Jolly Scot Scottish Ale
Appalachian Brewing Company

Jolly Scot Scottish AleJolly Scot Scottish Ale
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From:
Appalachian Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Scottish Ale
Ranked #74
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,863
Avg:
3.55 | pDev: 12.39%
Reviews:
153
Ratings:
331
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 16, 2023
Added:
May 10, 2002
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  53
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Ratings by Lone_Freighter:
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes. The appearance was a clear brown colored body with a nice white filmy head that died immediately before I even took a sip. No lacing was left and no carbonation was seen rising. The smell had smokey malts up front with some slight hints of coffee and sweet bread in the background. The taste was dry with the nice light smokiness coming back to add a sweet maltiness. The palate was light, slightly creamy with nothing harsh on the tongue, sessionable. Overall, this was pretty good.
Jun 29, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.22 by biteme398 from New York

Apr 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Aug 08, 2022
 
Rated: 2.52 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.77 by Spade from Pennsylvania

Dec 17, 2021
 
Rated: 2.7 by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania

Oct 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.78 by z_21 from Pennsylvania

Jun 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by kalbeer10

Apr 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.67 by ItsBeer4Me from Pennsylvania

Dec 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by TLA from Pennsylvania

Nov 09, 2019
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Reviewed by HardCider from Pennsylvania

3.46/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A clear, burnt caramel color with a moderate head that dissipated very quickly. The aroma is mild, malty and sweet. The taste of caramel with coffee and malty undertones. A bit sweet. The after feel is somewhat syrupy.
Jul 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by bwferrie1 from Pennsylvania

Apr 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.54 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.73 by jimpyle48 from Virginia

Sep 27, 2018
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Reviewed by Trailboss76 from Virginia

4.47/5  rDev +25.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
** Rating this 4 days after drinking it at their establishment in Gettysburg, Pa... That goes against my normal rule because memory can certainly fail ya and not be as accurate as "right at the time"... That said, here we go...

Dark cola - maybe more so almost coffee-like color. I honestly don't remember specifics on aroma. It was a fabulous tasting beer. I hate to call a beer "thick" because it doesn't sound appealing, but this had a bit more viscosity than many "off the shelf" beers. It was a complete enjoyment and I will see if I can find it somewhere in my "neck of the woods". Will absolutely purchase it if I do.
Jul 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.08 by Nosquatch from Virginia

Jan 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by jmccraney from Washington

Nov 17, 2017
 
Rated: 2.5 by brpendergast85 from District of Columbia

Jul 08, 2017
 
Rated: 2.76 by joshautry from Pennsylvania

Jun 20, 2017
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.67/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Malty sweet, earthy, and herbal, the team at Appalachian Brewing turns to the time honored and easy drinking Scottish ale for as much depth and flavor as it does refreshment an sensible taste.

Jolly Scott pours bronzen brown color with impeccable clarity. As a gentle froth rises, the mellow scent of toffee, caramel, toast, coffee and chocolate swirl about the nose with a brisk cola-like nuttiness. An initial taste of malt sweetness brings an amplified sweetness of caramel and toffee than the nose suggests before rolling into a coffee and nutty character from toasted grain.

And as the middle palate develops, the ale's sweetness is reduced and the toasty remnants of grain carry a bolder coffee and cocoa character. Laced with the slight bogishness of peat, a hint of smoke, peppercorn and anise become gently apparent. Slimly hopped, the beer's broad woodsy bitterness seems an extension of the toast, coffee and cocoa types of bitterness.

Medium bodied but reading more robustly on the palate, its depth of flavor and dark austere is no indication of the beer's weight on the palate. Its a refreshing, malty dry, drinkable dark beer albeit with hints of persistent cola and grain in finish and aftertaste.
May 01, 2017
Jolly Scot Scottish Ale from Appalachian Brewing Company
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 331 ratings