Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

A hazy amber beer with a lazing light brown head. The aroma is sweet with notes of ginger and caramel, while the flavor is sweet fruity combined with notes of ginger, leading to a dry and slighlty bitter end.

Dark brown. Big maltiness, soft and peaty.

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.

Date: April 15, 2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Belmont Station, Portland
Appearance: clear amber, whispy white head
Aroma: strong carmel malt aroma
Flavor: dry malt flavor, low bitter finish

Date: September 13, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, wispy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: light sweet caramel malt aroma, light smokey character
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor, light peat, well balanced earthyness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Bottle, Brewery Creek
Dark golden-amber colour. Toasty, caramelly, mushroomy earthiness in the aroma. Flavour starts woody - this is both anglohop and toasty malt - and gathers up a little bit of brown sugar sweetness as it goes. Too damn clean for style. Finishes more caramelly and mushroomy than anything else, like you caught the ovation but missed the show.

(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.

On tap at Pike Pub, Seattle. Amber with lasting beige head. Candy sugar, syrupy malt aroma. Some weird vanillary malt in mouth. Very light smoke. Actually I quite like the flavours. Malts are balanced by a tingly hop finish. Best tasting in the mouth so far of the Pike beers.

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.