Brau Brothers Brewing Company Scotch Ale (365 Day 156)

By scot in 365 Days of American Craft Beer, Beer on Friday, May 6th, 2011

Brau Brother Scotch Ale

This is the second time this week that I had an American craft beer that finished off beer from a past event. Scotch Ale by Brau Brothers Brewing Company was picked up when I was at Darkness Day in 2010. It is the last beer of the group I purchased from that event that I had yet to review, outside of Darkness itself.

Based on the three other offerings I have had from Brau Brothers, I would put their beers at a bit better than average with caution. Why caution? The beer store that I visited while in Minnesota raved about Rubus Black Blackberry Imperial Porter. If memory serves me correct this was a 750ml bottle and I wanted to share it with friends, so I opened it at a get together. The bottle was infected, the cap shot off, and beer actually made it onto the ceiling among other places. Not really the way I wanted to make an impression.

I guess I headed into Scotch Ale a bit gingerly because that was the last of the Brau Brothers’ beers I had tasted. Scotch Ale turned out to be a quality offering and I have thought I trying to persuade the wife back up to Minnesota this summer. Yeah, good luck. Enjoy!

Aroma: 7, Taste: 8, Look: 9, Drinkability: 8, Overall: 7.9

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