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Tröegs Scratch 11

 (RETIRED)
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96100
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Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 91   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.62   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Next up, we present Scratch Beer #11-2008, a Bitter. We used to brew a little number called Tröegs ESB. Even though this beer was retired almost six years ago, we still get numerous Tröegs old-schoolers begging for its return.

Well hang onto your boot straps because Scratch #11 is about as close as we can get to the original ESB without firing up the old brew kettle. The Scratch #11 recipe originates from Chris’ stint at England’s University of Sunderland brewing program. After returning to Colorado the brothers drew on Chris’ experience and brewed pilot batches tweaking that recipe. The ESB production recipe has direct bloodlines to these pilot batches.
  • O.G.: 13 Plato
  • I.B.U.’s: 48
  • Malt: Dark Crystal, Roasted Barley, Extra Special Malt
  • Yeast: Thames Valley Ale
  • Hops: East Kent Goldings, Willamette, Chinook

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   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jcwattsrugger (8704) - Florida and, New Jersey, USA - JUN 8, 2008
on tap-pours a light tan head with bubbles and copper/brown color. Aroma is northwest hops, some medium malt. Taste is medium malt, northwest and English hops, which makes this a lost effort to my taste and finishes thin. OK carbonation.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
stegosaurus (1882) - Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 5, 2008
Bottle sampled with Mad_Indian. Pours Copper with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, citrus, slight fruit, and floral hops. The flavor has some slight sweetness to it, slight fruit, caramel, and floral bitterness in the finish. Slight thin body, decent brew.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DocLock (5778) - Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA - JUN 5, 2008
Bottle. Pours deep coppery colored with 1-finger off-white head. Nose is fruity hops, caramel malt, perfumy rosey florals, mild berries. Tastes hoppy, piney, with floral, berry, honeydew, and spicy notes. Not bad, but not among my favorite scratches.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - JUN 2, 2008
Bottle from capones. Pours mahogany body with a 2 finger off white head. Aroma is bitter, musky, green, hops, some grapefruit and pine. Flavor is bitter with no etoh, some pine, and citrus and a bit of malt. Probably the best i’ve had of this style, dont scratch this one.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
hopdog (6943) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 31, 2008
12oz bottle. Poured a medium copperish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of toasted malts, citrus, caramel, and earthy. Tastes of caramel, earthy, toasted grains, and some toffee.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MadIndian (1739) - Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 28, 2008
Bottle from Capones, Sampled with Stegosaurus. Clear copper pour with a mild hop aroma and caramel malt. Thin in the mouth and starts out good but finished watery. EHH it was ok.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
JB175 (1665) - Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 24, 2008
Amber color with a medium head. Aroma dominated by caramel, toffee, earthy hops. Flavor is classic ESB with earthy hops, caramel, and grainy undertones - only downside is that its a tad watery. Overall a good ESB that is quite sessionable.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
TheEpeeist (2369) - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 24, 2008
12 oz bottle. Clear amber with a frothy beige head. Nose is mild grass and sweet lemon-lime. Crisp carb, medium light. Nice bitter quinine bite followed up with a variety of citrus peel and pith. Dry, peppery finish. Quite the vibrant bitter.


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Beer: Tröegs Scratch 11 Rating Avg: 3.62 No. of Ratings: 91
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