Sprecher Pipers Scotch Ale

Brewed by Sprecher Brewing Company
Style: Scotch Ale
Glendale, Wisconsin USA

Draft at the Blind Tiger. Reddish brown with a thick off-white head. Sweet malt aroma, slightly toasted. Flavor is not outstanding, but decent for the style and pretty much as expected. Mouthfeel was alright also.

bottle. pours dark amber with white head. nose is very sweet grainy, touch of b.o. and banana, and peats. strong flavor of peats, touch of smoked meat, sweet toffee, oh man, the sweetness mixed with the odd smoked flavor is almost sickening. this needs to be a lot drier inorder for it to work. thin body. alcohol is hidden. the more i drink it the more i get used to it. its not a bad beer really it hits on what most smoked scotch ales do but it just never comes together.

Date: 12/01/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark amber, wispy beige head, sweet dark caramel malt aroma, sweet caramel malt flavor, touch of earthy peat character, lots of earthy bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

750ml bottle. Pours a dark, clear mahogany with a thin mocha-colored head. Aroma is sweet with a backbone of molasses and caramel alongside notes of roasted malt, yeast, and a certain scotch-like smokiness. Taste is light and smooth, with a smoky flavor giving way to a sweeter crisp finish of hops and chocolate. I was expecting something with a fuller body and taste, but this still isn’t anything to sneer at.

A black-as-night pour with a thin, frothy head. Aroma includes chocolate, dulce de leche, and toasted malt. The flavor is, by and large somewhat underwhelming, starting with an earthy, watery start, but transforms into a sweet, smokey, peat-like finish that lingers on the palate for long after. Best paired with a young gouda, perhaps Wisconsin Marieke, and crisp, tart apples.

Pours a muddy brown red with no head. Aroma is very sweet with notes of chocolate, peat, smoke, and candied sugar. Flavor is not really congruent with the sweetness in the nose. It is mostly a smokey brew with flavors of mesquite, some salt, bbq, campfire etc. A little chocolate peaks through after the smoke and the beer finishes crisp with a light bitterness. A little too smokey for me, but all in all not a bad beer.

Bottle. Almost cranberry red color with a slight head. Very smokey aroma. Sickly sweet and somkey taste with lots of malt. Personally, I hate smoke beers and anything with intense smoke flavor. If you like smoke, you’ll love this. I, however, find the taste so distinct and powerful that it overwhelms many beers. Very bitter finish.

16oz bottle-A dark amber light brown body with a head that dissipates into a small covering of the body. Aroma of dark roasted malt, caramel, burnt cofee, maple, and toffee. Taste of initial maple syrupy followed by more sweetness. A real sweet beer for a Scotch Ale.