Genesee Brew House Scotch Ale

Genesee Brew House's Scotch Ale
Genesee Brew House’s Scotch Ale

Mighty nice. Then again, i knew i’d like this because it’s a Scotch Ale and i like Scotch Ales so that takes quite a bit of the surprise out of it. But as Scotch ales go, this one has somewhat less character than the one from also-local Rohrbach Brewing, but the “crafty” arm of Genny is still young. The label calls this the “pilot batch” so let’s allow them some time to refine and define.

But true to its caste, this is a hearty slightly rye-ish beer with the body a buxom Scottish tavernwench ought to have, and if it wasn’t beer i’d pinch its ass as it walked by just to see if it dropped its tray or if it’s used to having its ass pinched, in which case it’d just slap me on the return trip when the tray is empty.

Wet and lush taste, heavy malts and a slight sour on the backend. I was looking forward to trying this ale, and it fulfilled my expectations. If they release a “non-pilot” version i’ll try it again, but as it stands right now today, this sixer (6×12 = 72 oz) is the same price as a fourer (4×16 = 64 oz) of Rohrbach’s Scotch Ale, so i’d have to go with eight fewer fluid ounces of a better beer.

Today, this Scotch ale gets a 7.2 from my barbarian tongue.