Kilty Pleasure
Philadelphia Brewing Company

Kilty PleasureKilty Pleasure
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From:
Philadelphia Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Ranked #128
ABV:
10%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,680
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 12.43%
Reviews:
29
Ratings:
76
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 03, 2022
Added:
Jan 30, 2010
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by rfgetz:
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Reviewed by rfgetz from New Jersey

3.55/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Pours a ruby tinted amber, minimal head and little lacing. Scent is pale, mostly sweet caramel and touches of earthy hops. Taste is not as rich as others in style, the malt is present but not sweet as the style dictates, light earthiness from the hops. Body is disappointingly light, carbonation at good lower level. An average beer at best, one of the lightest in terms of flavor and body I have had in the style.
Jan 20, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Rated by jrpapajcik from Illinois

3.85/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From a can; Tallahassee FL soccer tailgate.
Jun 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.44 by PhillyNole from Pennsylvania

Mar 09, 2017
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Reviewed by MarkLinton1 from West Virginia

3.89/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
First of all...I love the name of this beer. Not a style of beer that I drink on a regular basis. Definitely a malt bomb with an abundance of flavors. Vanilla, raisin, molasses, brown sugar, light floral (must be the heather) and very earthy malt flavors. You can distinctly feel the alcohol warming you up. I'm enjoying this on a mild Spring evening, however Kilty Pleasure would be a fantastic beer for a sub zero January night. The more I drink this beer...the more I drink enjoy it. Must be the 10.00 ABV!
Apr 08, 2015
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.79/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle served at about 50F in a Belgian snifter.

Pours with a nearly opaque, dark brown body. Short light brown head has good retention.

Aroma: floral (heather?) with way more alcohol than expected ... that is, before I discovered that this has 10% ABV. Hints of vanilla, raisins, brown sugar, and light spicing.

Flavor: Sweet fruity taste up front. Lightly sweet overall with some lingering mild bitterness. Hints of mineral water, baked herbs (heather?), peat and smoke. Earthy and heavily floral aspects contribute to the complexity.

Feel: Medium body with obviously high ABV.

O: a fine, and very Scottish, Wee Heavy.
Mar 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.02 by Lambdon from Pennsylvania

Feb 21, 2015
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Rated by Billsirocky from Pennsylvania

4.53/5  rDev +22.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A top shelf Scotch Ale
Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.46 by Valentno7 from Pennsylvania

Jan 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by julianper

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.98 by TipsyKitty

Jan 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpalestino from Pennsylvania

Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nathan_Snyder from Pennsylvania

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by psdriscoll from Connecticut

Jul 02, 2014
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.59/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a cloudy, very dark brown color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is malty, some alcohol as well. Taste is malts, alcohol, some hops, more alcohol as it warms. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid beer.
Jun 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by krykel from Pennsylvania

Apr 13, 2014
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Reviewed by Stinkypuss from Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a medium brown color with an off white head. Some lace stickage and a muffled clarity. Aroma of peat smoked malt, brown sugar, and molasses. In the flavor, caramel, toast, brown sugar, molasses and a bit of smoke. A malt bomb for sure, there is hardly any bitterness. Little alcohol heat for a beer above 8% this drinks a bit too easy. An enjoyable beer, though a bit off the mark from the style. Still, Ive had it a couple of times and its well worth revisiting.
Mar 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by pjkelley82 from New York

Mar 15, 2014
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Reviewed by Bouleboubier from New Jersey

3.72/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
(poured into a tulip)

A: appropriate deep rust hue, mild haze.... not much head, but decent amount of lace

S: soft booze-diluted caramel.... bit of toasted grain and grass

T: straight malt - bold, lightly roasty... perfumy alcohol overtone... moderate bitterness that lasts, balancing nicely.... flowery, dirty-earthy hop aftertaste as well as light-moderate alcohol afterglow

M: pretty decent, thick-ish, mildly viscous feel - lip-smacky, yet fairly dry in the finish

O: taste could have a bit more depth, however, it's pretty solid otherwise.... this is a seemingly tough style for American breweries to nail down properly/accurately - PBC's take leans in the right direction, though - just needs a lil refinement
Mar 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by mikefuski17 from Oregon

Mar 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by waddellc2 from Pennsylvania

Feb 23, 2014
Kilty Pleasure from Philadelphia Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 76 ratings