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Pennichuck Bagpipers Scottish Ale

Pennichuck Bagpipers Scottish Ale - Scotch Ale

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by Pennichuck Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale

Milford, New Hampshire USA

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383.7/5.03.57/5.0Special9%79.3Thistle
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Commercial Description:
In support of the New Hampshire Professional Firefighters Pipes & Drums Band We will donate 25 cents for every bottle sold directly to the band.
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 daknole (2801), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Big ass bottle. Brown pour, yellowish/tan head. Aroma is smokey, malty, caramel, peat, raisins and maybe a slight hint of hops. Flavor is smoke, sweetness, caramel, nuts, peat, caramel. Damn I really enjoyed this. A lot!


 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/516/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Richmond RB Gathering. Rich malt sweetness with light peat smoke in aroma. Clear deep amber with little carbonation and head. Malty with tea like hop notes. Light smokiness in flavor. Finish is lightly sweet.


 Kinz (2179), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Sep 12, 2009  
Deep reddish brown. Aroma of molasses, a touch of smoke. Flavor matches, lots of rich malts. Can’t say that it is particularly comlex. But quite tasty.


 dkachur (2313), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 12, 2009  
2008 fliptop bottle courtesy of jcwattsrugger. Thanks! Pours a medium reddish brown color with nearly no head. Huge toffee aroma with grainy and nutty notes. Taste is toffee, raisin and faint leafy hops. Caramel finish. Medium bodied, though the carbonation is very weak. Tasty beer.


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/519/20
Aug 17, 2009  
One litre swing-top bottle obtained at the Liquor Shop in Tyngsborro, Mass. Pours a translucent dark brown body with ruby-red highlights and a thin film of light tan head. Caramel, toffee make up the aroma with hints of peat and smoke. Rich caramel, toffee, dark chocolate, coffee with hints of peat and smoke compose the flavor. Dates and nuts also make very subtle appearances. Rich full body with ample carbonation. A sweet pleasant combination of flavors and very drinkable for the complexity and full-bodiedness. Another sweet treat from what’s fast becoming one of my favorite somewhat local breweries. Another slam-dunk from Pennechuck - well worth the cost!


 TaktikMTL (2739), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jul 30, 2009  
Brassin 2008. Bouteille de 1 litre, avec un bouchon de céréamique, partagée lors d’une dégustation avec Glouglouburp et des amis dans un camping du Vermont. Arôme: Odeur de caramel légèrement brûlé avec une pointe chocolatée. Apparence: La couleur est brune voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel foncé avec une pointe de céréale et de fumée. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence de caramel en arrière goût. (Rating #2544)


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/518/20
Jul 13, 2009  
Pours a murky brown with a nice strong aroma. Mouthfeel has a hearty thickness to it. Flavor is excellent for its style. The 9 percent is hidden quite well, goes down smooth as silk. The best feature by far is the large resealable bottle ala ’Grolsh’ style. This was a nice find.


 MartinT (5026), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/515/20
Jun 12, 2009  
My Bottom Line:
This lush Scotch Ale delivers the expected caramel sweetness in a plump body lying atop a feathery bed of wooden smoke and fieldberries.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A veil of foam covers the mahogany-tinged dark brown.
-Alcohol is very well hidden by the residual sugars.
-The nose does not necessarily announce the malt fest this beer is. Maybe some maderization will help out, but for now is quite discreet, focusing on wooden tones and not too much caramel.
-Hop bitterness is agreeable, ably drying out the potent dextrins.

Bottle; 2008 vintage.



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