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Tröegs Scratch 18 3.48 41

Tröegs Scratch 18

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413.59/5.03.48/5.0Special7.3%74.8Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
We started with the same grain bill as Scratch #12 (IPA) and substituted 25% rye for the base malt giving Scratch #18 a creamy mouth feel and a full-bodied taste. Mount Hood and Chinook hops are combined here for flavoring and aroma, and Warrior hops are used for overall bitterness. The rye plays off the Mount Hood hops, with both ingredients releasing an herbal, spicy flavor.
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 jehoey (766), Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 22, 2009  
Aroma is a melange of hops and mostly spicy, herbal and grassy with a different graininess than usual. pours light amber with tremendous head from the large amount of rye. head is not going anywhere and laced quite a lot. flavor is herbal hops with hints of grassiness, grainy, and quite full bodied. a okay beer.


 mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Apr 17, 2009  
Pours a cloudy dark orange, with a small off white head. Smells of prety crisp hops, some grapefruit citrus, and a hint of pine. The flavor is pretty similar. Pretty fruity, lots of juicy citrus in there too, more fruity than hoppy I would say. Not overly itter on the finish either. Very nice drinking IPA, very flavorful, with nice body to it. Not bad at all.


 hopscotch (5511), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Apr 17, 2009  
Bottle… Clear golden ale with very little in the way of a head. The nose is a nice biscuit and fruit blend – tropical fruit, grapefruit. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and lively carbonation. Leans a touch toward the bitter side of balance, but it’s not over-hopped or overblown. Nice toffee and grapefruit. Lengthy grassy finish. Kudos to mgumby10 for the sample!


 jonnabrix (136), Newberrytown, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 15, 2009  
Growler fresh from the brewery. Pours amber with fluffy white head and leaves a nice lacing. Citrus and sweet floral hop aroma, with hints of the graun present. Flavor followed suit, with additional rye and honey noticeable. Different and good.


 abcfan (247), New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Not a big fan of rye, especially when used in an IPA. Had a very odd taste to me.


 JB175 (1664), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Amber-red color with a rye-dominant aroma that features some nice citrus hops. Flavor is hoppy, a little sweet, and very heavy on the rye. More classic rye than Rye IPA, but still pretty good.


 daknole (3000), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 12, 2009  
machfive55 rocks! And nice amber color. White grapefruit on the nose. Flavor is hoppy and light malts. Easy drinking, nice IPA...but doesn’t stand out as amazing. still a well crafted.


 douglas88 (1646), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Apr 12, 2009  
Bottle thanks to machfive55. Pours a clear golden color with a medium white head. The aroma is nice full citrus hops. Some light grains as well. A rich flavor of citrus hops, light pine, some medium rye and grain flavors. Pretty damn nice. Not alcohol at all noticed. A nice creamy mouthfeel. A very nice IPA.



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