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Cigar City Big Sound Scotch Ale

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Serve in Thistle

bottled
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RATINGS: 391   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.8   SEASONAL: Spring   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Big Sound Scotch Ale is dedicated to our good buddy Gino, the most punk rock bagpiper you’ll ever meet, and the rest of the men and women of Tampa Bay Pipes and Drums. Brown in color, Big Sound has huge notes of dark sweet toffee with underlying mild notes of coffee in the aroma. The flavor starts with a slight note of cherry and then opens into a Goliath of a malt character with notes of dark sweet toffee, slight hints of coffee and mild notes of toasted bread in the finish. Big Sound Scotch Ale pairs well with Haggis, Highland Games, Huge Heads and Enormous Pillows and of course Bagpipe music.


4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
unclemike (1374) - Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA - FEB 21, 2012
Pours a ruddy dark brown color with a beige head. Aroma of caramel malt, dark fruits, and a hint of smoke. Flavor is sweet and malty with lots of caramel and toffee with a little cherry, scotch whiskey, and smoke/roast. Really smooth and full palate with a somewhat dry finish.

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Vignale (800) - Malmö, SWEDEN - FEB 20, 2012
Doft av soya, nejlika, brödträdsfrukt, banan och toffee. Stor generös maltkropp med mogna bananer, torkade päron och toffee, sirap och karamell men utan att bli för söt. En lite örtig beska med drag av gröna bananer balanserar väl. Ett fantastiskt smakrikt och komplext öl.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Fred82 (1771) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - FEB 20, 2012
750ml bottle shared by MartinT.
Appearance : Deep amber with a small head.
Aroma : Nice caramel with light roasted malt. Overcooked caramel, toffee, light raisins. Some spices.
Taste : Big raisins and red fruits. Figs, overcooked caramel. Light tangy notes.
Overall : Nice rich and complex caramel on nose and taste. Nice fruits and nice sweet raisins. Not too sure about the light tangy note... Pretty good overall, rich but not too sweet.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
HenrikSoegaard (7266) - Randers, DENMARK - FEB 17, 2012
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark brown colour. Heavy malty and light hoppy aroma. Some scotch notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. NIce.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Hansen (4256) - Assentoft, DENMARK - FEB 17, 2012
Dark brown coloured. Has a light brown head, medium duration. Dry, sweet aroma, roasted, dry wood, yeasty and hoppy. Dry flavor, some sweetness too, long duration, bitter finish. Dry texture, creamy too. Soft carbonation.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Zita (2232) - Assentoft, DENMARK - FEB 17, 2012
nice sweet chocolate aroma,golden, brown foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, long finish,

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
wedgie9 (1375) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - FEB 12, 2012
Tasted in late November 2011 from a capped 750mL bottle shared at UncleJedi’s birthday tasting. Pours opaque brown with a thick tan head that recedes to a thick collar of lace. The nose is pretty nondescript, with some caramel malt, and maybe a bit of coffee bitterness. The flavor is a bit more intense caramel malt with a bit of dried fruit flavor. The body is medium with livly carbonation and a medium caramel finish.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
gringo332 (385) - Richardson, Texas, USA - FEB 11, 2012
Pours amber with a light khaki head. Aroma is malty, toffee, caramel and a hint of cherry. Flavor is sweet toffee, caramel malts, dark fruits and bit of coffee. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Has a nice sweet finish


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