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Gritty McDuffs 9 Year Ale

Gritty McDuffs 9 Year Ale

Rated 2.950 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Gritty McDuffs

Portland, ME, United States

Style:  Strong Ale

7.5% Alcohol by Volume

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ID: 17309 Last updated 18 years ago Added to database 18 years ago

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Overall Rank46294
Overall Percentile13.5
Style Rank779 of 799
Style Percentile2.5
Lowest Score2.8
Highest Score2.8
Average Score2.800
Weighted Score2.950
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • EYECHARTBREW 1451 reviews
    rated 2.8 18 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

    Had a pint of this at the Freeport location, on a quiet and slighty rainy Wednesday afternoon.

    Advertised as a "Strong Scottish Ale", this came across to me entirely too simplistic. Seemed to my taste buds to be little more than upping the malt bill by, say, 30-40%, without a corresponding increase in the hop profile.

    As such, this is indeed stronger than the average Gritty's Scottish (a beer that I've always enjoyed, surprisingly enough), but is also sweeter and much more unbalanced. Even an increase in the peaty/smokiness would have helped things a little, me'thinks.

    I was guessing that this was around 8.5%ABV, until the bartender informed me that it was actually "only" 7.5%. With the mouthfeel and flavor profile sweet and abit askew, it's no surprise that my guestimation was off.

    Not a horrible beer, but one that can really use some more backend bitterness to balance out the increased malt load, IMO....
    //TB

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