Piper Down Scottish Ale | Ballast Point Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Ballast Point Brewing Company
California, United States
ballastpoint.com
Style: Scottish Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.80%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerAdvocate on 06-15-2003
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Ratings: 411 | Reviews: 87
3.58/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4.13/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A really good Scottish ale. Ba scored 82. I would bump it up another 9 points. Ballast point has yet to disappoint me. They clearly know how to brew good quality
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A really good Scottish ale. Ba scored 82. I would bump it up another 9 points. Ballast point has yet to disappoint me. They clearly know how to brew good quality
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3.62/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Great head
Not as good looking as young pan grier
Red in colour not that great dark brown
Hops are more prevalent than expected for the style but it doesn't taste bad
Could use more malt
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Great head
Not as good looking as young pan grier
Red in colour not that great dark brown
Hops are more prevalent than expected for the style but it doesn't taste bad
Could use more malt
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3.34/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
L: reddish brown colored beer with a finger and a half of off white head. some lacing as you drink
S: caramel
T: Sweet malts balanced by a slightly piney hop finish. decent balance here just nothing really jumping out
F: Lighter than I'd like
O: This is okay beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
L: reddish brown colored beer with a finger and a half of off white head. some lacing as you drink
S: caramel
T: Sweet malts balanced by a slightly piney hop finish. decent balance here just nothing really jumping out
F: Lighter than I'd like
O: This is okay beer.
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3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Can't beleive the low reviews here on this ale. I like it a lot. Peppery up front with a crisp finish. This is probably the beer Killians Red always wanted to be. BP does well again.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Can't beleive the low reviews here on this ale. I like it a lot. Peppery up front with a crisp finish. This is probably the beer Killians Red always wanted to be. BP does well again.
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3.79/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A ruddy light brown brew. Deep rich malty sweet nose. Some caramel and light earthy hoppiness. Taste follows suit. Malty grains and caramel sweeteness. Tea leaf bitterness. Lighty tingling carbonation with a medium weight. Lighter and easy drinking. Good solid Scotch Ale.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A ruddy light brown brew. Deep rich malty sweet nose. Some caramel and light earthy hoppiness. Taste follows suit. Malty grains and caramel sweeteness. Tea leaf bitterness. Lighty tingling carbonation with a medium weight. Lighter and easy drinking. Good solid Scotch Ale.
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3.63/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
2.88/5 rDev -20.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.58/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
One of the lightest scottish ales I've ever had. That's a good thing for me because I'm not generally a fan of scottish ales. Poured a deep crimson red. Hardly carbonated..almost flat..which led to a very very thin layer of foam. Smell and taste are malty caramels with a touch of hoppiness. Mouthfeel is light but wide-bodied. Overall not a bad beer but not the best from BP.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
One of the lightest scottish ales I've ever had. That's a good thing for me because I'm not generally a fan of scottish ales. Poured a deep crimson red. Hardly carbonated..almost flat..which led to a very very thin layer of foam. Smell and taste are malty caramels with a touch of hoppiness. Mouthfeel is light but wide-bodied. Overall not a bad beer but not the best from BP.
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3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.44/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.28/5 rDev +17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Not going to say any more than if you like beer then get this beer. Not the greatest beer ever but excellent just like almost every beer they make.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Not going to say any more than if you like beer then get this beer. Not the greatest beer ever but excellent just like almost every beer they make.
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3.76/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Piper Down Scottish Ale from Ballast Point Brewing Company
Beer rating:
3.64 out of
5 with
411 ratings
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