Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

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

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.

12-oz. Pours a deep, dirty-penny coppery amber. Not much head, just a touch of lace at the collar. Big sweet and sour malty nose--not Flemish sour, just a nicely nuanced malt mix. Big sugary malt buckwheat flavor on the attack and through the mid-palate; lots of sweet simple pleasures to be had there. Medium body, light carb. A bit of hop for balance toward the end; what’s there is herbal. Light finish, some very faint hop held to the wall of your throat by sticky sugar. Good stuff, if not quite enough to make me stand up and play Amazing Grace on the pipes right this minute.
The Lagavulin-aged version is scarcely worth adding as a separate entity. Had it on draft today, 7-22-07, at Brouwer’s. Kill all the malt and hop flavors and aromas, soften the carb by half, and replace all the other flavors with a non-descript note of vanilla at the end. Meh.

Bottle. Pours clear dark reddish-brown with a minimal head. Aroma is caramel malts, with a bit of smokiness. Flavor is similar, with some light hoppiness. Medium bodied, and with medium carbonation. A respectable middle-of-the-road scotch ale.

Bottle: Special Thanks to skoisirius for the trade. Pours a clear maroon with minimal head that fades rather fast. Aroma is of malts, caramel, maple syrup and a bit of liquid smoke. Taste consists of nice maltiness with a nice caramel backing. Including a rather light carbonation with a light fruitiness. Palate is slightly bitter and quite carbonated. Overall, Decent scotch ale, nice rounded flavors and enjoyable palate.

(12oz bottle) Hazy chestnut body topped by a medium beige head that dissipates fairly quickly. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some peat, molasses. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, smokey peat, earthy, light peach. Medium body with light stickiness.

Bottled. Pours a coppery amber with a dimishing lacy head. Aroma is malt, fruit and sort of ’earthy’ hops. Smooth and creamy medium/full body with light carbonation. Taste starts smokey-sweet, nutty malt with a dry, piney hop finish that lingers a bit. Well rounded.

Pours a nice color of amber with a few hints of darker brown, average sized head disapears quickly. Taste is malty, also with some fruit, roastiness, and light hops balance things out. Has a thicker feel than I expected. Quite good overall.