Dark Horse Scotty Karate Scotch Ale

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Marshall, Michigan USA

Bottle courtesy of flossmoorbrewalum. Aroma is peat, caramel malts, smoke. Flavor is peat, smoke, caramel, faded hops. Finish is lingering with something almost bbq pringles like. Decent brew.

Thanks goryskewych for this one. Pours translucent brown- typical Scotch Ale color with a small dark tan head. Nose is toasted malt, some smoke, brown sugar, molasses, and an almost creme brulee sweetness. Flavor is smoke (almost band-aid) that retreats to reveal whiskey, toasted malt, and a syrupy sweetness with a hop bitterness that encircles the camp. Smoke flavor returns for the finish of this beer. Light to medium body and mild alcohol burn characterize this Scotch Ale.

Pours a deep mahogany color with a small light canvas colored lacy head. Nose is teriyaki, little bit of coconut, caramelized brown sugar. Taste is vinous, chocolate liquor, hazelnuts, and tennis ball fuzz. Finish is long and kind of boozy sweet. Mouthfeel is highly carbonated and silky. Nice and complex.

Pros: Aroma has some malt depth, showcasing notes of peat, maple, caramel and coffee. Nice looking beer, with ample foam. Mouth feel has a nice density. Well extracted malt notes, with lots of vibrancy.

Cons: Way too sweet, nearly ruining the overall feeling of the beer. Overbearing sweetness.

Bottle acquired via trade with sigma23...THANKS TIM!!! Rusty penny pour. Cloudy, with only a eggshell film acting as a head. Aroma is faint caramel, toffee, and honey. Flavor is all malt...brown sugar, smoke, and alcohol. Thick, but without any carbonation to bite through the syrup. Not a huge fan. First time I can say that about a Dark Horse beer.

Great amber color, with a bread like nose - almost gram cracker like. Lower carbonation that I would prefer and no head retention. Very cloudy from yeast build up in the bottle, as there was a distinct layer in the bottom of the bottle from falling out. Great mouth feel and very smooth aftertaste. Bold malty flavors with a hint of caramel. I wouldn’t call it a session beer but great to have one or two with a meal or just by themselves. Prost! Beer:30 http://bit.ly/beer30

Pours murky copper tinted dark brown with a 2 finger chunky tan head that has great retention. Aroma is lots of caramel, toasted white bread, toasted grain, a little roast, some pine, fresh cut wood, green raisins, grilled peaches and a nice helping of earthy notes. Flavor is caramel, smoke, earth notes, roast, toasted pine, red apple, toasted bread, cereal grain and cocoa. Tart berries and mild bitter hops to finish riding the earth, smoke and caramel out. Palate is medium thickness, syrupy and slightly oily to finish. Really I would never guess that this stuff was almost 10%abv it is extremely well hidden, even as it warms. Good stuff, I really liked the subtle tart notes a lot at first, though they did become kind of overpowering to the malts toward the end but it just added some interesting complexity to this brew. This stuff really makes me want a nice, fat top sirloin or something, nothing too fatty though.

Wonderful sweet carmel aroma and taste. Solid body and head. Dark reddish brown. I miss more hop bitterness is the aftertaste however.