Brewery: Brassiere De Silly SA

Name: Scotch Silly

Style: Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy

Origin: Belgium

Bottle: 11.2oz

ABV: 8%

Appearance: a deep orange-burgundy. Particulates can be seen.

Pours: I had no problem with it. A 1/5” head forms then dissipates

Smell: toffee and caramel are the first things I smell followed by a mix of muddled plants and spices, then alcohol.

Taste: Alcohol does make its presence known but is not obstinate about it other than a sour sharpness prevalent from lips to throat. There’s a sense of this having been steeped in whisky or perhaps bourbon barrels however nothing on the bottle indicates that it has been. Underneath it all is something akin to some sort of weirdly messed up black tea, or a tea flavor that doesn’t belong with what else is there. Other than some sort of old world Eastern European folk acoustic I can’t think of what to listen to with this, but someone isn’t playing the same tune as the others.

Mouthfeel: The alcohol, and notes of whiskey/bourbon, toffee and caramel and overall maltiness gives this beer a rather thick, syrupy mouthfeel that loves to stick around.

Rating: 6.0 A Well made malty ale to be fair, but if none of the above mentioned flavors or scents appeal to you then the way the flavors lingers in your mouth may be an incentive to look elsewhere. For me its that black tea aspect that just doesn’t fit well with the alcohol and toffee. It’s as if some bus boy poured all of the leftover beverages at a table into one glass then dared someone to drink it. I dared half of it.