Columbus Brewing 90 Shilling Ale

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

Massive malt of the nose. Clear copper in color. Nice! Roasted, smokey, scotch flavor. One of the better scottish ales i’ve had.

In short: A superior (way superior) Scottish Ale. Superb session beer.
How: Tap at Surly Girl Salon (a few miles north of the Columbus Brewing brewpub)
The look: Clear amber body with a small beige head
In long: Crisp toffee, creamy caramel and dried fruits are the upfront flavours. Light woody touch, tree bark and some dry raisins. Something about the hopping makes this beer a stand-out. It’s got this fluffy dry tree leaves finish that works very well with the rest of the beer. It was about my 12th pint of the day and I still went through it like if it was my first one. Truly an excellent session beer. Certainly one of the best Scottish Ale I’ve ever had. So good in fact that even a Scottish would be happy to pay for one… almost.

Bottle. Beatiful dark brick red pour with huge frothy thick head. Aroma was of roast malt. My first taste left foam on my nose and a "Got Milk" mustache! Very suprising flavor! I actually thought that I was drinking a chocolate stout! Smooth full bodied mouthfeel. Flavor was burnt cooking chocolate and malt. The finish was a nice dry bitter chocolate. I really enjoyed this drink and can’t wait to try it again.

Bottle: This is actually a pretty tasty beer. Pours a deep amber, aroma is toasted nuts and caramel malts. Flavor is crisp and sweet, a little hollow, traces of popcorn, caramel malts, and dark sugars. Very good.

Dark red/brown with a thick tan head. Rich roasted malt aroma. Flavor of roast and malt with some bitterness in the finish.

I was a big fan of Hoster’s 90 Shilling Ale when it was around, so seeing another Columbus brewer creating the same style was kind of exciting. The beer is a dark brown-amber with a medium thick light tan head that has pretty good retention. Roasted malt aroma is very prevalent, along with a bit of hops. Medium-bodied with a sweet malty character, plus some caramel and bitter hops. The finish is dry and sweet at first but ending up with a lingering bitterness. Pretty good all around.

Bottle thanks to ogglethorp. Pours a clear dark brown with small brown head. Nice toasted malty aroma. Flavor is somewhat roasted up front of coffee with a nice hinst of caramel. Medium body with just a touch of smoke. Very nice balance of flavors.

8/17/06: Bottle.
Roasted malt nose. Body is garnet brown with a tan head. Lacing clings to glass. Flavors include malt, caramel and hops. Notes of smoke with a touch of bitter black coffee. Finish is slightly bitter and relatively long.