Essential Worker Scotch Ale
Somers Point Brewing Company

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From:
Somers Point Brewing Company
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Oct 24, 2020
Added:
Oct 24, 2020
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After resting in Pine Tavern Distillery Fenwick’s Whiskey Barrels for 6 months, the scotch ale has picked some great oak and whiskey flavors on the nose and tongue for a boozy but still sweet and malty beer (perfect for these chilly fall nights).
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On draught at the brewery. 13 oz. pour served in a plastic cup due to COVID restrictions. It was served on nitro. It pours a cola-brown color akin to dark iced tea with a thick, light khaki-colored head and thick lacing. The nose is delightful: caramel, oaky peat, and smoky bourbon notes. The smell improved as it warmed. Its taste opens with less malt sweetness than I'd anticipated based on the nose. It's dry and smoky with lots of earthy peat. The sweetness comes from the bourbon and there are subtle caramel notes at the finish. The barrel influence is noticeable but delicate and there is just a hint of hop bitterness at the finish. As expected based on the nitro pour the mouth feel is creamy and very smooth and the 8.4% ABV gives it good substance. Overall, this is a very enjoyable Wee Heavy. SOPO always does a nice job with its barrel-aged offerings - the bourbon contributes to the flavor but is not overpowering. This ale is flavorful and super smooth and creamy.
Oct 24, 2020