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Dark Horse Scotty Karate Scotch Ale

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9694
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Serve in Thistle

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 668   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.63   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 292   ABV: 9.75%
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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.


most recent ratings

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
juanenka (153) - valladolid, SPAIN - JUN 15, 2013
On tap. Prensen la marrón translucida con corona beige poco persistente. Aroma dulce, azúcar quemada y frutos secos. Sabor dulce, caramelo, maltas caramelo predominan sobre sabores a frutos secos equilibrada y alcohol bien oculto

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Aniela (1851) - Skövde, SWEDEN - JUN 14, 2013
Bottle. Muddy brown beer with a small offwhite head. Dried dark fruits, vanilla, chocolate aroma. Similar flavour with some nice caramell notes.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DSG (3978) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - JUN 3, 2013
Bottle. Better Beer Of The Month Club. Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, nuts, liqueur, some dark fruits, molasses notes and a bit of alcohol. Sweet malty flavor, a bit roasty and smoky, a bit boozy, with chocolate, caramel, some dark fruits and a drier, somewhat bitter and slightly spicy finish with some roastiness, a bit of alcohol and a bit of licorice. Medium to full-bodied. A decent sipper.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
TheBear11D (61) - Michigan, USA - JUN 1, 2013
Scotty pours a dark amber with a light tan head that lasts a good while leaving nice lacing. The aroma is a good mix of apple, caramel and alcohol. The flavor is bread, citrus, honey, butterscotch and alcohol. Overall this is a delightful brew. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 3/20
oipivo (238) - Poznan, POLAND - JUN 1, 2013
Meh. My rating system is as follows: bad, meh, good, great, grand, OMG! Very sweet and just not for me.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
zvikar (2068) - Ramat Gan, ISRAEL - JUN 1, 2013
Better Beer of the Month Club, Pours a dirty brown with a decent beige head, aroma of prunes, milk chocolate and brandy, flavor is a bit sourish with lots of malt, prunes and dates, sweet but decent, medium bodied, decent for its style

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bytemesis (1482) - Sunnyvale, California, USA - MAY 30, 2013
Bottle. Pours hazy red amber with lots of super-giant chunks floating (and sinking) in it. Small beige head that dissipates with some lacing. Aroma is caramel, grass, toffee. Flavor is the same, some dark fruits, medium sweet with just a bit of bitterness. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Nice beer once you stop looking at it.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
ThreeCats (303) - ISRAEL - MAY 29, 2013
Nice spongy tan head over hazy mahogany body. Aroma of oak and raisins, dark caramel, toffee, black raspberries, maybe some liquorish? Taste of surprising chocolate, dark caramel, some roast in the mid palate. Sweet and full, Plums. Palate a bit roasty and fairly sweet. Full bodied. Very nice.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kermis (2602) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - MAY 15, 2013
Bottle shared from Deanso. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma of leather, tobacco, dark fruits, licorice, toffee, burnt malt and a little chocolate. Flavor is over moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
deanso (3284) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - MAY 15, 2013
33cl bottle from de Molen. Very thin off white head. Clear dark amber pour. Nice complex brew. Well brewed.


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