It is a refreshing and crisp session beer, with just enough hops to balance and round out the sweetness of the malt. Serving Suggestions Wonderful as an aperitif beer or as a summer refresher. An excellent accompaniment to salads, crab legs, halibut, chicken satay, gumbo or barbeque. Scotch ales are rich and malty and often accented with a touch of peat-smoked whiskey malt. It is lightly hopped with a strong malt character, and a hint of peaty smokiness.
Warm fermentation produces fruity esters and balances the sweet malt character.
Serving Suggestions Serve with hearty and flavorful fare such as steaks, pork chops, stews or shephard's pie. Excellent with a cigar or as a nightcap. It has a deep golden-bronze color, a fruity rich taste and an aggressive and dominating hop character with smoky undertones that are reminiscent of Scotch Whiskey. Dark in color and light in body, this beer combines 'big beer' complexity and 'session beer' balance. Like the classics, plenty of coffee and chocolate come through.