Port Townsend Imperial Scotch Ale

Name: Scotch
Date: September 23, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bottleworks, Seattle
Appearance: clear dark ruby red, fine tan head, drippy bits of lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, touch of candy sweetness, nice balancing peaty smokey character
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor, sticky candy sweetness is balanced by the smokey peat and a light earthyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

Tap – Eastside Club Tavern – Olympia, WA
Aroma: Strong sweet malt and strong alcohol aroma. Very floral aromas lingered.
Appearance: Dark Amber in color, Clear with a light head.
Flavor: Big roasty malt and sweet/earthy flavor. The alcohol also comes out.
Palate: Dry Sweet Finish, with a Great Mouthfeel.
Overall: Big strong Scottish also this was a great beer. It help up well and once warmed up it gave off lots of good flavors and aromas.

Gorgeous, luscious scotch, wood-amber color with lathery tan head. Diacetyl/butterscotch in the nose along with wisps of malt. Diacetyl component is immediately present on the palate, but the butterscotch deepens and twirls into malt bursts, toffee, caramel, and brown sugar. A bursting with flavor treat that is enjoyed in a snifter, but would become cloying in a larger volume.

Tap at Brouwers. Had this beer while sitting next to bvc. after4ever showed up out of the blue as well. The brouwers guys are also cool. The aroma on this on is sweet, tons of malt, big buttery notes along with chocolate, caramel, toffee, brown bread, and a touch of dark fruit. Pours a hazy dark amber with a thin lasting head. Lots of malt, notes of chocolate, caramel, brown bread, toffee, butter. A tad bit of roast in there as well leads to a long sweet dry finish. After the malt makes its way to the stomach, a large alcoholic burn makes its way out upon exhale. Really boozey. Not bad. The butter I could do with out though.