Beers similar to Great Scot Scottish

Scotch Ale·United States·7.5% ABV·One of 36 Scotch Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Great Scot Scottish's malty and caramel character. Six different crystal malts build a bold malt profile in this strong Scotch ale and give it a dark red color, while English hops added late in the boil keep the hop side subtle. It comes in at 7.5% ABV and 15 IBU. It is on tap at the Mothership and the downtown Tap Room.

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10 beers like Great Scot Scottish

Silly Scotch

Brasserie de Silly

Belgium · Scotch Ale · 8.0%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps richness and sweetness like Taos Mesa, adds roasted notes, drops noble hop character.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Taos Mesaroastedfruityhoneynoble-hop

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Solpor Scotch Ale

Solpor Brewing

Spain · Scotch Ale · 7.5%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Taos Mesa's richness and sweetness — plus toasty notes, minus noble hop character.

What carries overcaramelmaltyrichboozysweet

Structure: very close

Compared to Taos Mesatoastyhoneybreadynoble-hop

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Berliner Kindl Bock Hell

Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei

Germany · Maibock · 7.0%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Taos Mesa on sweetness and booziness — adds honey notes.

What carries overmaltyfull-bodiedcaramelsmoothrich

Structure: very close

Compared to Taos Mesahoneyfruity

Structure: Very close — a touch less sweetness, a touch less body.

Structure: very close

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Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Scotch Ale · 8.2%

82%

MATCH

As with Taos Mesa, same richness and sweetness; adds bread notes, a notch stronger, no noble hop character.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Christmas Ale

Bell's Brewery

United States · Scotch Ale · 7.5%

82%

MATCH

Same richness and sweetness as Taos Mesa, adds bread notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: more bitter

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Ketterer Trumpf

Privatbrauerei Wilhelm Ketterer

Germany · Doppelbock · 7.6%

81%

MATCH

Shares richness and sweetness with Taos Mesa; adds dark fruit notes, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter

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Real Heavy

Real Ale Brewing Company

United States · Scotch Ale · 9.3%

81%

MATCH

Alongside Taos Mesa on richness and sweetness: noticeably more bitter, drops noble hop character.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Tennent's Scotch Ale

Tennent's Wellpark Brewery

United Kingdom · Scotch Ale · 9.0%

81%

MATCH

A touch more roasted notes, a notch stronger, no noble hop character — sweetness and booziness as with Taos Mesa.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Paulaner Salvator

Paulaner Brauerei

Germany · Doppelbock · 7.9%

80%

MATCH

Same sweetness and booziness as Taos Mesa, adds chocolate notes.

Structure: very close

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Störtebeker Scotch-Ale

Störtebeker Braumanufaktur

Germany · Scotch Ale · 9.0%

80%

MATCH

Stronger — same richness and sweetness as Taos Mesa, adds dark fruit notes, a notch stronger, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: a notch stronger

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