Scotch Irish 1900 Smoked Ale

Formerly brewed at Scotch Irish Brewing Company (Heritage Brewing)
Style: Smoked
Ottawa, Canada

hate when people describe smoked beers as smelling like "bacon" or "ham", but even I would be guilty here. hazy amber, no head. huge smoky aroma with notes of campfire. makes schlenkerla look like raftman. a bit of sweetness and big "brothy" mouthfeel. would probably be great to cook with.

I haven’t had many bold smoked ales in my life and this one would be one of those. Aroma traditional to Potato Day when scouts and other kids go on field (late fall) to celebrate Potato Day (in Poland). We put raw potato in wood fire and wait till fire ends. At the end you got well burnt smoked potato with aroma very close to this ale. Ash, charcoal, malt and touch of hop. Flavour follows faithfully aroma to the extreme in this case. Lovers of wood smoked produce will be happy. Less meaty smoke that is characteristical with many other smoked beers. I can say I love it nor hate it. For sure it as a special brew.

Smokey, woody and meaty. Deep amber, slim tan head. Smoke, peat and single malt flavours, very full bodied. Very impressive Perry!

Slightly cloudy medium-dark orange-amber w/ light tan head. Very smokey, very hickory, campfire-like aroma (reminds me of the cottage). Medium feel. Flavour is mostly smoke & hickory w/ notes of caramel & vanilla. Unfortunately, there was also an unpleasant wet ash quality that developed on the palate. Note as successful an experiment as the Major Misconduct, but a venerable effort nonetheless.

Huge campfire smokey aroma. Fairly complex hickory notes. Slightly hazy orange amber body with a smallish white head. Smokey hickory dominates the flavour, with a long lingering bitterness, with some malt skulking around in the background. Palate is pretty decent and suits the beer nicely. Overall smoked beer is not for me (smoked anything really) but if you are a fan of things like Schlenkerla you missed out on the best smoked beer I have ever had!