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Erie Brewing Ol Red Cease & Desist Scottish Ale

Erie Brewing Ol Red Cease & Desist Scottish Ale - Scotch Ale

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 Percentile 
69
overall
Brewed by Erie Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale

Erie, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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1213.26/5.03.23/5.0Winter10.1%35.7Thistle
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Editor's note: Formerly known as both "Red Ryder Big Beer" and "Red Ryder Ale".
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 bgburdman9 (822), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Jan 21, 2007  
Had on tap at little bar on osu’s campus. Poured a reddish hue. Had a belgian aroma and flavor. I didnt expect this to be a scottish ale when i looked on here. It seemed pretty fruity. Not too bad, very drinkable and didnt notice the 9.3%.


 21iceman40 (1731), vienna, West Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/513/20
Jan 1, 2007  
This is a solid brew. has a cows hide color to it. Huge malts in the aroma. Very big, wet brew, lots of caramel malts in the body.


 blkitson (133), Westerville, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2006  
beautiful red color - very little head. This is quite malty to the taste. Not bad but not the best I had.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 15, 2006  
Bottle from Pat’s. Ruby pour with minimal tan head. Aroma of caramel malt, some vinous cabernet-like fruit, and some slight rauchy aroma. Medium palate, with the fruity and caramel notes and more heat as it warms.


 Dogbrick (2816), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 13, 2006  
Pours a rich dark amber color with a thin bone white head that was gone almost instantaneously. Spotty lacing. Aroma of caramel and malt. Medium-bodied with equal parts malt and fruit flavor. The alcohol is suprisingly hard to detect in the flavor. The sweet malt is pretty consistent throughout. The finish is smooth and sweet, with a mild burnt malt aftertaste. Could be better, but still a bit above average.


 cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/101/55/20
Dec 13, 2006  
The last scotch ale I drank was McEwans and I didn’t care for that one so I am not too excited about this one. I wish Erie would put on the label what kind of beer it was, that would help me choose the ones I like instead of it being a mystery beer. I don’t carry around my computer when I’m in the store so I can’t look up the beer on the spot. This was a 12 oz brown bottle and on the front it said Red Ryder Big Beer, not ale. Pours almost brown but transparent. Taste reveals hoppy and sweet, very unrefined. Seems to be a bit to alky for me. Terribly offensive taste (just like McEwans!) Finish is like drinking bitter cough medicine. Will not buy again because I don’t like Scotch ales. However, if Scotch ales are your thing, you better try it out because it really is a good scotch ale!


 nolankowal (850), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2006  
Bottle shared by puddintane. Pours red with a light tan head. Aroma of light malt and a bit of brown sugar. Big caramel malt flavor and some booze. Smooth mouthfeel with sort of a sweet/clean finish. Not bad, but I think if I had a choice, I’d rather have the BB gun.


 edden (927), cow- lumbus, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/515/20
Dec 9, 2006    Updated: Dec 10, 2006
12/9/06: bottle.
light red-brown body. ample head - tan in color. nose is sweetly malted. flavors include alcohol, sweet brown suga’, caramel and hops. nice & strong.



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