Glenlenny's Scotch Ale
Barley's Brewing Company

Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Barley's Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
ABV:
8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 6.67%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
23
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 29, 2015
Added:
Jun 07, 2002
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
 
Rated: 4 by JB62 from Ohio

Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by bschinelli from Illinois

Jul 19, 2014
Photo of Brutaltruth
Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio

4.12/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Scotch ale on growler from my favorite Columbus brewery. Light butterscotch on the nose, earthy and high in alcohol. The Scottish ale's big brother as told to me by a very good waitress. Light lacing with grains up front and light smokiness on the nose. Warming mouth feel with sweetness of moderately roasted grains and peat malt profile up front, caramel malts and sugary butterscotch, a slight herbal aftertaste. Mild bittering hops in the background and aftertaste. Very warming. An excellent scotch ale and one I always seek out. Barley's is a craft brewer that has mild variance over the years, but all in all they ALWAYS have a style for every taste. Also a great place for good brew pub style food. Enjoy at home in a snifter. Cheers.
May 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Lynn from Ohio

Apr 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GrumpyGirl from Ohio

Apr 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Apr 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by krome from Illinois

Apr 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by bigdog73

Aug 18, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Brewsed from North Carolina

Aug 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Brutesling57 from Ohio

Aug 04, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by mendvicdog from Maryland

Mar 06, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by brycevolk from Ohio

Dec 15, 2011
Photo of misfit1034
Reviewed by misfit1034 from Ohio

4.23/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From tulip at brewpub on 02/13/11 from cask and presently from snifter via growler from the cask... Poured a murky amber with a light off white head that quickly dissipated except for a ring that kept lacing down the glass as it disappeared... Nose is very sweet and boozy with very earthy aromas brought out by the cask condtioning... Taste is slightly bitter to start with very earthy characters and a little sweetness on the finish... Overall I enjoyed, and am enjoying, this beer...
Feb 14, 2011
Photo of MbpBugeye
Reviewed by MbpBugeye from Ohio

3.33/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
On cask served in a tulip.

A- Really nice, dense head with a very slow cascading effect. I love how beers look when pumped through a sparkler nozzle. This is much lighter than most wee heavies. Its more red than anything.

S- this is also much more hoppy than others of the style. The floral and citric hops border on ipa.

T- A smooth caramel malt tries to push through the citrus hops. This tastes quite good but no one would say its a wee heavy.

M- Silken cask creaminess. Low carbonation and light finish.
Feb 12, 2011
Photo of Natural510
Reviewed by Natural510 from Ohio

3.96/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Apparently they brew a few different kinds of scottish ales, so it took me awhile to review this under the proper name:

Mahogany-brown color with a half-inch of creamy foam from the cask, poured into a snifter. Beautiful.
Smells expectantly malty & sweet, though elements not entirely detectable.
Malty, sweet, smoky and a bit winy; alcoholic content becomes apparent after a few sips.
Creamy in the mouth; a very smooth sipper.
Overall quite drinkable. A Scottish Ale in the classic sense; malty, sweet & heavy on the ABV.
May 03, 2009
Photo of adamette
Reviewed by adamette from Ohio

4.4/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
Poured on tap into a clean, clear glass at the brewery last night.

A Minimal head but a nice copper body.

S Light sweet malt with barley and minimal hops. Interesting sweetness added to the expected barley.

T Nice, tasty with a bit of sweetness which is not common for this style in my experience. There is a nice balance with a hint of bitterness. A very well balanced beer. I did not notice the 8% ABV.

M This tap version was colder than its cask counterpart and had a bit more of a kick I think because of that. Both were very tasty but I think that I actually preferred this one to the cask version.

D Really great, this could easily be a session beer and at 8% ABV that would be a short session.
May 03, 2009
Photo of Sammy
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.6/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Of a series of Scotch ales. This wee eavy is lighter, carmel, peat, orange colour and some lace. Some carmel and peat in there. A hint of the orange taste. I liked this because of the peatiness.Brown sugar sweetness offsetting that. Drinkable beer for sure.
Jun 19, 2008
Photo of Grundle20
Reviewed by Grundle20 from Ohio

4/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance:
From one rough pour the beer produced a sizable head and from a second more careful pour almost no head was produced so I'm assuming my pour is off today and that this beer is probably spot on with its carbonation. The beer is orangish copper in color with no haze to note.

Smell:
Building mostly off of malts a mild caramel sweetness is produced. There's some minor touches of biscuit malt in the background but overall the scent is a little subdued.

Taste and Mouthfeel:
Initially there's a wash of smooth caramel sweetness which feels a little viscous. As the drink progresses the sweet malts give way to berry flavors, strawberry and blackberry, paired with an astringent alcohol bitterness but the way it's done seems to work rather than making the beer unpleasant. The finish is a little bit oily and leaves a grassy bitterness on my tongue which carries on in to the aftertaste.

Drinkability:
The ABV is a mystery here but I'm guessing that it's up there. All alcohol worries aside this beer goes down dangerously easy. If it wasn't for the strong suggestion of alcohol this would be a really easy drinking brew.

Bottom Line:
Barley's needs to be bottling there beers. I have yet to have a bad beer from them and this is no exception. You must stop here if you are in town.
Jul 11, 2007
Photo of ndekke39
Reviewed by ndekke39 from Ohio

4.45/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Ordered this cask-conditioned at Barley's Ale House No. 1. Served slighly cold in a brandy snifter. Appearance was a medium, caramel brown color. Cloudy in character, with a tall, white head. Plenty of heavy lacing on the glass. Smells are dominated by a heavy, sweet malt. Strong notes of the alcohol as well. A sweet, caramelized malt dominates the flavor, too. Almost a sticky sweetness to it. Very light notes of the hops, rounded out by a bit of bite from the alcohol. Thick and creamy mouthfeel, very light carbonation. I'll be honest - the Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy is my favorite style, and this offering is at the top of that list. A lovely drink for any occasion. You've got to drink it slowly, though, since the alcohol will sneak up on you. Highly, highly recommended beer.
Aug 02, 2006
Photo of TheEclecticGent
Reviewed by TheEclecticGent from Georgia

4.37/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A: Had this beer on tap as cask-conditioned ale (firkin) and as a standard pour. This review is the cask-conditioned ale. It poured a murky amber color with a nice rocky head that gave a great curtain of lace. I drank it out of their house tulip glass.

S: The smell is awesome. It's rich and very floral and smells almost like a cognac or single-mart scotch.

T: Wow! This is really good! Almost like a cross between Belhaven and Boddingtons's on steroids. Smooth and honey like combined with deep floral and apricot notes. Mmmm.

M: Mouthfeel was medium and creamy.

D: Man-o-man do I wish I could get this in Atlanta!
Mar 27, 2006
Glenlenny's Scotch Ale from Barley's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 23 ratings