Gritty McDuff’s Scotch Ale

We got this in about 3 weeks ago. Technically, I guess, it’s a winter seasonal brew, but Gritty’s does things a bit different. Their Xmas beer serves as an early winter offering and this Scotch ale is meant to carry us through the late winter and into the summer when Vacationland comes out. They don’t have anything for spring - then again, their up in Portland, ME, and ME doesn’t really have much of a spring anyway. Check out the description on the Gritty’s website. So, that’s what they say about it.

Here’s what we say:

Kristen and I passed a pint glass back and forth. I didn’t chill it long enough, maybe, being eager to drink it (it’s noon - a guy can only wait so long, yeah?) But it’s cool, because it’s Scotch stlye, after all, and so it should stand up when it’s a bit warmer. And it does. It’s a solid beer. Hoppier than we thought it would be, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s not that the hops take over the beer,  but they’re absolutely present and all that. Kristen pointed out that all the carbonation hangs out up front. I pointed out back that the whole back end is fluffy, creamy. Then we kind of looked at each other and kept passing the glass back and forth. We drank the whole thing in under five minutes. It’s an easy, easy, easy beer to drink and that’s the point, right? This might be constructed to keep you warm in the winter, but I’d have no problem sittin on my backporch and slamming it down. It’s not super light, but there aren’t any tough flavors to parse through.

Not mention, Gritty’s is just a cool brewery that makes cool beers and everything they do is worth trying. If you guys are ever up in Portland, you should check out the brew-pub. The burgers are awesome and they pair their beers up well with everything on the menu. And they always have live music, which is cool.

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