Satan's Pony

Satan's Pony is an ale from South Street Brewery of Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Brewery Description

Malty amber ale with a blend of Cara Red and medium crystal malts. "Satan's Pony" is a nickname for a motorcycle, for those who were curious.

Source: Untappd (hand-read citation): Satan's Pony

Tasting Notes

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Ingredients

The two named specialty malts are the only published ingredients; no base malt, hops or yeast is named.

Hop Profile

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Brewing Details

Style Context

As category context only, the Brewers Association guidelines for Scottish-Style Export Ale call for a medium-bodied amber to chestnut ale led by sweet malt and caramel with no hop character, at 4.1 to 6.0 percent ABV and 15 to 25 IBU. The listed 5.3% ABV fits; 12 IBU is below that range, though it falls within the 12 to 20 IBU of Scottish-Style Heavy Ale.

Awards History

Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.

Brewery Context

South Street Brewery is in Charlottesville, VA. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Brewpub.

Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Untappd.

Related

• Brewery: South Street Brewery

Links

• South Street Brewery
• Blue Mountain Barrel House
• Untappd (hand-read citation): Satan's Pony
• Brewers Association: beer style guidelines

Gaps

• Not Found: Tasting notes, Color (SRM), Original gravity, Final gravity, Hops, Hop form, Hop use, Hop lot or farm, Yeast, Adjuncts, Water, Process. Checked bluemountainbarrel.com, untappd.com, untappd.com, untappd.com, southstreetbrewery.com, web searches recorded in the research notes.

Research Notes

• The South Street Brewery site now carries only a notice: the downtown Charlottesville location closed permanently as of April 7, 2026, and "Satan's Pony Amber Ale will continue to be brewed and distributed by Blue Mountain Barrel House in Arrington, VA." Untappd marks South Street as no longer in business, with a last day of 4/6/2026.
• The Blue Mountain Barrel House site does not yet list Satan's Pony, and its Untappd draft list read on 2026-10-13 did not include it, so there is no beer url.
• Who brewed the medal entry (South Street before closing or Blue Mountain after) is not stated in any source read.
• Researched 2026-10-13.
• Field pass 2026-10-13: Additional hop and brewery-page searches found no qualifying beer page or named variety. Imperial Satan's Pony is a separate variant and was excluded.
• Deep dive pass 2026-10-14: the description on file comes from Untappd and is not extended.