Pug Ryans Scottish Ale

I bought a growler of this from the brewery. For $7.00, it’s a good price. It’s dark brown with a decent head and some lacing. Good clarity. It is very malty, as is expected for the style, but there is more than adequate bitterness to balance it out. The aroma is of caramel and earthy hops. There is carmel and chocolate in the flavor, quite drinkable.

On tap @ Pug Ryans poured a clear dark brown with red highlights and a lasting tan head. Aromas of carmel, smoke, toasted malt and dark fruit. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of peat smoke, carmel, dark fruit and a hint of nuts with a smooth lightly sweet malty finish.

Draught. Pours brown with an average, fizzy, light brown head, somewhat diminishing with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (caramel, chocolate, nutty), light hops (herbs), average yeast (leather) with notes of dates and apple. Medium bodied, slick texture, average carbonation, and a chalky finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

Poured dark brown, much darker than I thought it would be. Smelled of malts, caramel, slight hops, some roasted notes and perhaps something citrusy. The beer was very light on the tongue for how dark it was in appearance, smooth and very easy to drink. It tasted heavily of malts and sweet toffee with great roasted flavors and a slight hop bitterness. Went great with my burger, very enjoyable but not overly flavorful or complex.

Draft, very, very, light on the tongue with minimal sweetness, minimal malt. I did not like it.