Middle Ages Kilt Tilter

Brewed by Middle Ages Brewing
Style: Scotch Ale
Syracuse, New York USA

A pretty standard scotch ale, with a kind of artificial sweetness and a homebrew-like quality that makes it less enjoyable - kind of dry despite the sweetness, with a smoked malt and chocolate finish that is probably the most enjoyable part.

Barrel Draught from the jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 30/09/2005 Mid to dark brown coloured with a fruity aroma. Slightly bitter full malt finish.

Right up there with Alesmith JP Grays, IMO. Very roasty peaty malt in the flavor, very robust, intense, yet quaffable. Foamy head with nice lacing, and a thinnish, UK-style palate. A very enjoyable beer.

Cask at Mahar’s. Malty sweet aroma + alcohol cordial kiss. Nice full brown with perfect beige head. Vanilla oak bean over malt super smoothness perfection. Sweet, slightly bitter, this is what I imagine to be the prototype of what other scotches are trying to achieve. The cask may have helped a lot but there’s nothing wrong with that, that’s how it ought to be done, as much as possible. One of the first beers I had that night, so yeah, I was in my right mind, enjoyed it quite thoroughly, and the place was making me feel good too, but I’ve had a number of good beers from these folks. Suspect the bottle would perhaps only near a 4 for me, but that remains to be seen, certainly the or a favorite scotch ale for me right now, regardless of bottle or cask, it’s certainl in a high league of beer and deserves its current top 10 percentile ranking in my opinion.

Very nice brown colour with some head. Understated Scottish portion, looking for peatiness but only in mid-sip. Somewhat like a brown with more character, molasses, caramel and malt. Nicely hopped. Good mouthfeel. Very drinkable for a 9% (according to the bottle).

Thanks for the bottle, jah noth! Deep ruby color, almost opaque; only the barest hint of direct light shines though. The aroma hit my nose from two feet away, very sweet and malty. Very carbonated in the mouth. Flavor is very dry, though not bitter, with hints of what the aroma promised. Enjoyable, but not outstanding.

This beer is a Wee Heavy or as well like to call it in the US, a Scotch Ale by style, coming in at a warming 9% abv. Scottish and Scotch ales tend to be on the malty side, and Kilt Tilter is a strong, rich, delicious, malty beer, that has just a little something extra due to the use of Ringwood yeast. Kilt Tilter Scotch Ale pours to a beautiful, bright, deep chestnut to brown color with a thick and creamy white head, and a moderate amount of carbonation. The nose on this beer is wonderful with lots of good aromas of sweet malt and toffee paired with earthy/yeasty aroma. The palate is rich and full on the tongue with lots of good sweet malt, toffee, and butter scotch flavors. Kilt Tilter finishes with more of those delicious sweet malty flavors up front, then ends with just enough hop bitterness and warming alcohol, to take the sweet/cloying edge off this beer. Another impressive brew from a very impressive NY brewery. Kilt Tilter was once a draught only product, but I am happy to say, it is now available in 22 oz bomber bottles to take away from the brewery, and markets where Middle Ages beers are sold. Retailing for $4 a pint, and $4-$5 a 22 oz bottle, Kilt Tilter is a beer well worth seeking out. This beer makes a wonderful after dinner drink, and would work well with a number of sweet and rich deserts.

22 oz bottle, via rudolf. Pours a clear dark mahogany with a two finger off-white head that left amazing lacing. Rich malty aroma with dark fruits, alcohol, and lightly roasted notes. Lots of malt on the flavor as well. Toffee and caramel up front with a sweet fruity finish with some smoke flavor coming out as it warmed. Alcohol is noticable but not over the top. Medium bodied with a slightly syrupy mouthfeel. Pleasantly low carbonation. I was craving something malty and this certainly filled the bill. Not outstanding, but very drinkable and decently well made.