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Dark Horse Scotty Karate Scotch Ale

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RATINGS: 520   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.62   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 292   ABV: 9.75%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
For those of you who don't know who "Scotty Karate" is... He is a local one man band who plays an amazing slurry of honky tonk influenced, punk country songs. His voice is amazing as well as his high energy shows. (Check him out @ www.scottykarate.com) So, we decided to make a beer and name it in his honor. This beer is a big, full bodied Scottish ale. It is 9.75% alc. but it is very smooth and balanced. Since Scotty is also very passionate about beer I asked him to write a description for you, so from the man himself... Aroma: Smells like A fresh caramel apple with a hint of cinnamon inside of cranberry shortbread. Or maybe fresh home made hard candy (from home economics class-7th grade). Flavor: Tastes like a smokey chocolate chip cookie, wild roadside cherry-asparagus, woody, crispy leaf on a fall day.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
wnoble (634) - French Lick, Indiana, USA - FEB 6, 2012
Brown pour. sweet fruity and various dark caramel malts and rich sugary dessert breads and roasty malts. Flavor is sweet Carmel malts, candy, chocolate, spices breads, nuts, toasted notes and tobacco. A smooth heavy silky feel. Nice.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
48FanInCali (320) - California, USA - JAN 30, 2012
12oz bottle. Brown pour with a thin swirl of off white head in the glass. Nose of smoke, malt, and peat. Taste follows the nose. A little thin for a wee heavy and not as sticky sweet. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
DavoleBomb (965) - Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Poured into a snifter. 2.0 A: Dark brown color. Less than one finger of tan head that falls super quickly and leaves no lacing. Some crap collected at the bottom. 3.5 S: The nose on this is pretty subtle, which I find quite surprising. Anyway, caramel, toastiness, and brown sugar. Light booziness. Not bad, but too subdued to get anything else. 2.5 T: The taste is nearly as soft as the nose. Mild booziness, caramel, toastiness, plum, and brown sugar. Light earthiness. This would be good if it were more intense. 3.5 M: Medium body. Good moderate carbonation. There’s some creaminess in this, but I want some more. Smooth enough. 2.5 D: I expect a lot more from Dark Horse. Somehow they managed to make an almost 10% beer with almost no intensity. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-15-2011 02:38:56

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
evanlarkin (145) - Washington, Washington DC, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Light brown/red hazy beer. Light tan head. Smell is oak. Very woody, very earthy. Taste is oak, bitter hops, and more woodiness. Kind of sweet.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
mcnealc31 (152) - Elida, Ohio, USA - JAN 17, 2012
Dark Horse Scotty Karate has a smell that will draw you in immediately. Butterscotch, a hint of cinnamon raisin toast, and oak. The lightly toasted malt makes a big appearance with smoked peat, butterscotch, dark fruits, and booze following it up. There is just a touch of hops, but not enough to get in the way or overpower anything. Smooth, complex, tasty, and you’d never guess it’s pushing 10% ABV. Great example of the style.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
jeff789 (1200) - West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 13, 2012
Mildly hazy deep amber with a smaller offwhite head that leaves limited retention and lacing... light smoke and dark fruits dominate, cherry, ... smoky, dark fruits, some cherry is notable, not at all sweet, light chocolate notes, good good flavor for a scotch ale, the smoke is up front then disappears, really good... medium body, lightly dry finish...

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
hoosiers1994 (552) - Maryland, USA - JAN 8, 2012
Bottle pours slightly cloudy brown, like strong iced tea. Head is a thin cream color. Aromas are toffee, dates and booze. Taste is dark fruit and smoky peat with some honey notes as well. Body is medium and the finish is long and sweet with lingering peat smoke. Overall, a delicious scotch ale.

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
bstroh707 (9) - Wisconsin, USA - JAN 3, 2012 does not count
A nice easy-drinkin’ Scotch Ale with a nice punch. The aroma is roasty and not overly-sweet by any means. Based on smell, I thought the beer wouldn’t have any sweetness. The taste, however, brings a mellow caramel roast with hints of doughy malt. I really like this beer. It compares a lot to Oskar Blues Old Chubb in smoothness, but is less sweet than Chubb, which is a good thing. The ABV of this beer makes it a great find. AAA+++


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