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Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

Percentile
77
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2743.35/5.03.33/5.06.6%51.9Thistle
Commercial Description:
Unlike the lighter "Scottish" ales, this is an authentic heavy Scotch ale. It is lightly hopped with a strong malt character, and a hint of peaty smokiness. Warm fermentation produces fruity esters and balances the sweet malt character.
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 Butters (1646), Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 2, 2009  
Bomber from Barrios’ Massechussetts Trip Tasting. Pours a near clear orange with faint ring of near white head. Aroma is mild, bready, with sweet dried fruits. Great peaty smokiness in the flavor with some molassis. Great smokey beer! One of the best scotch ales I’ve had. And a great name to boot!


 Barrios (858), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 2, 2009  
Pours an off-white head with a ruby-copper body. Bread, molasses, smoke.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (889), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Seems like another average Pike beer. Orangy copper, some fine sediment, a light tan cap with little retention but decent spotty lacing. The aroma is pretty solid in its power, toated and caramel malts, almonds and slight fruit. Lots of toasted caramel taste, a bit almond, interesting sweetness, slight spicy burn. I enjoyed how this tasted but not enough to get any more. Medium bodied, light fizz in the mouth. Smoothness that seems syrupy but is not. Decent middle but it fades to quickly on the finish. Chewy and mild spice meet the bitterness in a lingering after taste.


 djd07 (733), Houston, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 15, 2009  
Bomber. Pours a cloudy copper amber with a small frothy off white head that diminishes quickly to nothing. The aroma is fruity malt with smoke and caramel. Thin mouthfeel with a sweet malt with caramel and a nice dry finish. Hides the alcohol well making it easy to drink. A good scotch ale from Pike.


 MrRoss (617), Delta, British Columbia, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 14, 2009  
This Scottish ale poured into rich, dark, and clear amber colour underneath a foaming off-white head, albeit on the small side. The aroma was quite malty with some undertones of hops, and it was quite pleasing to the nose. The taste was very much as I’d expected a Scottish to be, with malt sweetness and what I thought might be some caramel as well. Mouthfeel was "solid", and the finish was quite right.


 Beardface (991), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Jun 27, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Fantastic name! Pours out chestnut brown with minimal head. Aroma was caramel and toffee with a bit of earthy hops. Flavor was very malty, caramel, toffee and some earthy hop notes for a little balance. Not terrible, but not great either.


 highibus (428), Mill Creek, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Pours a ruby/chestnut with no real head to speak of. Only a light aroma of sweet malt and dark fruit. Medium body with plenty of sweetness as it should be. Not bad.


 smcolw (334), Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/103/512/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Nearly no head. Orange-amber color. No lace. Small amount of haze. The aroma is sweeter than I expected, but there is a faint hop smell that was also unexpected. If blindfolded, I might think light brown ale or pale ale. Stronger malt than hop, but this could be described as a hoppy Scotch Ale. Good body, with a solid level of carbonation. Very short aftertaste. Not very complex.



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