scottish ale

New Beer Blog Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Asheville Brewers Tater Ridge Scottish Ale

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In this special beer blog, we are going to get into the sixth of twelve of beers from Sierra Nevada Beer Camp.  This one is partner with Asheville Brewers from North Carolina and it is their Tater Ridge Scottish Ale.  Asheville Brewery started in 1998 in North Carolina.  There is not much history on their website (www.ashevillebrewing.com).  Let us get into this Scottish Ale.

It has a jet black color with slightly tan color head on this ale.  The smell has a sweet malty notes with hints of sweet potatoes.  The taste has a heavy sweet malty notes with a slight sweet potatoes notes. The aftertaste has a dry malty finish.  It is a sipping beer.

Here is a description from the beer bottle:

This rich and malty Scottish ale gets a kick from sweet potatoes, a North Carolina staple.

We’re fortunate to call the passionate and talented folks in the Asheville Brewers Alliance our North Carolina neighbors.  Tater Ridge is our nod to the area’s Scottish Highland history, and we hope this ale accented by sweet potatoes will be the first of many collaboration to come.

Here is a desecration from their website (www.beercamp.sierranevada.com):

The Asheville area is a brewing hotspot nestled in the mountains of North Carolina. Tater Ridge was brewed by something of a craft beer super group made up of members of the Asheville Brewers Alliance. We’re fortunate to call these passionate and talented brewers our neighbors, and we hope this unique ale will be the first of many collaborations to come.

We’ve made plenty of new friends in the nearly 30-strong Asheville Brewers Alliance (ABA) since we started brewing in North Carolina. Two of whom—John Stuart of Green Man Brewery and Luke Dickinson of Wicked Weed Brewing—led this collaboration recipe and work tirelessly to bring creativity and a deep-seated love of locally made craft beer to the Appalachian Mountains.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.ashevillebrewing.com and www.sierranevada.com

Twitter:  @ashevillebrew and @sierranevada

In closing, I do not know Asheville Brewery but I will be trying to trade with my friends out east to get to know them a little better.  I was interested on how the sweet potatoes will go over in this Scottish Ale.  You can kind of smell them in the aroma.  I love the aroma and the color tone of it.  The taste is pretty sweet from the malts but I feel like I can kind of taste the sweet potatoes.  Overall, I really like this beer.  I recommend this beer.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!  \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter:  @djweiser

Instagram:  @djweiser13

New Blog Three Floyds Brewing Robert The Bruce

In this blog, we are going to take a look at Three Floyds Brewing and their beer, which is Robert The Bruce. Three Floyds Brewing was founded in 1996 by Nick, Simon, and Mike Floyd in Hammond, Indiana.  They did move to Munster, Indiana in 2000.  They brew several different styles of beer and most they going crazy on the hops.  They are known for their Dark Lord Stout and putting most of their beers in 22oz bottles.  There are about five everyday six packs that are sold in the Chicago area.  Robert The Bruce is one of those six packs so let us get into this beer.

This beer has a dark amber color to it without a head.  It has a sweet malty smell to this Scottish Ale. When the beer touches drinkers tongue, the beer drinker will experience a sweet malty carbonation taste with a slight dry crisp aftertaste. It is not like a lager aftertaste but it is not like your normal ale aftertaste. Robert The Bruce is a well made and drinkable beer.

Here is a description from their website (www.threefloyds.com):

7.0% ABV 30 IBUs

A bold Scottish ale with a complex malty body derived from roasted and crystal malts balanced with just the right combination of hops. This ale pours a deep ruby color, has a sweet malty nose with layered caramel and roasted notes and a full body. Robust yet smooth, Robert The Bruce is a malt lover’s delight.

Here is their website and twitter addresses:

Website:  www.threefloyds.com

Twitter:  @3floyds and @3floydspub

In closing, I was pretty stun on how good this beer is on draft.  I have had Three Floyds Brewing beers and visit their brewpub when making trips back to Michigan.  This is a very well made beer and drinkable which I did say in my drinking notes.  The one thing I do not like about this brewery and I did not know if it is the brewery, retail, or the distributor but the prices of their brews are too high.  I love their beers but I just feel I can get some just about the same but cheaper.  This beer is a pretty good value on draft but their six pack prices is too high along with the rest of their beers.  I understand Gumballhead being high because they can not keep it in stock in the beer stores.  I really enjoyed this beer and I will be going back to retry their other beers.  Go get some!  Drink it!  Enjoy it!  Metal it!   \m/

Cheers!

Bill DJ Weiser

Email:  djweiser13@comcast.net

Twitter:  @djweiser