Boulevard 80 Shilling Scottish-Style Ale

The 12 pack samplers from Boulevard Brewing Company of Kansas City, Missouri now routinely include two varieties of their "Tasting Room" beers; beers that have been available in their tasting room in the past, but not bottled. This is a 4.1% ABV Scottish-style 80 shilling ale.

The beer pours a perfect copper in color. There is an inch of light tan head. The aroma is malty, nutty, caramel, and a touch of tanginess. The taste follows the aromas, nicely toasted malt, with nut and caramel, some sweetness there, but the finish is quite dry. The bitterness is low. The beer drinks easy with a nice medium body, and just enough refreshing carbonation. This is a tasty, tasty, quaffer. They need to sell it in quart bottles.