Kettle House Cold Smoke Scotch Ale

Tallboy can. Poured a dark ruby-amber color, tan head, some lacing. Aroma was malted barley, smoky too. Flavor was malty, but crisp, with a subtle smokiness and an earthy finish. A good scotch ale.

Can: Pours amber with a large, creamy sand colored head. Rich aroma of malts, peat, some sweetness, and a little smokey. Smooth taste with a malty sweet character, smoke, a little roasty and dry, ligh bitters, and a bit of the proclaimed "coffee tail." Not as sweet and fruity as some scotch ales; more earthy, floral, and smokey. Very easy to drink.

In the tallboy can thanks to Tim W. Pours a dark reddish brown with a very thick and beautiful dark beige head, This has a strong peaty aroma. Great earthy profile. The body is medium thick and the lacing that remains forms a nice curtain around the glass. Good malty chocolate flavor. A mild smokiness that does not detract from the smoothness. A very good beer that I hope to have again.

fun beer to drink. nice packaging. I would have like more chocolate notes, but the understated caramel notes do this one well until it warms. then it falls a little flat.

I generally enjoy scotch ales but this did not fit the bill. Brownish pour with an off white head. A bit of malt and fruit on the aroma. Rather mild flavor of roasted malts but not much else.

I recently gave this to Presario in a trade and realized I had not yet rated it myself! Pours a clear deep copper with a moderate dense brown head. Aroma is chiefly chocolate, but with some undertones of cherry fruit. Interestingly, the chocolate takes a backseat on the palate, with toasty caramel and more prominent fruit coming forward. There is a hard-to-pin-down subtle spicy quality also (almost like dark rum), but no real smoke despite the name.

Good beer in a can. Rich copper look with a nice creamy head. A heavy swirl of the glass mixes up a nice aroma. Rich spicy malt and hop scent. A nice beer. Starting sweetness. Dryer finish. Nice malty flavour with a touch of peat. A good session beer. A couple of jugs would be nice for a hockey game.

Bottle courtesy of kyzr. Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of caramel, pepper, earthy. Tastes of sweet malt, some spice, touches of earthiness. Good.