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Hop Scotch
Saugatuck Brewing Company
- From:
- Saugatuck Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.29 | pDev: 19.76%
- Reviews:
- 6
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 05, 2014
- Added:
- Feb 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by SteveJeremy from Connecticut
1.48/5 rDev -55%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
1.48/5 rDev -55%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
Got Saugatuck's Hop-Scotch out of total randomness at work. Boss had a few random beers on his desk and said I was welcome to take what I wanted since he was gifted them and didn't want them; took this one only because I didn't want to be greedy; let's give it a go.
Appearance - Foggier yellowbrown. Unattractive and lacks promise.
Smell - Unattractive and ugly through and through. Smells of pure bitterness and alcohol. Losing faith already...
Taste - The taste is absolutely horrifying, with flavors of cereal, intolerably bitter hops, toasted malt, and strong alcohol that tastes like rubbing alcohol. One of the most disgusting, putrid beers I've ever had.
Mouthfeel - Almost as rancid as the beer itself, and lingers worse than a bad malt liquor.
Hop Scotch is a deplorable beer through and through; the worst drink I've had this year.
Aug 05, 2014Appearance - Foggier yellowbrown. Unattractive and lacks promise.
Smell - Unattractive and ugly through and through. Smells of pure bitterness and alcohol. Losing faith already...
Taste - The taste is absolutely horrifying, with flavors of cereal, intolerably bitter hops, toasted malt, and strong alcohol that tastes like rubbing alcohol. One of the most disgusting, putrid beers I've ever had.
Mouthfeel - Almost as rancid as the beer itself, and lingers worse than a bad malt liquor.
Hop Scotch is a deplorable beer through and through; the worst drink I've had this year.
Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
3.78/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.78/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle into snifter, best before 6/3/2013. Pours slightly hazy ruby red color with a 1 finger dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of caramel, raisin, pine, grapefruit, orange zest, toast, floral, bread, light peat, and floral earthiness; some slight phenols, but not much. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of hop and malt complexity. Taste of caramel, raisin, grapefruit, orange zest, pine, toast, brown sugar, floral, light chocolate, bread, and floral earthiness. Slight pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, raisin, citrus, pine, floral, toast, brown sugar, light chocolate, and floral earthiness on the finish for a bit. Very nice balance and complexity of malt and hop flavors; with a great balance of moderate hop bitterness and malt sweetness; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy and slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very good hoppy scotch ale. Nice complexity of hop and malt flavors with great balance; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.
May 01, 2013Reviewed by wethorseblanket from California
3.58/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks Drewone for the share.
A: Pours clear copper with a thin off-white head which leaves spotty lace.
N: Malty, smokey/peat with caramel notes. Not much hop here.
T: Sweetish malty caramel with a boozy quality which seems more than the 8% label indicates.
M: Medium body and moderate carbonation. Lingering sweet caramel finish.
O: Fairly basic and decent. Nice to try once.
Apr 18, 2013A: Pours clear copper with a thin off-white head which leaves spotty lace.
N: Malty, smokey/peat with caramel notes. Not much hop here.
T: Sweetish malty caramel with a boozy quality which seems more than the 8% label indicates.
M: Medium body and moderate carbonation. Lingering sweet caramel finish.
O: Fairly basic and decent. Nice to try once.
Reviewed by Raime from Korea (North)
2.09/5 rDev -36.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
2.09/5 rDev -36.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
A - Pours a deep ruby with a two finger head. Left a good amount of lacing.
S - Smells like nuts and soap.
T - Nutty up front, along with some caramel and lightly toasted malts followed by a big hit of rancid meat.
M - Medium creamy, but rancid body with moderate carbonation.
O - Overall, the aftertaste was terribly rancid. I wouldn't have again.
Mar 23, 2013S - Smells like nuts and soap.
T - Nutty up front, along with some caramel and lightly toasted malts followed by a big hit of rancid meat.
M - Medium creamy, but rancid body with moderate carbonation.
O - Overall, the aftertaste was terribly rancid. I wouldn't have again.
Hop Scotch from Saugatuck Brewing Company
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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