Pike - Kilt Lifter

Dead Soldier

Where to Dig Up More About This Beer
Pike - Scotch Style Kilt Lifter Ruby Ale
Pike Brewing Company
1415 First Avenue
Seattle, WA USA
Est.1989
www.pikebrewing.com

Brain Damage Quotient = 6.5 % ABV
Fluid Oz. = 22.0

Postmortem Brew Review
Amber to maple brown color.
Smooth malts and a bit smoky in the aroma.
Soft warming feel and fruity, soft spice flavor.
Two finger head with some rings of lacing.
Sweet caramel malts and toasted grain taste. 
Fruity flavored with mild finishing hops.
Medium mouth feel and modest carbonation.

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
Pike - Scotch Style Kilt Lifter Ruby Ale, wow that's a mouth full of description. Let's break it down through the morgue analysis, shall we?

Scotch style by the BJCP implies one of three, 9A-Light, 9B-Heavy or 9C-Export. This is categorized as a Wee Heavy. But wait! There is that nagging end tag of Ruby Ale. Under the Scotch Style there is a separate category of 9D-Irish Red (Ruby) Ale. So what is this schizophrenic brew anyway?

None of the above! Wee Heavy gives it away as a 9E-Strong Scotch Ale. So there it is, all you would-be Quincy M.E.'s. It's a Wee Heavy and not too bad for an ale with a bit of an identity crisis. Pike would like you to know that this is, "...an approachable Scottish Ale."

So off to the morgue with you all.  Lift your kilt and examine one soon!

Pike - India Pale Ale

Dead Soldier

Where to Dig Up More About This Beer
Pike - India Pale Ale
The Pike Brewing Company
1415 1st Avenue
Seattle, WA USA
Est. 1989
www.pikebrewing.com

Brain Damage Quotient = 6.3 % ABV
Fluid Oz. = 22.0

Postmortem Brew Review
Copper to bronze in color.
Floral smell of hops; piney with a bit of malt.
Caramel tan, two and a half finger head that lasts.
Light carbonation.
Medium malt taste and citrus pine smack of hops Good balance.
Medium bodied.  Will not weigh you down. 

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
From the rain of Seattle to the Sunshine State, the latest beer to "come down the pike", is now here in Florida.  Okay, that was an excruciatingly droll pun, but if you are a regular reader, you know what to expect from me by now.

Pike is here, all the way from the state of Washington. A real humdinger of an IPA at first blush.  It has 60 IBU's of hops heat and yet, it doesn't cause tongue burnout.  I could see myself sessioning this easily.  As a matter of fact, the bottle is 22 ounces, so that is going to be pretty much of a given.

My good buddy Gerard 'Tweeted' about the appearance of Pike in Florida.  Knowing that I had obtained some, he couldn't wait to see the written eulogy.  Well, I wasn't about to let him down.  In fact, it is as good an excuse as any, on a midweek night, to pop open a bomber of this IPA.

The ale's hoppiness stands up all the way to the bottom of the bottle.  The flavors open as it warms a bit and that is where you get the rich undertones of the malt characteristics.  It surely hit the spot at the end of a long grueling day at the mortuary.  It sort of "livened up" the evening at the crypt...if you catch my drift. Muahhahaahaahahaa!

Pike has quite a few beers and ales introduced to the Sunshine State and I plan to sample them all.  There was a double IPA if I'm not mistaken. I'm surely looking forward to the rest of their stuff making an appearance in my cooler for future obduction.

Welcome to Florida, Pike!  We're sure glad you're making it rain beer, here.