Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

Brewed by Pike Pub & Brewery
Style: Scotch Ale
Seattle, Washington USA

This draft brew from the brewery poured a head of foamy finely sized bubbles that were mostly lasting and left behind a transparent uncarbonated golden brown colored body and a fair lacing. The weak aroma was malty and softly copper. The mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish. The smooth flavor contained notes of malt and mild hops. A decent one that I would consider buying again.

Pours a nice mahogany with a thin tan head. Aroma of biscuit malt, caramel, raisin and dark fruit, with a tinge of spicy hop. Flavour was a little light in the finish but quite smooth. Again raisin and dark fruit compliment a nice smokey sour malt body. Very drinkable for a ’heavy scottish’

Bottle. Clear copper-orange with a small, sorta lasting head. Earthy, metallic spicy molasses nose, with a hint of citrus. Flavors of spicy, metallic barley and oats cereal sweetened with honey-molasses. Just a touch of smoke and sourness carries the flavors throughout. Mostly smooth palate: medium-bodied, slightly watery and tingly. Excellent balance and fairly tasty, but feels like a bit more body is needed to push this one up.

Draught sample. Light soy, smoky malt aroma with just a bit of light fruity hops. Mild aroma, but pleasant. Amber brownish clear with foamy off-white lacing head. Meidum body with medium carbonation. Medium heavy sweetness and brown sugar, toffee. Really nice smoky undertones, followed by a medium smoky bitterness. Neutral fruits and golden raisins. Sweet smoky finish and smoked malt after. Very nice bit of peat.

Hazy copper colour with thin biege head. Grapefruit hop nose. Dry bitter hop taste with lingering hop finish

Bottle. Brown with bubbly white head. Strong malty aroma. Fruity with strong malt and some peatiness in the finish. I liked this, but probably wouldn’t drink more than one at a time.

Amber, nice white head. Sweet aroma, with a light hoppiness, some raisin. Taste is caramel, dried fruit, dates, lightly hoppy background.

Bouteille 355ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur ambrée rouge foncée et très légèrement voilée. Nez de malt du genre caramel sucré légèrement rôti avec de petites notes de toffee, léger de houblon herbeux et terreux ainsi que des notes de noix, fruitées (léger de pommes aux notes cidreuses, notes de cerises et de raisins) et de fumée. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture crémeuse. Goût malté légèrement fumé (pois, petites notes de tabac et de bois fumé, présent en arrière-goût toute la gorgée) avec de petites notes fruitées (raisins, cerises, pommes aux notes cidreuses) et des traces d’épices (gingembre) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté légèrement rôti de caramel sucré, terreux et léger de toffee (faibles notes de butterscotch) parallèlement à un goût moyennement amer de houblon légèrement herbeux (petites notes citriques) et en finale l’on retrouve de petites traces de noix asséchantes ainsi qu’un léger regain de goût de fumée (pois). Post-goût moyen et aux notes sèches, moyen-léger amer de houblon herbeux accompagné de notes fruitées (pelures de pommes).