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Cigar City Big Sound Scotch Ale

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98
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bottled
common

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common

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1533.84/5.03.8/5.0Spring8.5%96.2Thistle
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.
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 Jonte (819), Gothenburg, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/512/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Bottle. Thanks to gnoff. Cloudy brown colur with a beige head. Aroma: malty, roasted, licorice, hops, mint/menthol, maybe just a light fruitiness. Taste: malty and roasted, very salty and peated with notes of licorice, salmiac, coffee, hops, mint/menthol, dark chocolate. Smooth and full bodied mouthfeel. I would have liked a bit more sweetness and fruitiness.


 scrizzz (1269), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Thanks Solan! Grassy aroma, thick dark ruby. Hot with alcohol, lots of wood character, some cherry and charcoal, finishes sharp.


 ekstedt (2420), Göteborg, Sweden
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/512/20
Jun 16, 2009  
Bottle (75 cl), thanks gnoff. Shady reddish brown, medium yellow to beige head. Roasted malt aroma with licorice and and coffee, along with spicy hops. Medium bodied, medium carbonation. Sharply bitter and salty.


 gnoff (3568), Göteborg, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 16, 2009  
75 cl bottle thanks to sebletitje!
On June 16, 2009. Shared with a bunch of the Göteborg ratebeerians.
Shady dark brown color, big nice tan to orange head. Sweet, hoppy, malty, licorice, alcohol scent. Salty, malty, caramel, coffee, chocolate taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Warming alcohol. Dryish finish.


 Dickinsonbeer (3449), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 16, 2009  
PPRBSG09 brought be Notalush I think. Pours a hazy deep amber with a thin lasting beige head. Aroma is lots of deep caramel, toasted malts, toffee, brown sugar, fruity esters, and light roast. Flavor is also fruity esters, big malts, toast, lgith roasted malts- nuts, almonds, cherrywood, and earthy hops, leather, toffee, and sweet licorice root. Mouthfeel is fairly big with a smooth finish. Pretty good for a big scotch ale.


 KnutAlbert (3127), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 16, 2009  
Fine mouth feel - sweet and sour, lots of burned sugar. Mellow malt. It looks like it could do with a hops injection.


 ucusty (1885), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 14, 2009    Updated: Jul 12, 2009
Thanks to Markwise for the bottle! Dark brown pour with a slight haze. Fluffy tan head and rings of lace. Light coffee, toast, and woody notes. Finish is dominated by dark fruit, caramel, and big toffee notes. Not quite as peaty or as earthy as I would have liked for the style.


 ketchepillar (480), Viña del Mar, Chile
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Huge thanks to pepsican, badbeer, and iowaherkeye. Definitely CC-same yeast strain characteristics for sure-muted must. I guess it’s mostly a scotch ale. Some nice wood. Nice carbonation. Nutty. Fairly sweet.



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