Scotch Ales

Swamp Head’s Bourbon Scotch Newbie

Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL) unmasks an elusive Scottish character that lives in a Florida swamp. That’s the fella above- Peat Dunwoody. This upcoming release is a smokey wee heavy scotch ale (boozy) aged in 20 year old bourbon barrels.

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Posted in Headlines, Monday Night Brewing

Monday Night Releases First Barrel Aged Offering [VIDEO]

Monday Night Brewing’s Black Tie Series grows with the addition of Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt. This second series release follows Hipster Hop Harvest Ale, and is the brewery’s first barrel aged release.

The brewery took their year round scotch ale Drafty Kilt and aged it in fresh Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. The resulting brew is full of caramel, a hint of smoke, with lots of vanilla bourbon flavor.

Monday Night Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt is available in 22oz bottles and draft for a limited time.

Style: Scotch Ale (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Monday Night Brewing

Monday Night Bourbon Barrel Drafty Kilt Headed to Bottles

A few months ago, Beer Street Journal did a teaser of the barrel aging program at Monday Night Brewing (Atlanta, GA).

A little something to salivate over this Monday morning, the first barrel aged offering is ready to go.  Jonathan Baker and crew at the brewery aged their year round offering Drafty Kilt in bourbon barrels, for the past few months and have officially gotten the brew ready for kegging.

Monday Night Bourbon Drafty Kilt will soon be available on draft and 22oz bottles. This is the second release in their Black Tie Series.

Style: Scotch Ale (Barrel Aged, Bourbon)
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft. Limited release.

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Saint Arnold Brewing

Saint Arnold’s Bishop’s Barrel #5 Released

Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel No. 5 officially hits bars and restaurants starting today. It has been years since this recipe has hit glasses. You’ve had Bishop Barrel No. 5 before, it was once released as Divine Reserve No. 4.

Bishop Barrel No. 5 is a wee heavy scotch ale brewed in December 2012. It has spent the past nine months aging Old Forester bourbon barrels.

Saint Arnold describes the flavor: “The bourbon barrel contributes vanilla, cinnamon and touch of rich earthy pipe tobacco, which mix with an alcohol warmth that adds to the rich creaminess. “

Style: Scotch Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Limited

12% ABV, 19 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cigar City Brewing, Don't Miss This, Seasonal Return

It’s Cigar City Big Sound Scotch Season

Cigar City Brewing (Tampa, Fl) has released their Big Sound Scotch Ale once again. The malty scotch ale is dedicated to Gino, a friend of the brewery, and apparently the most punk rock bagpiper you’ll ever meet.

The brewery describes the flavor as….  a slight note of cherry and then opens into a goliath of malt character with notes of dark sweet toffee, coffee and mild notes of toasted bread in the finish.

The beer just started shipping across Florida.

Style: Scotch Ale
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft (limited). Florida distribution. Fall Seasonal.

8.5% ABV, 40 IBUs

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Smuttynose Brewing

Smuttynose Scotch Ale 2013 Has Some Wine Aging

More Smuttynose news this week. The brewery’s Big Scotch Ale is less than a month away. The 2013 release will feature a little variation, a blend of red wine barrel aged Scotch Ale.

The red wine blend should add an interesting complexity to an already bold beer. The brewery describes the base beer flavor as: …caramel and subtle roasted malt flavors, Scotch ales can feature smoky flavors (derived from a small measure of peated malt) or, more traditionally, no smoky flavor.

Look for this in 22oz bombers in mid-October.

Style: Scotch Ale (Partially Wine Barrel Aged)
Availability: 22oz bombers. October
Arrival: October, 2013

8ish% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Swamp Head Brewery

Swamp Head’s Bourbon Scotch Newbie

Swamp Head Peat Dunwoody's Wee Heavy Scotch Ale

Swamp Head Brewery (Gainesville, FL) unmasks an elusive Scottish character that lives in a Florida swamp. That’s the fella above- Peat Dunwoody. This upcoming release is a smokey wee heavy scotch ale (boozy) aged in 20 year old bourbon barrels.

Caramel, vanilla, and wood combine flavors in the 10.6% ABV release. Release date to follow

Style: Scotch Ale (Barrel Aged)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

10.6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Innis & Gunn

A New Innis & Gunn Offering: Canadian Cherrywood Aged

Innis & Gunn Canadian Cherrywood Aged

Innis & Gunn excels at wood/barrel aging. You could call them Scottish experts on the subject. Tack this one onto the repertoire – Canadian Cherrywood Aged. For this edition, a scotch ale was aged on cherrywood, and a touch of Canadian maple syrup was added.

This limited bottling of Innis & Gunn has be matured over Canadian Black Cherrywood a then finished with the addition of maple syrup. our knowledge, this is the first time th Cherrywood has been used to mature a bee The result is a really full bodied Scotch Ale with a rich lasting finish.

Style: Scotch Ales (w/ Maple Syrup. Cherrywood Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles, Draft
Arrival: June, 2013

8.3% ABV

by Reid Ramsay