Columbus Brewing 90 Shilling Ale

Brewed by Columbus Brewing Company
Style: Scottish Ale
Columbus, Ohio USA

Thanks to hopdog for sharing this one. Pours a golden amber with a smaller off white head. Aroma was earthy, kind of roasty with some toffee notes and a touch of smoke. Flavors of caramel, a touch of roasted malt, nuts and maybe some smoke.

Slow and Heavy, just like the Buckeyes but what else do you expect from Columbus

12oz bottle acquired in trade with ogglethorp (thanks!). Poured a medium and clear mahogany color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of earthiness, light smoke, leaves, roast, and caramel. Tastes of lighter earthiness, toffee, and roast.

Ruby red poor with slight head that dissipated quickly. Smokey flavour with a hint of grilled apple. Slight carbonation and some hoppy tones. Smooth and worth 90 shillings.

Pours a translucent briliant ruby color with a thin tan film on top. Little lacing. Quiet aromas of caramel, smoke, and peaty malts. Quiet. Smooth roastiness on the palate, with a modest earth tone and smoky peat. Toffee candy aftertaste. Beef this up a bit and add more aromatics and this would contend for my favorite scottish ale.

7/21/2007: Columbus 90 Shilling Ale is malty with a mild sweetness and flavors of chocolate and a hint of dry smoke. The finish is quite dry. This beer is brown with an off-white head that leaves some lacing. Medium body, smooth on the palate.

Draught at Casa Nueva Cantina in Athens, Ohio during the Ohio Brew Week 2007. Rating #16 for this beer...

Served a clear yet thick ruby-hued mahogany with an off-white halo. Peaty-smoked nose with sweet, fruity malts pushing thru. Dry, fluffy mouth. Mid-bodied with a rich flavor of bittersweet malts, light smoke & light German bittering. Long-lasting flavors.

<font size=-4>On draught at <a href=http://ratebeer.com/Place/ohio/columbus/colum Columbus Brewing Company, Columbus, Ohio 43215</font>

From notes. As the bottle states, this pours a dark ruby red with a with a huge three fingers worth of foam, even with a gentle pour. The head takes a good while to fade to a thick cap, leaving behind a solid sheet of lace. Smell; rich caramel and bread dough malts stand pretty nicely, with a bit of a nutty aroma as well. Behind everything though, is a dusty/yeasty aroma that throws it all off a bit. Taste; caramel, toffee and toasted biscuits get things started, but there’s also a bit of roasted coffee bean flavor as well. Not much in the way of a hop presence, but I wasn’t really expect much to begin with, and in the finish there’s a nice earthiness that I’m really liking right now. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a slightly biting carbonation, and a pretty good drinkability. A bit of a different take on a Scottish ale, and a beer that might not work for me every day, but it did today.