McCoys Wee Willy Scotch Ale

On draft at the Foundry with theisti. Red color with small head. Nose of peat and malts. Smokey flavor with good peat layers.

Draft at the Foundry, which is the back bar of the McCoy’s Brewpub in Kansas City, Missouri. Tried a full pour of the tap version, and a taster of the Cask. Pour is brown ruby, with a smallish off white head. Aroma of peaty sweet maltiness. Nice, pure nose, very clean. Taste is more of malt and peat, really nice - smooth and smoky. Really flavorful scotch.

gabf 2003: tangy, some real peatiness, rich malt blend, a tad roasty with faint fruit esters, deceptively alcoholic

Very dark brown ale served in an appropriate tulip snifter. Very little head. Roast malt aroma. Very warm malt flavors with hints of nut and spices. Warm, somewhat sweet alcohol finish. A really, really nice Scotch ale.

Fruity, malty aroma, some banana/bubblegum esters and caramel/toffee sweetness. Deep, dark mahogany color, very still and lacking a head. Malty, very lightly roasty and grainy flavor, some syrupy, toffeeish sweetness and barely discernible hop bitterness followed by a burst of yeast fruitiness in the finish, some muted spices here as well. Just a little cloying, and with a thick, flat, syrupy mouthfeel. Aftertaste is quite sugary. I'm glad to see something like a Strong Scotch style from a local brewpub, and I woud say that is is indeed worth trying but I didn't find this example to be outstanding. I would prefer something to balance out the sweetness, such as peat smokiness or hops, or both. This beer would also easily fit the Old Ale profile, as typified by Old Peculier.

One of the best Scotch Ales I have ever had. This beast is decieving as its eight percent alcohol is not even slightly noticable. A great offering from a very talented brewer.