Sunday, March 18, 2007

Beer Tasting: Middle Ages Kilt Tilter Scotch Style Ale


The Beer: Middle Ages Kilt Tilter
Style: Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy
Reviews: Beer Advocate Rate Beer
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Packaging & Date Stamping: 22 oz. brown bottle; no evident date stamping

From where & how stored: Obtained via holiday beer exchange and stored at 52F since then

Pricing: $x.xx

Availability: Winter seasonal

ABV, IBU, and Other Available Stats: 9% ABV
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Bryan's Notes
The Look:
- dark brown, with slight reddish hue
- decent off-white smooth and creamy head that holds up for quite a while
- easy to stir up again

The Aroma:
- pleasantly sweet nutty aroma
- light bready aromas too

The Taste:
- more bitter tasting upfront than would've originally thought
- more like a brown ale than scotch?
- missing some richer, peatier flavors that I might have expected
- the bitterness lingers

The Verdict: As it warms, definitely improves with richer malt and alcohol flavors coming through. This was a decent drinking beer that is worth sharing.
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Adam's Notes
The Look:
- amber red hue
- clear

The Aroma:
- sweet malty nose

The Taste:
- dry and lotsa carbonation
- not really that sweet
- Scotch ale hmmm..dunno about that

The Verdict: Clean and straight forward. Not something I would turn down, but, not something I would buy again

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