Barleys Glenlennys Scotch Ale

Brewed by Barleys Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Columbus, Ohio USA

Name: Glenlenny’s Scotch Ale
Date: 10/16/1998
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewfest, Real Ale Festival

dark copper, strong malt aroma with a hint of sweetness, medium body, rich malt flavor, but not too sweet, subtle alcoholic warmth, just a hint of bitterness in the finish

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Score: **4
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Draught - Light malty and caramel aroma. Clear amber/butterscotch hue with a small off-white head. Flavor was a good balance of bitter and sweet with an average finish. Medium creamy palate.

Of a series of Scotch ales. This wee eavy is lighter, carmel, peat, orange colour and some lace. Some carmel and peat in there. A hint of the orange taste. I liked this because of the peatiness.

Rerate 06/17/03: Tried the cask-conditioned version of this and I liked it a lot. Served in a snifter. Pours a dark orangish-brown color with a thin beige head. Pleasantly heady malt and alcohol aroma. Nice full flavors of malt, caramel and a little spice. This is a very smooth beer, one that goes well with a meal or as a session beer. Worth trying if you can get it while it is in rotation. I still like the Robert Burns more though. 04/08/02 (3.2): Served at room temperature, this is a beer to be taken slowly. Not as good as their Robert Burns, it had a bit of a syrupy texture to it. Still not a bad offering though. A good dessert beer.

Took me a while to figure out the name of this one, as the waitress just told me Scotch Ale. Had back in May, looked alright, a bit light in color. Flavor was malty but with caramel and a nice thick finish. Decent enough, with a small amount of hops.

On firkin at alehouse #1 - Pours ruby red with no real head to speak of. Aromas of cherry, caramel, some brown sugar, and a touch of alcohol. Flavor is caramel, cherry, and brown sugar. Palate is medium bodied and a tad to the watery side. Alcohol is covered pretty well until the burn in the finish. Could benefit from a little more body but overall a pretty drinkable brew.

On tap at Barley’s #1. Poured clear coppery orange/red with a thin-medium off-white head. Aroma was dominated by caramelized malt, very sweet and fruity. I’ve had Scotch Ales with greater complexity, but this does "more with less," with lots of brown sugar, light fruit, juniper berries, toast, and a somewhat salty aftertaste. Medium-bodied. Very nice.

On tap @ the Ale House: Pours a cloudy copper color with an off white head. Aroma, of caramel, some toffee notes, some bready notes. Flavor, some fruits, caramel, spicy hops, and some sweetness, a bit of alcohol. Good, but not really my thing.