Highland Heather Scotch Ale
Rivertowne Pourhouse
- From:
- Rivertowne Pourhouse
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 9.7%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 8.04%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 14, 2014
- Added:
- Jun 14, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania
3.67/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served on-tap at the Monroeville brewpub. The ale was aged on heather tips.
A: The Scotch ale is a ruddy brown color, opaque with a minimal head. The ale is a little lighter than I was expecting for a beefy wee heavy.
S: The nose is malty, intensely bready, with a floral aroma of heather. The sweetness is enough to overpower the grains at times.
T: The higher alcohol level really comes through in the first sip. The booziness mixes with the sweet heather, floral and hot, before yielding to grains mid-sip. The breadiness lacks any discernible smoke aspects, instead relying on the strength of the toasted grains to drive the flavor. More heather appears at the end, a sweet floral presence that stands in nicely for the hops.
M: The mouthfeel is dominated by flowers and booze, each strong in their own right. A little dash of peated malts would be excellent.
D: At nearly 10%, this is not an ale to take lightly. I finished my glass and called it a day, too strong to dig into another.
Jun 14, 2010A: The Scotch ale is a ruddy brown color, opaque with a minimal head. The ale is a little lighter than I was expecting for a beefy wee heavy.
S: The nose is malty, intensely bready, with a floral aroma of heather. The sweetness is enough to overpower the grains at times.
T: The higher alcohol level really comes through in the first sip. The booziness mixes with the sweet heather, floral and hot, before yielding to grains mid-sip. The breadiness lacks any discernible smoke aspects, instead relying on the strength of the toasted grains to drive the flavor. More heather appears at the end, a sweet floral presence that stands in nicely for the hops.
M: The mouthfeel is dominated by flowers and booze, each strong in their own right. A little dash of peated malts would be excellent.
D: At nearly 10%, this is not an ale to take lightly. I finished my glass and called it a day, too strong to dig into another.
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