Dark Horse Scotty Karate Scotch Ale - Dark Horse Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.03
pDev: 11.91%
Reviews: 485
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Dark Horse Brewing Company

Michigan, United States

Style | ABV
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 9.75% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (439), on-tap (44), growler (2).

Notes:
Available September to March.

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Reviews by SometimesIfart:

SometimesIfart

Michigan

4.41/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours an impenetrable ruby-brown with a one finger slightly off-white head. Left no lacing.

S - A profound amount of nuttiness up front, followed by some toasted and roasted malts.

T - Sweet caramel as soon as it hits your tongue, quickly followed by some roasted almonds and toffee candy. Toasted malt also somewhat becomes present along with sweet candy in the finish.

M - Medium bodied with almost no carbonation. Nutty all around.

O - Overall, Probably the best Scotch Ale I have had to date. The flavors open up and meld together perfectly. Forget Loch Down, Forget Dirty Bastard, Forget Skull Splitter, this is as fucking wonderful Scotch ale, far beyond the others I have mentioned.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 05:55:46 | More by SometimesIfart

More User Reviews:

jimmah120

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -6.9%

06-17-2013 06:19:50 | More by jimmah120

harrymel

Washington

3.75/5 rDev -6.9%

06-14-2013 04:20:52 | More by harrymel

djre4orm

Virginia

4/5 rDev -0.7%

06-13-2013 19:52:32 | More by djre4orm

pjkelley82

New York

4.18/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

I had the privilege of tasting this next to innis & Gunn as well as founders dirty bastard. My friend prefered this one over the 3. Mainly for the reasons I liked it over the founders one which was more mouth to it and a little more bite. To me the founders was a little sweeter which i liked. I prefer innis and gunn over all of them but thats me... this is probably the 5th or 6th wee heavy I tried and it's easily number 2... I wouldn't skip over this one if you like the style...

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 07:51:35 | More by pjkelley82

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.79/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Another bottled beer courtesy of my local, in-person trader, tone77. Cool stuff!

From the bottle: "Guest Artist Series #1 James Mestamaker Austin Texas".

I have no idea how the label relates to the idea of a Scotch Ale, but I totally dig the wigged-out one-man band that it depicts. Perhaps that is how they anticipate one will feel after a bottle of this beer. We shall see. Holy hot, Batman! I got a good whiff of booze in pouring this one into my glass. I got a brief appearance of (maybe) a finger of deep-tan head that quickly fell to swirling wisps. Color was a slightly hazy cola-brown. Nose smelled of dried, dark fruit(s), leather, lemon zest and al-kee-haul. Whee! Mouthfeel was medium with an initial alcohol heat followed by notes of toffee, leather, dried fruit, and brown sugar. Finish was semi-dry with the alcohol heat accounting for this in the face of all of the sugary flavors involved. This really packed a wallop, even for me. I would recommend that you at least try it once and if you are a fan of the style (which I am not), you will be head over heels for it.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 04:29:31 | More by woodychandler

Greywulfken

New York

4.03/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: deep brown body under a finger of tan foam in an over-sized snifter; filmy cap persisted for the most part; sparse brief lace motes

S: deep, rich, thick, dark malty smells, fruit-like; caramel toffee sweetness aromas

T: crisper than the nosee; intimations of peat smoke and boozy fruit. Made me think of rye spiciness at times. Sweetened with warming, softening edges.

M: a little shaper than I'd expected early on, but still in line with the taste; slight filmy coating; slight astringence while cooler; bittering, then smoothing finish

O: a rugged take on the wee heavy, not as syrupy as some, with more bite than others.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 00:09:28 | More by Greywulfken