHEEPSCOT VALLEY PEMAQUID ALE
(ERIE) RAILBENDER ALE
Serviceable blue collar Scottish-styled copper body finds aromatic sweet cereal-grained malts, mossy barley-oats, and peachy red apple hints opposing mild grapefruit-lemon rind sourness bridging embittered black currant reminder to concealed 6.8% alcohol musk. Citric-splashed finish and peripheral butterscotch suggestion counter slight tea bittering.
SHENANDOAH OLD RAG MOUNTAIN ALE
(INVERALMOND) BLACK FRIAR SCOTTISH ALE
SLY FOX GANG AFT AGLEY WEE HEAVY ALE
(INVERALMOND) LIA FAIL STONE OF DESTINY ALE
THREE FLOYDS ROBERT THE BRUCE SCOTTISH STYLE ALE
(ISLE OF SKYE) WEE BEAST SCOTTISH ALE
Coppery Scotch ale retains soft-watered gently-hopped mocha dryness and swooning grapefruit-orange effervescence, peculiarly countering hearty ‘wee heavy’ rep. Regardless, toasted barley prompting cloaks caramelized raisin-fig souring and earthy peat register. Beneath slight metallic finish lies shy apple-peach-pear cluster.
TROUT RIVER SCOTTISH ALE
Peculiar Scot-styled ale finds early charred wood affluence and Scotch malt waver seized by dull port wining. By thin finish, muted raisin-fig dip gives way to acrid orange-tangerine blotch and spicy cardamom splotch. On second passing, erratic fruited whiskey coarsening and sharp prune-fig pungency undermine musty peat earthiness.






