Pike Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale

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

Picked up a single 12-oz bottle via trade with Enniskillen. Pours a semi-clear coppery amber brew with a fast dissolving off-white head that has some good lacing and off-white ring. Aroma of oatmeal malt, some soy sauce, smoked wood and a touch of sweet red berries. Taste is medium bodied, very little carbonation with a caramel malt and dark berry flavor. Finish is semi-sweet, smooth and creamy with a slight scotch ale (peat/caramel malt) aftertaste. Didn’t quite lift my kilt but a pretty good scotch ale.

Bottle. Pours a medium brown with a tan head. Aroma is malty and toasty. Flavor is rich and malty, with a wonderful smoky presence. Good Scotch ale. I’d like to pair this with a hearty soup, maybe split pea with ham hock.

On tap at Pike Pub. Fantastic dark brown color. Aroma is very malty with a hint of hops. The flavor has big maltiness with the hops not coming into the picture until the end. Without reading the spec or label, one can discern that the alcohol is well over 6, which I think is more suited for this style. I could have a second one, as long as I could wait for it to warm up.

Pours a fairly clear burnt siena color. Tastes malty sweet but is subdued compared to the predominantly smoky nature of the beer. My first introduction to scotch ales and certainly not my last.

12 oz bottle. Pours a deep ruby with slight head, looks delicious. Aroma is floral, hint of berry perhaps. Flavor has a robust malty nose, but finishes rather mildly. I could drink this all day, honestly, because it feels much lighter than it is. All in all not a bad little souvenir from my trip to Seattle.

This ale pours a nice ruby amber with a small head. Caramel and a sweet malt on the nose. Taste is much of the same but in a much lighter version. Also this Wee Heavy is a lot lighter in body than usual. Very Drinkable and overall not to shabby!

Pours an off-white head with a ruby-copper body. Bread, molasses, smoke.

At 6% ABV, not quite strong enough too lift my kilt, but I will raise another glass. Smokey and amber, good aroma, and a great aftertaste. Light enough to have a 3-4 without losing taste. Try it with Stuffed Jalepenos form Jack-In-The-Box, sounds strange but it’s like drinking wine with cheese. Some people say it is too smokey...I don’t think so. Might also taste good with some red meat.