Powerhouse Scottish Ale

Aromas of chocolate, earth, roast, and a touch of sweetness. Pours a light brown color. Light chocolate, toffee, roasted malts, and a touch of smoke. Finishes with a light floral peppery hoppiness. Lots of flavors in this one.

Very nice and very textbook for the style, a truly great take on this style. The Edinburgh yeast gives this a bit of peaty smoke and saltiness. Bready biscuity nose mixes with some caramel and a tad of fruit as well. Stand up malt body. A really well done beer, definitely the best of the bunch on tap today.

Tap - Brewery
A deep amber color with a thin head. This was a sweet aroma with eh same for the flavor. The spices decteded where full and rich. Lots of hops and caramel flavor also. Medium with the body this was a great beer. The brewery was one of the tops thus far.

On tap at the brewery. Best beer of the day (but I do love scottish style ales). Aroma was sweet caramel and roast in a great blend. Beer is a dark amber with an off white head; decent retention. Flavor has lots of caramel, moderate bittering and no hop flavor. Body is medium-full with light warmth. Very easy drinking, and my wife loves it, so it gets extra kudos.

(Draft: Powerhouse Restaurant & Brewery in Puyallup, WA) Sweet and carmely nose is pleasant, but could be more aromatic. Caramely, moderately sweet, lightly smoky flavor is less sweet than the Munich Lager, and despite the mild hops bitterness, shows better balance. But the flavor is just a bit too light for the style. Accordingly, the light-to-medium body is a bit thinner than many of the good Scottish ales too, but that’s been a consistent problem with the beers here at Powerhouse. Beautiful deep garnet color, and the off-white head settles to a thin layer, leaving dense lace on the glass. Decent, but needs more body and flavor to be better than just an average Scottish ale.