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Scotch Ale
Fordham Brewing Company
- From:
- Fordham Brewing Company
- Delaware, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 14.12%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 26, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 13, 2007
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 4
This unique seasonal comes out just in time to warm your soul on those chilly winter nights. We brewed this beer with a touch of Beechwood smoked malt for a smooth & subtle smokiness that we know you’ll enjoy all winter long.
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Ratings by SPThirtyThree:
Reviewed by SPThirtyThree from Colorado
3.94/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a clear reddish amber with big flecks of something - hopefully hop matter. A thin finger of ecru cap quickly falls to thin patches of foam and persists as a thick collar. It tried to leave lacing on the glass, but only left small spots.
S: The smell is sweet, toasty bread. A faint spice smells exactly like clover honey, which perfectly accompanies the biscuit backbone. Hops and peat are minimal, but grassy and mild. It's hard to not smell similarities with a buttered, toasty biscuit. It's caramel-y and earthy.
After warming, the smell was much more hot and complex, with more esters and stickier caramel. Smells slightly like diacetyl.
T: Just as the note hinted, it's sweet, with a slight spice. There's just enough hop bite to make the hops known, but they blend smoothly with the beer. Every sip has loads of medanoidins. There are also hints of raisins and dark fruits in the finish.
M: The mouthfeel is big-bodied, with a slight spice from a combination of carbonation and hot alcohol flavors.
Overall, this is one of the best brown beers I've drank. It's plain but delicious. It's warm and alcoholic, but the alcohol hides smoothly with the other flavors. It's easy to drink, and tasty. Reminds me of a coworker's homebrewed Maibock.
Note to self: If this is representative of wee heavies, this is a great style.
Apr 24, 2013S: The smell is sweet, toasty bread. A faint spice smells exactly like clover honey, which perfectly accompanies the biscuit backbone. Hops and peat are minimal, but grassy and mild. It's hard to not smell similarities with a buttered, toasty biscuit. It's caramel-y and earthy.
After warming, the smell was much more hot and complex, with more esters and stickier caramel. Smells slightly like diacetyl.
T: Just as the note hinted, it's sweet, with a slight spice. There's just enough hop bite to make the hops known, but they blend smoothly with the beer. Every sip has loads of medanoidins. There are also hints of raisins and dark fruits in the finish.
M: The mouthfeel is big-bodied, with a slight spice from a combination of carbonation and hot alcohol flavors.
Overall, this is one of the best brown beers I've drank. It's plain but delicious. It's warm and alcoholic, but the alcohol hides smoothly with the other flavors. It's easy to drink, and tasty. Reminds me of a coworker's homebrewed Maibock.
Note to self: If this is representative of wee heavies, this is a great style.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
2.39/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.39/5 rDev -31.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
4 4 6 2 11
**
02/04/2013
very light fruit , barley.Dark, but clear, reddish brown color. A touch of woodyness. light carbonation. Very Tame for a Scotch Ale
**
Apr 06, 2016**
02/04/2013
very light fruit , barley.Dark, but clear, reddish brown color. A touch of woodyness. light carbonation. Very Tame for a Scotch Ale
**
Reviewed by BMMillsy from Florida
3.04/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.04/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Beer of the month club twist off 12 oz. bottle. Pours deep amber with small white head. Smells like a cheap sweet amber ale. Flavor is sweet brown sugar with a bit of fruit and a dirty finish that makes what would otherwise be a nice drinking beer slightly unpleasant. Finished a bit better as I go through it. Medium light mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Easy going for 8%. Not a terrible beer, but not getting much scotch ale from this. Taste is similar to a Killians with more body and more sweetness.
Dec 18, 2013
Scotch Ale from Fordham Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
71 ratings
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