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Brewed by Amager Bryghus
Style: Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Kastrup, Denmark
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RATINGS: 39   MEAN: 3.42/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.38/5   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Danish: Peaty Pete er opkaldt efter Peter Lammedasker Johansen, en lidet kendt person i danmarkshistorien, men ikke desto mindre en ægte dansk helt.
Peter var tørvegraver i Hundborg Mose i de fem forbandede år kaldet 2. verdenskrig. En mørk og særdeles stormfuld nat i midten af februar 1944 blev Peter noget nær chokeret, da stormen skubbede et buskads til side og afslørede tre særdeles forkomne piloter i Royal Air Force-uniformer. Heldigvis hældte Peters storpolitiske holdninger - i den grad de eksisterede - mest til allieret side, hvorfor han ingenlunde var blot i nærheden af at overveje at angive piloterne til tyskerne. I stedet installerede han piloterne i kælderen under sin tørvegraverhytte og i løbet af de kommende uger udvikledes et varmt venskab mellem flyverne og thyboen. Det viste sig, at de tre var skotter - fra 617. Bomber Squadron i Montrose. Deres Lancaster var blevet fanget i kraftig flak under et angreb mod Hanstholm-fæstningen tre dage tidligere og styrtede til jorden lidt længere inde over Thy. Skotterne viste sig at have en særdeles veludviklet kærlighed til tørverøget whisky, hvorfor de blev noget euforiske, da de forstod, at netop tørv var Peters erhverv. Derfra var der ikke langt til kælenavnet "Peaty Pete". Efter 4 uger lykkedes det, at få skibet de tre skotter tilbage over Nordsøen via en strandkutter fra Nørre Vorupør. Men Peter Lammedasker Johansens dåd var ingenlunde glemt. Den 1. juni 1945 bankede en hestefragtmand på døren til hans hans tørveskur. På ladet bag de stærkt forpinte og svedige heste stod en tætpakket europalle fyldt med den lifligste Laphroaig whisky. Herefter forsvinder Peter ud af historien - helt og aldeles. Der går rygter om, at han forsøgte at lancere sig som gadesanger i Thisted. Men vi må understrege, at det kun er rygter.
Som øl er "Peaty Pete" meget fyldig, lidt sød og lidt røget - akkurat som Hundborg-tørv. Og som tørv eller skotsk whisky vil den varme dig gennem vinteren.

Ingredienser: Vand, Malt: Pilsner, Rye, Peated, Whisky, Biscuit, Crystal 400. Demerara-sukker. Humle: Cascade. Gær: Scottish Ale

Månedens fadøl november 2014

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3.6
thebeertourist (5188) - Oslo, NORWAY - SEP 29, 2015
On tap at Mikkeller Bangkok. Reddish amber, small head. Peaty caramel nose. Sweet caramel, peaty flavours. Special one.

3.7
gunnfryd (20755) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - SEP 16, 2015
Basement Beer Bar 010415. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is peat, berries, alcohol, smoked. Flavour is peat, berries, alcohol, orange, sugar, smoked, dried fruits, yeast. Full body. Nice beer.

3.7
ston3s42 (260) - - JUL 5, 2015
Dark nut brown appearance with no head. Tastes of peaty caramel and roasted malt. Somewhat fruity and an almost perfect amount of carbonation

2.9
stouby (5859) - Holbæk, DENMARK - JUN 16, 2015
Tap @ Ølfestival 2015. Amber with a white head. Aroma medium+ malty (sugar, caramel, dark fruit, light peated). Flavor medium+ sweet, light cloying. Medium+ body.

3
MiP (20004) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - JUN 6, 2015
Draught at KØ15. Very fruity aroma. Cloudy red amber colour. The flavour is quite sweet and fruity. Has a caramelly sweetness, quite sugary. Rough bitterness.

3.4
brnandersen (6820) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - JUN 1, 2015
Draught at CBF 2015. Amber colour with a golden tint. Thin, white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, fruits, lightly peated notes, vanilla and grasses. Taste is sweet. Full body with a soft carbonation. Finishes drying and fruity with rich malts, vanilla and softly smoked notes. Okay Scotch ale - even trough this never will be a favourite of mine.

3.7
Bamsen78 (8423) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - MAY 30, 2015
Draught, KØ15. Pours hazy orangeish amber with airy white head. Clear aroma of malt, with notes of barrel and vanilla, and some hoppy touches. Sweet flavour of faramel malt,mbarrel and vanilla, with mild, bitter, hoppy notes and touches of yeast. Sweetish aftertaste. Warming alcohol presence. Good.

3.1
ClubGonzo (5677) - Bergen, NORWAY - MAY 14, 2015
On tap @ Henrik, Bergen. Dark golden body, small white head. Nose is banana, peat, grains, caramel and hints of smoke and dark syrup. Taste is banana, peat, caramel and hints of pale malts and syrup. Medium to full body, medium carbonation. The banana tones are a bit disturbing, but otherwise a nice peated ale.

3.6
Borup (24779) - Albertslund, DENMARK - APR 21, 2015
From tap at Taphouse, Copenhagen. Amber colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of bitterness, caramel, malt, yeast and smoke.

2.9
fonefan (74064) - VestJylland, DENMARK - APR 6, 2015

Draught @ Fairbar, Norre Alle 66, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.

[ As Amager Peaty Pete ].
Light unclear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, moderate yeasty, phenol, smoke - peat - peaty whisky. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sugary malt, sweet sweet malt, peat, toffee sweet, caramel, honey - bisquit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Quit unbalanced IMO ;( [20150312]


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