Sledgehammer
Papago Brewing

Sledgehammer
From notes.

Quite dark, almost no lightness in the edges. Tan head I noticed jumped up a few inches on the pour, but had reduced to a few large bubbles by the time it was served.

I smell a lot of sweetness, basically really sugary in the nose. It smells like grape juice to me, but slightly smoky or roasted grain.

Floral hop character shows up more in the flavor, but still takes a backseat to the strangely carbonated, grape juice-like character.

Finish is mildly dry, slightly acidic and pretty pleasant. Mouthfeel is creamy and sticky.

This one feels strange to me, unlike not only a Scotch ale but like a naturally flavored beer. I could hardly finish it. Ask for a taster before getting the whole thing.

The beer fresh from the tap appears a deep brown to almost black, the head a creamy light tan that piles high on the body, solid sheet of lace to cover the glass. Nose has a sweet malt aroma up front; hints of smoke and toasted grain, nice hop flowery tone at the back. Start has a pleasing malt profile; sweet with a definite hop spiciness at the back, top is moderate to almost full. Finish has a perfect acidity, the hops evident, with the smokey malt sticking to the palate like glue, dry aftertaste, a nice representative to the style, as I said in a recent review Scottish Ales of any type getting hard to find.