Scottish Ale
Ponysaurus Brewing Co.
- From:
- Ponysaurus Brewing Co.
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
Ranked #50 - ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 10.43%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 07, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Reflecting the Scottish tradition of brewing beer with a small amount of hops so as to avoid unnecessary interaction with British traders (the bastards), our Scottish Ale is a rich, smooth, malt-focused beer that pours incredibly dark. Nutty Marris Otter malt provides deep hits of caramel, coffee, and chocolate in both the aroma and flavor. Like a drinkable kilt for your gullet.
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey
3.88/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from undated can into a pint glass. It pours a cloudy, iced tea color with a modest, ecru-colored cap and minimal lacing. The aroma is malty with caramel sweetness and whiffs of tobacco smoke and peat. The taste is more than I expected. It has nice notes of chocolate malt, along with caramel, black cherry, and earthy peat. It's not the most flavorful Wee Heavy I've had but it has good depth of flavor. I have no complaints about the mouth feel. It's creamy with appropriate carbonation and this batch is 7.2% ABV which gives it lots of substance. Overall, I was prepared to be underwhelmed but this is a solid Scottish Ale.
May 14, 2023
Reviewed by Apellonious from North Carolina
3.87/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown, dense, with a half finger tan head that quickly dissipated. Aroma of malts, caramel, some nuttiness, a tinge of smoke. The flavor follows suit. Carbonation is medium with some back end sharpness. Medium in the heft department. This is a Scottish ale worth giving a go.
Apr 17, 2023
Reviewed by nick_perry from North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Brown color, thick white head that lingers. Spice aromas. Notes of coffee, caramel, and spice balanced on a solid malt backbone. Quite a bit of carbonation, but it doesn’t feel harsh.
Jul 16, 2019
Rated by Yum-Porter from North Carolina
2.82/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.82/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Weird tasting beer, almost tastes like smoked sausage. Very strong smoky taste. Did not care for the taste at all and I love Scottish Ales.
Jan 01, 2019
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