Amsterdam Tilted Kilt Scotch Ale

On tap @ Volo
Gentle, light aroma, malty slight roast character.6+
Pours brown, clear with dark copper, fine creamy top.
Medium light bodied with average dark roast. Sweet brown malts in the middle . Good ale.

Bottle (341ml - clear *sigh*). Purchased fresh from the brewery. Poured lively clear bright ruby with a large foamy-creamy-sticky-topped tan head - lovely (4+). Aroma is pretty standard sweet lightly toasted malt and some light grassy hops. Taste ... pretty tame - grainy malt, dry weedy hops, bitter finish, not enough malt. Dry, astringent, light bodied mouthfeel, not much alcohol character, slight hint of chocolate malt in the aftertaste ... beef this up a little and you’ve got a decent scotch ale - as it is, while there’s nothing WRONG with it, it’s somewhat lacking in memorableness. Still one of their better brews, of course ...

Bottle. Ruby tinged dark brown body pours with a big billowy chocolate head that disappears as fast as it rises. Aroma is fairly muted, notes of caramel malt. Sweet caramel malt flavour, light earthy notes and a malty tang. Earthy chocolate-cocoa notes linger in the aftertaste. Palate is slightly above average, and on the thin side for the style. Pleasant but lacks the necessary gravitas.

On-tap at Smokeless Joe’s. Bit dark colour, not much head, not as dark as I have seen this style. Some malty aroma mostly, a bit floral. Taste is Ok but aggressive carbonation. Less than medium mouthfeel. Scotch mixed with malt and nothing special but quaffable.

On tap @ Volo. Aroma is caramel, with a hint of peat, deep clear copper, pours a small tan head. Good malt taste to start, fine caramel too. Sweet, smooth, balanced. Good.