Another Sam Adams beer is being enjoyed today. This is a Scotch Ale, a style with a history of being made with lots of malt and only a few hops because the hops would have to be imported. It's brewed and stored in the cool Scottish climate and given a long time to ferment much like Scotch Whiskey.
This beer smells of dark malts and rich hops, but unfortunately the smell isn't very strong. The beer has a pleasant filtered brown color, I can see through it but it's truly a dark beer. Not much carbonation, only a slight head that doesn't stay around.
This beer has a rich coffee and caramel malt taste plus a good hop flavor. The hops are not too strong but have a good spice taste with only a little bitterness. This is the start of a "Big Beer", a beer that is full of strong flavors that has to be drunken slowly. This Scotch Ale has a good rich mouth feel and just a great coffee finish.
In an earlier post about Samuel Adams I said the company makes beers to style, and I think this is another good example. This is a great rich beer that borders on being a Big Beer. I think if this was bottle conditioned for a while and not filtered this beer would be outstanding. As it is this is a good enjoyable beer that is available throughout the country.
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