Smuttynose Scotch Style Ale

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

Serve in Thistle

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Subtle plum and spice aroma. Brown sugar and malt in body, sweetness noted through the usage of candy sugar. Not incredibly flavorful or unique but classy and well-done. Straightforward, lacks fruity or roasty notes but a lot of understated breadiness. A different approach and more subtle than most Scotch varieties.

Dark brown, clear, with a light brown head. Sweet nose with licorice, coffee, chocolate. Exquisite flavor--sweet and rosy, with some light chocolate notes and fruity hints of cherries and strawberries.

UPDATED: FEB 5, 2008 Again I’m impressed, its a good Scotchish Ale. Translucent, brown small to no head. Sweet caramel aroma mixed with hops, probably Northern Kent. Oily mouthfeel, sweet to the finish.

Interesting aroma of caramel and fruits. Caramel and dark fruits flavor. A nice scotch ale but it could be better.

Toasted malt nose, foamy head that is low and tight, clear dark brown color. Burnt caramel tastes with a spicy end. A little thin, unfortunately. Quite nice overall.

Hazy brown color with a little head n top. Malty nose. Hoppy taste with roasted malt tones.

Deep ruby brown hue with fading fizzy head and good lace. The aroma hints of caramel, toffee, toast, very floral hops, mint, plum, a bit of phenols and some earthy yeast esters. The initial taste was malty and sweet, full malt on display with an accompaning fruity tone. Undertones of smoke, salt taffy, and undefinable spice. The finish displays a surprising amount of bitterness and mocha. The mouthfeel is lively and mildly aggressive, warming and some astrengent qualities too. Overall it is a enjoyable beer, even if not quite to the textbook style. This would have been enhanced by some bottle conditioning to add more depth IMO.

On tap - Super mega dark coppery color that was only somewhat normal copperyness around the edges. I couldn't discern a perceptable aroma (i have a slight cold). Slight fizzy mouthfeel with a blissfully wonderful malty taste. Simply amazing stuff. Sadly, my girlfriend liked it a lot too...meaning she gave me the beer she was drinking and she got the rest of mine. )=

Clear reddish brown with a thin, persistent, white head. Big malty nose that is slightly roasted, but also contains nuts, whole grains, caramel, sweet plum and a touch of alcohol. Pretty nice body that is slightly creamy in texture. The flavors, again, are strong on the malt--both roasted and sweet. The hops come out in the finish, to give this a sharp bitterness. A tasty scotch ale that really hit the spot in my malt craving.

Tap. Pours a burnt orange with a tan head. Malty clean aroma. Flavor is bold and malty. Hints of whiskey in the flavor. Not quite as thick and big as maybe some other examples, but very good none the less.