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Ballast Point Piper Down Scottish Ale


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78
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A Scottish Ale brewed by
Ballast Point Brewing Company

San Diego, California USA

bottled
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283.44/5.03.4/5.0Special5.2%92 English pint P  Stats

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 Sick_boy282 (1076), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20

Jul 24, 2007  
Pours a deep bown amber hue with a slight off-white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, a little vanilla. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with flavors of cola, hints of cherries, and some hints of caramel.

 mgumby10 (1642), West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Pours a light brown color, with a medium light brown head. Smells of some dark malts and dark fruits mixed. Overall mild aroma. Nice balance to the flavor. Some caramel malt and dark fruits, apples, and grapes mostly. A touch of some woodsyness in the finish to go along with the fruity sweetness left on the palate. Decent little scottish ale, but nothing to go nuts for.


 maniac (1976), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 29, 2008  
On tap at Ballast Point during the RBSG Pub Crawl Tour on 08/01/2008. Clear copper amber body with a medium off-white head. Sweet nutty caramel aroma. Sweet caramel nutty flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation.


 hopscotch (4485), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Draft... RBSG ‘08... Beautiful, crystal clear, copper ale with a small, creamy, white head. Decent retention. The subtle aroma is of caramel; nothing more, nothing less. Medium-bodied and slightly creamy with subdued carbonation. Sways just a tad toward the bitter side of balance. Finishes caramelly, then bitter.


 bb (2088), Martinez, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 19, 2008  
Draft. Rich amber beer with a dark cream-colored head. Big caramel malt aroma. malt, caramel flavor with light citrus and earth. Medium bodied. Caramel lingers with a bit of citrus. I expected more of a stone fruit, but I got light citrus. Hmm...


 JMFG (1140), Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Sampled from growler @ brewery, RBSG. Clear amber pour with a thick khaki head. Mostly caramel malts on the nose, mild earthy hop background. Nice fruity malt characters on the taste, subtle hop finish. A nice Scottish.




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