Erie Brewing Ol Red Cease & Desist Scottish Ale

Pours a transparent copper amber with a thin, spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of sweet caramely malt with a touch of grainy notes, earthy hops, and some alcohol. Body starts with decent fullness and earthy toasty notes with a touch of peat and some warming peppery alcohol toward the finish. A pretty decent Scotch ale, but could hide the alcohol a little better.

Pours an amber red color with a tan head. Aroma is malty, toasty, and some earthy hops. Flavor is malty, caramel, toast, and a bitter earthy finish.

12oz bottle. Ruby red-brown color. Rich and creamy with an alcohol infused sweetness. Not overly syrupy or hoppy, this one is all rich honey/amber malt and alcohol. I sampled it twice on draft at Max’s and was much more impressed with it then. A pretty decent Wee Heavy,

Poured from a 12oz bottle and served in a snifter. This beer poured a dark burgandy/brown hue with a thin head of tannish yellow foam that quickly settled into a mostly lasting layer. The aroma of the beer was made up of brown sugar, sweet caramel, and some dark fruits. The flavor included caramelized sugars, plums, light smoke, and some warming alcohol. The mouthfeel was full-bodied but seemed a bit thin for a big beer. The carbonation was moderately aggressive. A pretty decent Scotch ale, and highly drinkable despite the high ABV.

Labelled Red Ryder. After trying two different Erie brews, I was looking forward to this one. Pour was dark cherry amber with smallish head and no lacing. Weak aroma of sweet malt. The flavor was loads of sweet sticky malts, brown sugar and some mild fruity aspects. Way sweet and a little tough to drink. The other Erie brews were very interesting, this one was dull and one dimensional. Tasted like a handful of other Americanized low end scottish ales (or even dopplebocks) that lack any earthy or smokeyness to balance out all the sweet.