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Silver City Fat Woody Oak-Aged Scotch Style Ale

Silver City Fat Woody Oak-Aged Scotch Style Ale - Scotch Ale

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95
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Brewed by Silver City Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale

Silverdale, Washington USA

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473.83/5.03.71/5.0Winter9.2%92.3Thistle
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Served in February on Fat Tuesday: For centuries scotch whiskey makers understood the invaluable, smooth, rich character extended aging in oak barrels provided their products. A soft oaken nose and a mellow woodiness on the pallet are an integral element to any beautifully crafted wine or whiskey. So what happens when Silver City brewers take a world class beer like Fat Bastard Scotch Ale and age it for over 6 months on American white oak? A completely unique and wonderful beer emerges. The slight peaty, intensely malty scotch ale and the complex vanilla character of the oak meld seamlessly over time to create, what we think is, an exceptionally satisfying beer. 9.2 % ABV 2004 Winner-Peoples Choice Award Washington Cask Ale Festival 2006 Bronze Medal - North American Beer Festival
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 daknole (2802), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 26, 2009  
Brown pour. Aroma is fruity and oak with some light vanilla notes. Flavor is fruity as hell, lots of malt sweetness and vanilla. Damn fine beer.


ruffhauser (27), Seattle, Washington, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 23, 2009    Updated: Oct 27, 2009
on tap at Naked City Anniversary Party last night. Real surprised, complex flavors, super interesting. Boozy, yet sweet with caramel.


 drewbeerme (2224), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 22, 2009  
bottle. i think from kan, probably from kan. pours ruby off white head. nose if peaty, ripe fruit. flavor is peaty, red fruit, doughy, sweet caramel.


 Cole (265), , Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Sweet fruity aroma with strong oak notes. Pours deep brown. Very oaky flavour, very rich and malty. Slightly nutty a nice mouth feel and a slightly boozy finish. You can deffinatly taste the bourbon cask.


 Macadem (100), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 7, 2009  
A full bodied, rich amber colored ale, this smells of brown sugar, molasses, spice and strong notes of the bourbon barrels. A creamy mouthfeel, almost feels like a liquid marshmellow. Tastes sweet, and again the barrels are quite evident.


 Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 7, 2009  
Bottle, with many thanks once again to bitbucket. Shared with Cole and Macadem. Nose is fantastic, big sweet bourbon, the best oak-aged beer I’ve had since Bourbon County Stout, plus sweet dark fruit, raisins, caramel, dark toffee, molasses. Palate is huge and smooth, lovely bourbon accents on a nice fruity scotch ale base. Unlike many bourbon-aged beers I’ve had, the wood complements rather than overwhelms. No sign of alcohol, an absolute delight!


 Tmoney99 (4652), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 1, 2009  
Bottle shared by shigadeyo. Poured a clear dark brown color with a moderate fizzy brown head that mostly lasted with fair lacing. Medium toasted malt, wood and earthy scotch aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture and flat carbonation. Medium to heavy bourbon sweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. A smooth complex drinkable brew.


 pantanap (1322), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2009  
bottle from a trade....did not take accurate notes on this one but thoughts are very similar to that of mike’s below me. very little barrel coming through in either the aroma or flavor. an abundance of dark fruit, caramel, and a little vanilla. average mouthfeel at best....surprised to see such high marks for this brew. hmmmm.



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