Stoudts Scotch Ale

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Very dark brown with a puffed-up light khaki head. The eaty, smoky aroma has little hints of coffee and toffee. The flavor is heavily peaty with some dark malt flavors lingering around, but there’s a metallic bitterness in the end that detracts from the overall a bit. Overall, this is a pretty good Scotch ale.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Vintage: 10/15/03 The Stoudt’s Scotch pours a dark reddish brown with a large kind of fizzy brown head that retains well. The final pour has a lot of floating yeasties.

Its aroma is chocolate and caramel malt with some fruit (date?) and liquor notes as well as a little smokiness.

The flavor is a lot of malt up front - some sweetness, caramel, chocolate, molasses and roasted malts. There’s also a little fruitiness and smokiness. It has a crisp light bitter finish that balances it nicely. Some alcohol is noticeable. It is medium bodied and has a pretty creamy mouthfeel, a little strong on the carbonation though.

Overall, an excellent malty Scotch Ale.

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

This scotch ale pours with a dark reddish-brown/Mohagony body topped by a thin to medium thick head with some lacing. The aroma is slightly sweet yet bitter and full of alcohol and malt. The flavor is slightly sweet and smokey with a malt note and a touch of alcohol. Full bodied and surprisingly smooth.

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

I was not very impressed with this beer. It was a little dark for a Scotch Ale and it had a roasted malt flavor that was more appropriate to a porter or stout. It is an ok beer, just not a good Scotch Ale.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Poured a dark brown, not opaque, dubbelish color with a roasty aroma. Tan head. Smokey, dark fruit flavor, rather straight-forward, but fulfilling.

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This was one of the 14 beers I had at the Real Ale Rendezvous 8 in Philly. Being cask conditioned, it was very good. Sweet, caramel, chocolate and not overly done.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This beer has a huge maltiness, with hints of caramel, chocolate and coffee. However, it's lacks something that makes a great scotch ale. This is excellent beer, though.