Tag: Scotch ale

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Scotchpine

Stone Brewing has a One Batch Dispatch for you. Jason Dunn / Stone Pineapple Dunn Upside Down Wee Heavy which is out this very day.

“The recipe comes from Jason Dunn’s winning submission in the 2020 American Homebrewers Association Rally. As the name implies, the beer is inspired by pineapple upside down cake. He wanted to create an in-depth malt profile, so it was decided to use a wee heavy base, boil it for an extended time to bring forth the rich caramel flavors, then incorporate pineapple to help cut through the sweetness of the malts and create a delicious decadent dessert beer.”

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Changing the Barrel

Karl Strauss Brewing Company is racking up the years and for the 31st anniversary, they Barrel Aged a Scotch Ale.

It was aged for 12 months in American whiskey barrel as part of the Changing of the Barrels anniversary tradition that is now in it’s 10th year, a coconut imperial stout took the place of the Scotch ale for year 32.

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Featured Review – Dirty Bastard from Founders

Our final February featured review is Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale from Founders Brewing.
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This is a sipping beer for sure I cracked open a window for air, cued up Sleepy Hollow episodes and opened the Bastard to see what a Michigan Scotch Ale is like (and also to see if I wanted to buy the Backwoods Bastard).

The beer is a dark brown with a reddish tint. Getting a medicinal, quinine aroma off of the beer but the taste moves in a different direction. It starts a bit sweet but then drops into a dry, burnt butterscotch/caramel end. A bit of harsh alcohol taste emerges too. Not quite digging this. It feels heavy to drink. Maybe a 4oz pour would be better.

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Nitro in a Can

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Oskar Blues Brewery have had various nitro options since 2009 under the leadership of brewer Juice Drapeau. It has centered on their Scotch ale, Old Chub, but they have also given the nitro treatment to others in their core line-up  such as Dale’s Pale Ale, Deviant IPA & G’Knight Imperial Red IPA.

Now they have added a Nitro widget which is “attached to the bottom of the can and is charged with liquid nitrogen during the filling process. The widget releases the nitrogen when the can is opened, liberating the cascading creamy smooth nitro pour.”

Maybe know we can get more than just Guiness and few British beers with nitro cans.

 

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Review – Scotch Ale from Monday Night Brewing

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I complete the troika of beers from Atlanta’s Monday Night Brewing with Drafty Kilt Scotch Ale.  Personally, I am glad to see a Scotch ale and I saved this one for last because it was the one that I was most excited about.  With my last review of the Eye Patch IPA, I tossed out what I was listening to and reading and I thought I would do that again just for fun.  I have some new Sigur Ros playing on the iTunes and I have a lively and funny Daily Show type of depressing book by Jess Walter on the nightstand called the Financial Lives of the Poets.  Read into those choices what you will.

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Here is the review: Nice big pillowy head on this dark cola colored Scotch ale. Smoke on the nose as well as caramel. There is some rauch going on here. A touch of caramel as well. Good fizz to it as well to keep the beer moving and not become too cloying.  I actually get a hint of cherry coke flavor as well.  Nice third wave of flavor.

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Highway 78


What a difference two beers make! Stone had put out some really good collaborations but after the Camino (Un)Real mash-up, I started to feel that maybe the course had been run and that it would just be shocking ingredients for awhile.

But then came Saison du Buff and the San Diego Session which were tremendous and light and dare I say session beers and not imperials or doubles.

Now the first of 2011 is coming our way and it’s back to the bold….”a big, rich, malty beer made with all English ingredients.” The beer will clock in around 8%-9%ABV and 30 IBUs and aged in Scotch barrels. The trio includes Green Flash Brewing and Pizza Port-Carlsbad.

78 refers to the highway that starts at the Pacific Ocean and is one of the most impressive beer corridors with Stone, Green Flash and Lost Abbey within miles of each other.

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Bridgeport – Highland Ambush

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Reserve beers or special one-off’s are one of the reasons why craft beer is so great. And one of the series’ that I follow is the Big Brews from Bridgeport. Well, here comes one to please the BeerAdvocate crowd, who love it when the label says “barrels” & “bourbon”.
“First brewed in the 1980s as a special beer for the BrewPub at BRIDGEPORT Highland Ambush is making its triumphant return more than 20 years later. Stuart MacLean Ramsay, then pub manager, conceptualized the brew to pay homage to his Scottish heritage. This year’s Highland Ambush takes inspiration from the original ale using NW pale ale malt along with a Scottish crystal and roast malt. The hopping rate of Highland Ambush has been toned down to help highlight the complementing vanilla from the American oak bourbon barrels and caramel-toffee malt nuances. Reddish-Brown in color, Highland Ambush will warm the coldest of toes and noses this holiday season.”

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canned Fearless

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Fearless is in Estacada, Oregon (near where I grew up) and it is one of the breweries that I truly want to visit. Their newsletter just made this announcement…
“Scottish Ale in Cans? Some of you have been around the pub when we were battling with the ten thousand little details involved with this. I’m sorry if I inflicted some of the frustration upon you! Yes, it’s true. The Federal government has approved our label and allowed us to go ahead with our plans to sell our Scottish Ale in 16oz cans. This newsletter group is the first to get the official information about this. The canning line is in place and we are working on getting the cans manufactured right now. Hopefully we will have the cans here and ready to fill in February. You will be the first to know all the details as they become available.”