A more potent version of the traditional Scottish Ale, the Scotch Ale packs more malt character and a higher ABV.
Varying in color between a copper and dark brown, the pale and roasted malts imparts both a slightly sweet caramel and nutty aroma and flavor to the beer. Some versions may have hints of dark fruit and smoke, and the hop flavors and bitterness are generally mild. Moderate to high ABV provides warmth and a dry finish. Some refer to the Scotch Ale as the Barleywine of Scotland.
Best served at cellar temperature, 55-57 degrees, and in a beer snifter, stemmed tulip glass, large wine glass, or pint glass.
Strong Scotch Ale. Sweet Caramel Malts. Notes of Dried Fruit. A slightly smokey finish. Aged in fresh Bourbon Barrels. Find a friend. Use small glasses. Enjoy the first Big Boy Release Experience. (Description provided by company)
A collaboration beer between Brew Dogs and Against the Grain Brewery. Those Sultry Scots brought their show on the road to KY, literally, and talked us into brewing a Mint Juliep-inspired beer. We Mint Well is a Scottish Wee Heavy we barrel-aged with mint.
Descended from a notorious clan of Scottish lore, head brewer Dan Lipke channeled the Tartan tapestry encoded in his DNA to create a formidable Wee Heavy. Brewed with Scottish Golden Promise barley malt, Royal Standard's deep, malty fullness leads to a hint of heather tips.
What do Scotland and the American South have in common? An appreciation for good booze. But that doesn’t mean they always get along. We put our award-winning Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale in Kentucky bourbon barrels and let them duke it out in the cellar. Who won? You did.
So good it’s almost wrong. Dark ruby in color and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts. Complex in finish, with hints of smoke and peat, paired with a malty richness and a right hook of hop power to give it the bad attitude that a beer named Dirty Bastard has to live up to.
7% ABV wrapped in an attractive package of continental malts and hops. Very tasty beer! (Description provided by company)
This jaw-dropping Scottish strong ale (8% ABV) is brewed with bodacious amounts of malted barley and specialty grains, and a dash of beechwood-smoked malt. Old Chub features semi-sweet flavors of cocoa and coffee, and a wee-bit of smoke.
Expect lovely, warm smells of single malt scotch, oaky bourbon barrels, smoke, sweet caramel and roasted malts, a bit of earthy spice, and a scintilla of dark fruit. It’s a kick-back sipper made to excite the palate. (Description provided by company)
A roasty scotch ale with a hint of smoke. Full-bodied, but not overpowering. Smokey, but not in a creepy bar kind of way. Sweet, but not obnoxiously so. Sound like your ideal mother-in-law? Fair enough, but it also is a pretty dead-on description of our Scotch Ale.