Scotch-like beer?

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  1. Jesse14

    Jesse14 Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    What would you recommend for a beer that will resemble the flavor profile of scotch the most? Something I could enjoy as a sipper with a late night cigar. The bourbon barrel aged brews are good but sweeter than I am looking for and no smoky backbone. Is there anything out there that comes close? A rauchbier? A smoked porter? Any scotch/craft drinkers out there that have found a good one?
     
    #1 Jesse14, Apr 21, 2012
  2. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    Schlenkerla Urbock. Michael Jackson described Schlenkerla's beers as the "beer world's answer to single-malt scotch."
     
    #2 herrburgess, Apr 21, 2012
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  3. jnoble

    jnoble Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Washington

    The EXACT beer i came to mention as well...you will get what you are looking for with this brew. No doubt.
     
    #3 jnoble, Apr 21, 2012
  4. benetoh

    benetoh Zealot (536) Feb 2, 2008 New Jersey

    Try for Founders Dirty Bastard or Skull Spliiter. Neither are as robust as drinking scotch, but similar malty profiles with some smokiness. Another option would be to find Weyerbacher's 15th anniversary, a smoked imperial stout.
     
    #4 benetoh, Apr 21, 2012
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  5. tjs3000

    tjs3000 Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2012 New York

    First thought when I read this post was Allagash Curieux.
     
    #5 tjs3000, Apr 21, 2012
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  6. Wowcoolman

    Wowcoolman Pooh-Bah (1,660) Sep 25, 2010 California
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    Though not cheap, Tactical Nuclear Penguin probably fits the description best. From brewdog.com:
    "This beer was initially double barrel aged for 14 months; maturing in the deep, rich oak of Scottish whisky casks."
     
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  7. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    rauchbiers, or j.w. lees aged in lagavulin casks.

    also, scotch ales made with peated malt, but since not all (or even most) so-called scotch ales are made with peated malt, you need to look them up a bit first (off the top of my head i can think of sam adams wee heavy, hair of the dog adam, ...drawing a blank on more for some reason).
     
    #7 Pahn, Apr 21, 2012
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  8. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    Emelisse RIS on Ardbeg barrels, you can smell the delicious peatiness from a couple feet away, and the taste follows the noes, so freaking good!
     
    #8 digita7693, Apr 21, 2012
  9. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    Founders Backwoods Bastard, albeit aged in Bourbon Barrels, is reminiscent and and possible as enjoyable as a dram of fine scotch.
     
    #9 kzoobrew, Apr 21, 2012
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  10. dmoser

    dmoser Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2009 California

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  11. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    I was thinking of the scotch aged Paradox from BrewDog.
     
    #11 VncentLIFE, Apr 21, 2012
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  12. Derranged

    Derranged Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 New York

    What about a scotch that drinks like a beer? Your move, chief.
     
    #12 Derranged, Apr 21, 2012
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  13. kzoobrew

    kzoobrew Initiate (0) May 8, 2006 Michigan

    Glenmorangie Quint Ruban. Very smooth round flavor, the port cask develops on the back end. The sweet malt and dark fruit flavors could be compared to a nice English Barleywine.
     
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  14. Derranged

    Derranged Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2010 New York

    I gotta give that try.
     
    #14 Derranged, Apr 21, 2012
  15. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    If I want a Scottish whisky (blend, malt or even grain) I'll drink a Scottish whisky. If I want a beer I'll have a beer.
    That is all.
     
    #15 Zimbo, Apr 21, 2012
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  16. mondegreen

    mondegreen Savant (1,013) Nov 4, 2009 Georgia

    Lagavulin Aged JW Lees. You can thank me later.
     
    #16 mondegreen, Apr 21, 2012
  17. naloxone

    naloxone Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2010 Connecticut

    STB and TNP both drink very much like a scotch, and likewise benefit greatly from a drop of water to open them up.
     
    #17 naloxone, Apr 21, 2012
  18. atone315

    atone315 Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2008 Wisconsin

    Mikkeller Black Hole, Whiskey Barrel version. Peat, Peat, and Peat.
     
    #18 atone315, Apr 21, 2012
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  19. ledzeppelin4

    ledzeppelin4 Initiate (0) May 18, 2011 Illinois

    Dogfish Immort Ale has very peaty taste. Also Founders Dirty Bastard is very solid scotch ale.
     
    #19 ledzeppelin4, Apr 21, 2012
  20. Thehuntmaster

    Thehuntmaster Initiate (0) Sep 2, 2009 South Africa

    I would go for BrewDog TNP or De Molen Bommen & Granaten.
     
    #20 Thehuntmaster, Apr 21, 2012
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