Week 19 of 52
Brau Brothers Scotch Ale
May 5th thru May 11th
Brewer's Description
Originally brewed exclusively for beer shows, this award-winning ale has always been a Brau Brothers favorite! This is not your typical Scotch Ale. Combined with traditional malt sweetness is a distinct smoke flavor derived from authentic peat-smoked malt. This beer will change your opinion about Scottish ales due to its drinkability. Hop flavor and bitterness are minor, yet balance out this malty beer.
ABV = 7.3%, Color = 10 SRM, Bitterness = 21 IBU
Overall Rating based on 6 reviews
2.5 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Brau Brothers Brewing Company
Lucan, Minnesota
braubrothersbrewing.com
Interesting Fact
Brau Brothers is located in the tiny town of Lucan, Minnesota, population 220. Read more
Photography
Courtesy of Erin Reichelt. View more on her flickr set.
Eric says This is the way it’s supposed to taste?! I like it.
May 10th, 2008
I suppose I should preface this review with the statement that I don’t much care for scotch ales or beers with any smoke, be it peat or malt. In fact I almost passed this week’s review up so that I wouldn’t have to drink a smoked scotch ale.
I’m glad I didn’t.
This Scotch Ale may be my re-introduction to both styles. Or maybe it’s the combination of the two that did it for me. I can’t say I’d rush out and buy a sixer of it, but I was certainly surprised at my appreciation of this brew. Sure, it was a little sweet and malty, a little smoky, lacked the hop backbone (and frontbone) I prefer. But it wasn’t repulsive to my palate–to the contrary–as many representatives of the styles are.
*Edit*
I just read some of the other posts, alluding to a bad batch, which is maybe why I liked this smoked Scotch Ale that didn’t really take like a smoked Scotch Ale. It does have a funky sorta bandaid taste, typical of some wild beers and apparently smoked Scotch Ales.
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