1. Big Sound - Cigar City Brewing, Florida
2. Piper's Scotch Ale – Sprecher Brewing, Wisconsin
3. Moylans Kilt Lifter - Moylans Brewing, California
4. Rahr & Sons – Iron Thistle Scotch Ale
5. Smuttynose Scotch Style Ale - Smuttynose Brewing - New Hampshire
6. Jinx - Magic Hat Brewing - Vermont
7. Founders Dirty Bastard - Founders Brewing - Michigan
8. McEwan's Scotch Ale - Scottish and Newcastle - Scotland
9. Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale - Moylan's Brewery - California
10. Allagash Musette - Allagash Brewing - Maine
Strong Scotch Ale
Subcategory: Traditional Strong Scotch Ale
Scotch ales are overwhelmingly malty and full bodied. Perception of hop bitterness is very low. Hop flavor and aroma are very low or nonexistent. Color ranges from deep copper to brown. The clean alcohol flavor balances the rich and dominant sweet maltiness in flavor and arom A caramel character is often a part of the profile. Dark roasted malt flavors and aroma may be evident at low levels. Fruity esters are generally at medium aromatic and flavor levels. Low diacetyl levels are acceptable. Chill haze is allowable at cold temperatures. Because there is little evidence suggesting that traditionally made strong Scotch ales exhibited peat smoke character, entries in thisSubcategory will not exhibit peaty/smoky character.
OG: 1.072-1.085
FG: 1.016-1.028
Alcohol by Weight: 5.2-6.7%
IBU: 25-35
Color SRM: 15-30
Subcategory: Peated Strong Scotch Ale
Scotch ales are overwhelmingly malty and full bodied. Perception of hop bitterness is very low. Hop flavor and aroma are very low or nonexistent. Color ranges from deep copper to brown. The clean alcohol flavor balances the rich and dominant sweet maltiness in flavor and arom A caramel character is often a part of the profile. Dark roasted malt flavors and aroma may be evident at low levels. Fruity esters are generally at medium aromatic and flavor levels. Low diacetyl levels are acceptable. Chill haze is allowable at cold temperatures. Though there is little evidence suggesting that traditionally made strong Scotch ales exhibited peat smoke character, the current marketplace offers many strong Scotch ales with peat or smoke character present at low to medium levels. Thus entries in thisSubcategory may exhibit a peaty/smoky character at low levels.
OG: 1.072-1.085
FG: 1.016-1.028
Alcohol by Weight: 5.2-6.7%
IBU: 25-35
Color SRM: 15-30
