Drafty Kilt
Monday Night Brewing
- From:
- Monday Night Brewing
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Ranked #135 - ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #23,812 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 10.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 66
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 30, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 09, 2011
- Wants:
- 15
- Gots:
- 128
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
A roasty Scotch ale with a hint of smoke. Full-bodied, but not overpowering. Smokey, but not in a creepy bar kind of way. Sweet, but not obnoxiously so. Sound like your ideal mother-in-law? Fair enough, but it also is a pretty dead-on description of our Scotch Ale. In a difficult hop-growing climate, Scottish brewers relied on other ingredients to impart flavor and bitterness – one such ingredient was smoked malt. Drafty Kilt is a dark, malty bombshell of a beer.
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Ratings by entenduintransit:
Rated by entenduintransit from Colorado
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 24, 2020
3.94/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 24, 2020
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can
pours a dark chestnut brown with reddish highlights, thick cream colored head. looks nice. aroma of rich toasted malt, a touch of smoke. similar taste - it's nice that it's not too sweet. medium bodied.
Dec 30, 2023pours a dark chestnut brown with reddish highlights, thick cream colored head. looks nice. aroma of rich toasted malt, a touch of smoke. similar taste - it's nice that it's not too sweet. medium bodied.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a very dark brown color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of mild malts. Taste is malts, smoke, a mild hop presence. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer.
Apr 01, 2023
Reviewed by 1BrewBacca from Georgia
4.34/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look: Poured a rich mahogany color with a robust head that was 1 inch tall an off-white. Head melted to a thin cloud of Froth with a sticky ring a foam lace on the glass.
Smell and Taste: As in the description smoky malts are dominant. Slightly sweet upfront and somewhat dry on the finish.
Feel: Leaning toward thick and oily but only slightly.
Overall: Drafty Kilt is an excellent wee heavy scotch ale. More than happy to down one anytime for any occasion.
Sep 01, 2021Smell and Taste: As in the description smoky malts are dominant. Slightly sweet upfront and somewhat dry on the finish.
Feel: Leaning toward thick and oily but only slightly.
Overall: Drafty Kilt is an excellent wee heavy scotch ale. More than happy to down one anytime for any occasion.
Reviewed by ATL6245 from Georgia
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Dark brown. Khaki colored head with good retention.
Aroma: Malt forward. Toasty, with low smoke character.
Flavor & aftertaste: Dark malt toasty & smoky. Restrained bitterness. Alcohol not noticeable. Semi-sweet malt backbone.
Mouth-feel: Medium body, a little creamy. Moderate palate carbonation. Long finish with a note of bitterness lingering, but not harsh.
Overall: Solid example of Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy. Firm, yet drinkable. Nice complexity to aroma. Malt forward with dark malt flavors and noticeable note of smoke. Astringent and a little bitter at the end; but not harsh. Nice winter beer.
Feb 18, 2021Aroma: Malt forward. Toasty, with low smoke character.
Flavor & aftertaste: Dark malt toasty & smoky. Restrained bitterness. Alcohol not noticeable. Semi-sweet malt backbone.
Mouth-feel: Medium body, a little creamy. Moderate palate carbonation. Long finish with a note of bitterness lingering, but not harsh.
Overall: Solid example of Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy. Firm, yet drinkable. Nice complexity to aroma. Malt forward with dark malt flavors and noticeable note of smoke. Astringent and a little bitter at the end; but not harsh. Nice winter beer.
Rated by Sock_Monster from Georgia
3.9/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Great lookin scotch ale with a nice sweet smoky taste. Just wish it had a little more body
Sep 29, 2020
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
4.01/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.01/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Scotch ales are one of my favorite styles, and I'm glad I came across this one...
Another offering out of my latest GA trip. Great looking, dark beer, with a very enticing smell of sweet maltiness. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, very lightly carbonated - all of it leading to a full-mouthed, malty taste of roast and smoke (as advertised.) Overall, it was good, not the best scotch ale I've had, but still good.
Sep 14, 2020Another offering out of my latest GA trip. Great looking, dark beer, with a very enticing smell of sweet maltiness. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied, very lightly carbonated - all of it leading to a full-mouthed, malty taste of roast and smoke (as advertised.) Overall, it was good, not the best scotch ale I've had, but still good.
Rated by Paradox1000 from Florida
3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Good smoky ale!
Jun 15, 2020
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