Highway 78 Scotch Ale - Scotch Whiskey Barrel Aged
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 12.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 14.96%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 12
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 03, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2012
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 19
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Collaboration with Green Flash Brewing and Pizza Port Brewing
Brewmasters Stone's Mitch Steele, Green Flash's Chuck Silva and Pizza Port Carlsbad's Jeff Bagby created this intensely malty brew named after an 18 mile stretch of asphalt uniting their three breweries.
Unfiltered and aged 16 months, 20% Highland Malt Whiskey Barrels, 40% Islay Malt Whiskey Barrels, 40% Lowland Grain Whiskey Barrels. Producing a complex beer with a harmony of rich flavors. Bitter oaky tones, sweet vanilla and maple flavors and earthy smokiness.
There are two different bottlings of this release. Batch #1 (Chuck/Jeff/Mitch Blend) and batch #2 (Wagner Blend). The Wagner Blend is higher in Highland Malt Whiskey and much lower in Lowland Whiskey.
Batch 01: Green Flash/Pizza Port Carlsbad/Stone Highway 78 Scotch Ale aged in Scotch Whisky Barrels: “Chuck/Jeff/Mitch” Blend (Released: 02.10.13) - 12.5% ABV
Batch 02: Green Flash/Pizza Port Carlsbad/Stone Highway 78 Scotch Ale aged in Scotch Whisky Barrels: “Wagner” Blend (Released: 02.10.13) - 12.2% ABV
Brewmasters Stone's Mitch Steele, Green Flash's Chuck Silva and Pizza Port Carlsbad's Jeff Bagby created this intensely malty brew named after an 18 mile stretch of asphalt uniting their three breweries.
Unfiltered and aged 16 months, 20% Highland Malt Whiskey Barrels, 40% Islay Malt Whiskey Barrels, 40% Lowland Grain Whiskey Barrels. Producing a complex beer with a harmony of rich flavors. Bitter oaky tones, sweet vanilla and maple flavors and earthy smokiness.
There are two different bottlings of this release. Batch #1 (Chuck/Jeff/Mitch Blend) and batch #2 (Wagner Blend). The Wagner Blend is higher in Highland Malt Whiskey and much lower in Lowland Whiskey.
Batch 01: Green Flash/Pizza Port Carlsbad/Stone Highway 78 Scotch Ale aged in Scotch Whisky Barrels: “Chuck/Jeff/Mitch” Blend (Released: 02.10.13) - 12.5% ABV
Batch 02: Green Flash/Pizza Port Carlsbad/Stone Highway 78 Scotch Ale aged in Scotch Whisky Barrels: “Wagner” Blend (Released: 02.10.13) - 12.2% ABV
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
2.23/5 rDev -41.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2
2.23/5 rDev -41.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2
Batch 01. Poured from a cork'n'cage 16 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip
This one was pretty obviously infected so my rating means squat. Although.. from what I've read a LOT of these bottles were infected so I don't feel so bad posting it. I drank some of it anyways as it made an interesting smoked wild ale, but most was a drainpour. Disappointing, but... c'est la vie.
Mar 03, 2022This one was pretty obviously infected so my rating means squat. Although.. from what I've read a LOT of these bottles were infected so I don't feel so bad posting it. I drank some of it anyways as it made an interesting smoked wild ale, but most was a drainpour. Disappointing, but... c'est la vie.
Reviewed by sweemzander from Illinois
4.2/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Corked and caged bottle poured into a snifter. Chuck/Jeff/Mitch blend
(A)- Pours a cloudy caramel brown color. Some off-white froth.
(S)- Slight briny saltiness (peat) from the barrel. Sweet yet slightly meaty with caramel and oak.
(T)- Love the peated scotch barrel on this. Slightly sweet yet lighter than expected with a meaty (jerky) middle.
(M)- A great balance for me. The peated aspect of this really turns this into something special. One of the few peated scotch barreled beers that pulled this off without making it overly salty or jerky-like (its there but in subtle nuances).
(O)- Well balanced and one of the better peated scotch barrel treatments I have had to date
Jul 17, 2014(A)- Pours a cloudy caramel brown color. Some off-white froth.
(S)- Slight briny saltiness (peat) from the barrel. Sweet yet slightly meaty with caramel and oak.
(T)- Love the peated scotch barrel on this. Slightly sweet yet lighter than expected with a meaty (jerky) middle.
(M)- A great balance for me. The peated aspect of this really turns this into something special. One of the few peated scotch barreled beers that pulled this off without making it overly salty or jerky-like (its there but in subtle nuances).
(O)- Well balanced and one of the better peated scotch barrel treatments I have had to date
Reviewed by scottfrie from California
3.82/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500ml bottle into snifter. Chuck/Jeff/Mitch blend, bottled January 2013.
A: Pours a clear woody dark brown with a couple fingers of fizzy dark tan head. Head quickly faded into a faint collar that left minimal spotty lace down the glass.
S: Sweet notes of caramel, raisins, whisky, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, wood, and sherry come through on the nose. I get a hint of peat but apple as well.
T: Follows the nose with strange flavors of peat, whisky, woody barrel, caramel, and slight apple, but I also get hints of vanilla, scotch, bread crust, smoke, and stone fruits. The finish is sweet and full of whisky flavors, but there is no booziness to the brew at all. The sweetness carries over to the aftertaste, which leaves a peat/whisky/sugary/butterscotch taste in my mouth.
M: Medium body, lighter than I expected, with fizzy carbonation made up of tiny, tight, bubbles that tingle on my palate. The mouthfeel is sweet and smooth yet finishes rather dry and slightly gritty. No trace of alcohol at all.
O: At first I wasn’t really digging this, but after a while it started to grow on me. It has a very unique taste that I can’t quite put my finger on, but I’d say it’s an improvement on the original.
Jun 25, 2014A: Pours a clear woody dark brown with a couple fingers of fizzy dark tan head. Head quickly faded into a faint collar that left minimal spotty lace down the glass.
S: Sweet notes of caramel, raisins, whisky, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, wood, and sherry come through on the nose. I get a hint of peat but apple as well.
T: Follows the nose with strange flavors of peat, whisky, woody barrel, caramel, and slight apple, but I also get hints of vanilla, scotch, bread crust, smoke, and stone fruits. The finish is sweet and full of whisky flavors, but there is no booziness to the brew at all. The sweetness carries over to the aftertaste, which leaves a peat/whisky/sugary/butterscotch taste in my mouth.
M: Medium body, lighter than I expected, with fizzy carbonation made up of tiny, tight, bubbles that tingle on my palate. The mouthfeel is sweet and smooth yet finishes rather dry and slightly gritty. No trace of alcohol at all.
O: At first I wasn’t really digging this, but after a while it started to grow on me. It has a very unique taste that I can’t quite put my finger on, but I’d say it’s an improvement on the original.
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