Sprecher Pipers Scotch Ale

Far superior to the bourbonized style. Fairly not brown but nearly clear. Just as the description says. Light smoke, earth, lightly roasted malt, maybe a little peat. Medium palate, fairly dry overall.

16 oz. bottle. Deep copper-brown with a lasting finger of cream that ices the glass over. Delicious caramel aroma also has some light earthy chocolate, and apple. Taste is peat smoke blended well with all the same bits described in the aroma. Medium-heavy body is mostly smooth, and nicely dry on the finish. Excellent Scotch Ale.

(12oz bottle) Medium fluffy head that mostly dissipates, atop clear copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, smoke, some molasses, cherry. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some chocolate, smoke, cherry. Medium body, some stickiness.

Pours a dark brown with tan head. Flavor is a toasty malt flavor with a smoky nose.

darker pour with a sizeable, but quikly fading head. Charred peaty breezes fill the nose as well as smokey wooded notes, and quieted toasted chocolate touches. A rounded taste with an herby, earthy vibe and a quieter drying and proglonged finish. Drinkable and has a decent amount of flavors to keep on sipping. Enjoyable.

Deep clear, red-brown. Smoky, peaty aroma with lots of sweet malt character. Similar flavors--yum! Alcohol is hidden. A very, very nice Scotch style.

On tap at Club Garibaldi in Milwaukee. Color was a deep amber, nice lacing. Aroma was a smoky malt, some toffee or caramel characteristics. Flavor was very smoky, with caramel malt and a bit of hops. There was a definite aftertaste of burnt toast as well. I enjoyed this one a lot.

16 oz. bottle poured into a Maudite tulip. Shows a dark brown color with reddish-burgundy hues when held to the light. Produces a creamy but thin beige head with fairly decent retention throughout. No lacing observed. Nose shows off a restrained but pleasant sweet and peat smoke malt profile along with notes of brown sugar, raisin, plum, roasted malts. Palate was a bit on the thin side but smooth and subtly carbonated. Taste was classic Scotch Ale with a good deal of peat smoked malt coming to the forefront immediately. Love the peat smoke flavor; very unique and earthy. Overall flavor is sweet, sugary and toasty with a bit of dark, dried fruit lurking in the background. Unfortunately the flavors are also quite restrained and the finish is quick. Absolutely no evidence of a 8.27% abv; very light and easy going down. Not bad but not in the class of Old Chub or Skullspliter for instance.