Need a lift? Well, an updraft, or an amber, usually lifts my kilt. Love me an amber. So when I saw this amber ale Kilt Lifter I said to myself I gotta get me some of that. It turns out this is the beer that got things started for Four Peaks back in 96, and is still their number one seller.* The official cure for a temporarily displaced homesick cranky old Scotsman visiting Arizona.** As if I needed any more good reasons to pour and score this amber beauty. Will a lift of the glass lift my spirits? Do tell.
A dark amberesque shade with a solid chunk of chalk head. A caramel float, straight from the ol’ malt shoppe. Caramel in, on and around the nose. First quaff is an already fading fizz and a stalwart malt caramel body start to finish. No hops no bitters, or any other typical distractions, just caramel sweet. Not too sweet but almost. The fizz fades but stays for a slightly carbonated malt caramel craft. No heavy lifting here, it’s a smooth operator.
A good solid caramel concentrated amber ale, not too shabby.
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