Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

Bottle. Pours a fairly dark brown color with a 1/4 in head. I found the aroma to not be as malty as I had expected...but malt was dominant characteristic. Taste is much the same, though I did detect a small amount of hoppiness and something else. I guess it was the peat. Decent and very drinkable, but nothing I would necessarily search out again.

tap at the brewpub - Pours reddish-amber with a thin head that has some lacing. The aroma is primarily of caramel malts. The flavor is similar with a touch of fruitiness and a smidgen of spice. The ale has a medium body and a lightly carbonated feel leading into a fairly mild finish.

From the bottle this pours a rich caramel color with slight highlights of red. The head is a slender light tan that laces nicely throughout the drinking. The aroma is rich with malt - caramel & toffee with a touch of butterscotch - and filled with juicy fresh apples. The malts dominate the flavor with the addition of some peat smoke, the fruit tastes reduced to a supporting role. There’s an alcohol dryness to the finish. Nice.

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Potent and ’herbal’ scotch ale. Uniquely flavored though I don’t care much for it.

On Tap At Pike Pub & Brewery Seattle. pours out a copper topped with a small head. has ligth hops and some sweet malt to it.

Bottled. Reddish amber colour, minor head. Aroma is hops and lots of fruits. Flavour is spices, caramel and dry fruits. While drinking there is a strong sweetish "sting" of something gingerlike. Too spiced in my opinion, but not that bad.

Bottled, alc. 6.7%. Amber color, small white head. Malts, hops, toffee, riped bananas in the nose. Malty grassy - hoppy bitter flavor with some spicey notes, maybe ginger? Hoppy, hints of toffee in the aftertaste. A bit strange for a Scotch Ale, but at least interesting.

Pours to a medium head with a good amount of lacing. Color is an orange-honey hue. Scents of carmel and roast. Sugary taste with a lot of malt. Finish is sweet with a hint of alcohol and hops. Not bad; not what I’d classify as an "easy drinker," although most of the Scotch Ales I’ve tried aren’t either.