Marzonis Scotch Ale

Half-pint @ the brewery. Moderately cloudy plum purple/brown colored body. Rich maple, dried fruit (plum, pineapple, raisins), some brown sugar and dough yeast notes, and a little bit of sweet bourbon or whiskey character as well. Texture is frothy and chewy, viscous but not thick, and it tastes on the sweeter side, but not too far... maple pancake syrup (and bacon? mmm bacon), candied scotch, wood, nuts, dried fruit, etc. A pretty good beer, the chewy and frothy texture is the biggest draw here.

Draft at Allison Park. Aroma of sugary malts. Pours brown with an off white head. Flavor of dark caramel, maple, and light cocoa powder. Moderate amount of residual sweetness. Could use a bit more peaty traits to move this to the next level. This was very easy to drink, and rather simple (in a good way).

(Duncansville, 6.3%, called Scotch Ale) Clear blood red body with beige head. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, molasses, light cherry. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, chocolate, brown sugar, some cherry, light smoke/burnt. Light carbonation, medium body.

Pretty run of the mill. Marzoni’s certainly has better to offer than thius.

Sampled on draft at the brewery this beer poured a dark ruby chestnut color with a tan head. The aroma was dry, bitter, roasty and had a hint of sulfur. The flavor was malty, roasty, bitter and dry with a light sulfur element that grew as the beer warmed.