Iron Thistle - Rahr & Sons Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.88
pDev: 14.18%
Reviews: 51
Hads: 74

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Brewed by:
Rahr & Sons Brewing Company

Texas, United States

Style | ABV
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 8.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (44), on-tap (5), growler (1), cask (1).

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Reviews by Labeorphile:

Labeorphile

Texas

4.04/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Nice dark color with small streams of bubbles. Minimal head, even with a strong pour, that quickly disappears.

Wonderful nose with strong malts, and punches of caramel with noble hops in the background. Improves as it warms.

Flavor matches the nose. Malty front fades to caramel on the back with a good transition. Flavor quickly disappears from the palate, but good while it lasts.

Mouth feel is low carbonation, which is consistent with style.

Overall, an award winning beer from Rahr.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 22:36:35 | More by Labeorphile

More User Reviews:

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.25/5 rDev -16.2%

05-15-2013 02:15:54 | More by SmellsofMahagony

J_Dub

Texas

4/5 rDev +3.1%

04-22-2013 22:03:36 | More by J_Dub

bmurray10

Texas

4/5 rDev +3.1%

04-22-2013 17:56:09 | More by bmurray10

SFC21

New York

3.75/5 rDev -3.4%

04-22-2013 01:12:52 | More by SFC21

jbaezner

Texas

4/5 rDev +3.1%

04-17-2013 22:20:53 | More by jbaezner

Nightwish1094

Texas

4/5 rDev +3.1%

04-11-2013 05:59:50 | More by Nightwish1094

sweemzander

Illinois

3.66/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

My third beer in the local flight at the Common Table, TX. Reviewed from notes via tap pour.

(A)- Pours a darker burnt sienna color. Some tan froth formed. Minimal lacing.

(S)- A deep toasted caramel and raisin aroma. Kind of dry, but sweet at the same time.

(T)- I like the light roasted/toasted aspect of this with a classic raisin and underlying caramel malt sweetness. Ever so sherry-like on the finish as hints of red to dark fruits start to show up as it warms.

(M)- A good carbonation level and balance to it. Fairly sweet throughout with good complexities. Very minimal bitterness.

(O)- A solid scotch ale for sure without being too overly sweet or cloying.

Serving type: on-tap

04-03-2013 17:24:51 | More by sweemzander

DocJitsu

California

4.19/5 rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Pours a clear dark amber color with a 1/2 inch taupe colored head. Nice aroma of milk chocolate liqueur. The moutfheel is not adequate for the style. Not watery, but not all the way creamy either. The flavors are nice. A lot of chocolate and some Christmas pull candy. I really enjoy this beer. Not true to style, but good nonetheless.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 02:07:56 | More by DocJitsu

Lare453

Florida

3.25/5 rDev -16.2%

03-21-2013 22:41:10 | More by Lare453

stortore

Illinois

3.5/5 rDev -9.8%

03-21-2013 20:21:42 | More by stortore

BG83

Texas

4/5 rDev +3.1%

03-17-2013 11:39:16 | More by BG83

DragLine6

Texas

3.25/5 rDev -16.2%

03-14-2013 03:25:18 | More by DragLine6

johnnyb4

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +16%

03-04-2013 23:53:39 | More by johnnyb4

Ford

Texas

4.51/5 rDev +16.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I haven't been the biggest fan of this brewery, so I wasn't expecting much when I asked for a taste of this at the Houston Flying Saucer.... one taste and I asked for a full pint.

Wow.. really great beer.

Being on cask, it was really smooth, so I'm not sure how much different it would be out of the bottle.

I'll be searching this beer out again. This and the BB Winter Warmer are making me more of a Rahr fan.

I have now had the regular beer from a bottle and it stands tall with the cask version. A very, very good beer!

Serving type: cask

02-25-2013 01:18:32 | More by Ford

ranger7

Texas

4/5 rDev +3.1%

02-24-2013 05:00:42 | More by ranger7

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +3.1%

02-21-2013 21:53:01 | More by Phillyz

johndonor3

5/5 rDev +28.9%

02-17-2013 03:57:29 | More by johndonor3

Mish

Texas

4/5 rDev +3.1%

02-11-2013 00:54:37 | More by Mish

beerborn

Pennsylvania

3.73/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: Pours a dark red into the glass. Formed a nice head on top that quickly dissipated into the glass leaving nice lacing notes along the sides.

S: Honestly not sure where to place the smell at. Some nice gentle hop notes at the front, followed by what seems to be a dark fruity smell to me.

T: Impressive I think. I get large caramel notes the whole way through, wasn't quite expecting that after reading the bottle description.

M: The beer is smooth and well carbonated. Sits nicely on the tongue and flows around without any bitterness to it.

O: I believe this is truly one of, if not my first, beer in the Scottish-Style Ale category. Wish I had some background to compare it against. However that being said this is a good beer, I could see it be a steady go to for a little while during the late winter/early spring.

Serving type: bottle

02-08-2013 20:36:48 | More by beerborn