Straight Kick To The Scotch
Urban Brew Labs
- From:
- Urban Brew Labs
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 7.3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 4.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.94/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.94/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
From Beermiscuous Lakeview, my main source for Chicago's micros.
The can suggested pouring into a Scotch Ale glass (which I'm ashamed to say that I did not have.) So, I did my next best by using my Samuel Smith's nonic from across-the-border Yorkshire.
In the glass, it Looked fine; decent foam and the lace stuck around. Smells are mostly malt and I rarely detect more from this style... although this does have a smoked, peaty Kick. Tastes are fully balanced (but then, I'm a malt-head and this is a delight for PLUs, People Like Us.) If the Wee Heavy is the Scottish rendition of the English barleywine, then in this analogy I'd consider Kick a bit thin on the syrup variable. But in terms of the malt bill, this Kick has got it covered.
OA... Urban Labs is one of those many Chicago micros that I feel I should visit..... but I am faced with the challenge of too many local micros in so little time. That said, Urban Labs makes it easier on me as they have a bottle store instead of a taproom... and I rarely go to bars. Urban Labs also choose the startup model that does not start with a taproom, which is important in the middle of a pandemic. But, Urban Labs seems dedicated and I hope to visit them as early as possible next year.
Dec 12, 2020The can suggested pouring into a Scotch Ale glass (which I'm ashamed to say that I did not have.) So, I did my next best by using my Samuel Smith's nonic from across-the-border Yorkshire.
In the glass, it Looked fine; decent foam and the lace stuck around. Smells are mostly malt and I rarely detect more from this style... although this does have a smoked, peaty Kick. Tastes are fully balanced (but then, I'm a malt-head and this is a delight for PLUs, People Like Us.) If the Wee Heavy is the Scottish rendition of the English barleywine, then in this analogy I'd consider Kick a bit thin on the syrup variable. But in terms of the malt bill, this Kick has got it covered.
OA... Urban Labs is one of those many Chicago micros that I feel I should visit..... but I am faced with the challenge of too many local micros in so little time. That said, Urban Labs makes it easier on me as they have a bottle store instead of a taproom... and I rarely go to bars. Urban Labs also choose the startup model that does not start with a taproom, which is important in the middle of a pandemic. But, Urban Labs seems dedicated and I hope to visit them as early as possible next year.
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