Watneys Scotch Ale

[Andrew Breecher]

it had an unusual sweet flavor, not at all like other ales I've had.

Scottish ales are typified by their malty body, resulting in a sweet flavour untempered by a lot of bittering hops. Any Scottish ale will have this characteristic, though they will differ in flavour depending on which brand you purchase. I'm a fan of Belhaven, which has a faint smoky peat flavour reminiscent of scotch whisky. My own homebrewed Scottish 70/ ale has peat-roasted barley and heather to flavour it, with very little hop character, resulting in a nice malty brew.

Andrew (the beer expert).

[cormacmacguardhe]

I posted in another thread about some scottish ale I tried recently, it was Traquair Jacobite Ale, flavored with coriander. It is brewed in what was Traquair castle Innerleithen, Peeblesshire. I am not really an ale fan, but it was rather tasty.