Tyranena Sheep Shagger Scotch Ale

Brewed by Tyranena Brewing
Style: Scotch Ale
Lake Mills, Wisconsin USA

Binny’s Beverage Depot in Orland Park, Illinois: This pours a clear chestnut body with a skimpy yellowish beige head that vanishes completely before the drinking is over. No lace. The aroma has some woody dry malt with a hint of orchard fruit and a light peat smokiness. The flavor is much the same, having an added tough of dried toffee and an earthy bitterness. The finish is dry and woody. Pretty decent brew.

Copper to brown in color with a modest white head. Aromas of lightly toasted malt, caramel and hints of peat. Flavors of light sweet toasted malt and hint of peat. Not a big malty/earthy/peat laden scotch ale. A reserved wee heavy. I just noticed the Golden Promise note, not a favorite in my book, but still a quaffable brew.

On draught at the brewery taproom in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. Pours a clear reddish copper brew with a creamy off-white head that slowly dissipates with some spotty lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, some toffee, brown sugar, dark pitted fruits and a hint of smoked peat. Taste is full bodied, with flavors of peat, sweet caramel malt, a hint of honey, dark pitted fruits and flowery hops. Finish is semi-sweet, a short alcohol metallic texture with a soothing caramel aftertaste. A wee bit stronger and sweeter than previous versions.

On tap at Tyranena. Poured deep coppery-amber with a well-retained cap of off-white head. The aroma was sweet and toasty with caramel and brown sugar maltage and dark fruity accents.. the peated smoke really seemed mild to me. The flavor had darker fruit and caramel at the core with light, dry peated smoke around.. mild earthy bitterness graced the edges.. warmed up on the back-end. Medium-bodied with a sweet base on the palate, but it became increasingly bitter as it progressed.. this seemed to struggle in finding its identity as it flowed across the palate.

Growler courtesy of Skyview. Dark brown color with a large head. Strong, malty aroma. Big, burly, malty body. A light graininess. Very little peat, but just enough to be noticeable. Some chocolate on the end. Quite nice. Just remember that "Baaaaaah!" means no!

Brown. Moderate sized head. Grain character, and some carbonation. It lacks the qualities I associate with this style, such as sweet malt, or earth, smoke, or peat.

Some hay in the aroma. Huge head on an amber body. Really struggling to get some good flavors out of it, despite the swirling, etc. Some smokiness comes out but lacks the richness I usually get with a Scotch ale. From growler.

Bottle courtesy of Mother in Law. Good roasty aroma with the sweet malt. Amber body with decent head. The rosted toast made this for me, balaced out the sweetness of the malt. Good Brew.