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RATINGS: 465   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79   SEASONAL: Spring   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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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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3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
kp (10887) - Woodstock, Georgia, USA - JUL 19, 2009
UPDATED: MAR 17, 2012
Date: July 11, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: RBSG 2009
Appearance: clear dark brown, wispy head
Aroma: earthy dry caramel aroma
Flavor: sweet caramel flavor, lots of earthyness, light smoke

Date: March 05, 2012
Mode: bottle
Source: brewery
Score: 2.9 to 3.1
Aroma: sweet malty aroma, light chocolate, fleeting touch of tartness
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, caramel sweetness, light smokyness
Overall: getting better

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
BückDich (5467) - McCall, Idaho, USA - APR 26, 2011
Tap @ CCB: Pours a dark caramel color with a small head. The nose is malty with some sweet cherry and caramel notes. The flavor is a bit sweet and rich for me, a little more alcohol or something to balance but it’s a big malty bomb.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerandBlues2 (7418) - Hanover, Maryland, USA - FEB 14, 2010
Bottle shared by jbye4334 at RSRIZZO’s winter gathering. Pours hazy dark brown with a medium, fizzy light tan head, medium retention with fair lacing. Aroma is light butyric acid, raisin, prune, chocolate and caramel malt, alcohol, metal, and little hops. Flavor is moderate sweet caramel malt, prune, dates, alcohol, low hops, fruity esters, and chocolate. Full bodied, moderate carbonation, sweet finish though not cloying.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
dm9831 (1515) - Monee, Illinois, USA - OCT 4, 2009
dark brown pour, tiny tan bubble head, respectably lacy. nose of chocolate, sweet malt and roasty malt. flavor follows the nose with chocoalate with sweet and roasty malt notes. medium bodied, oily mouth feel, mildly bitter, roasty finish. a touch too sweet for my palate and the alcohol is too well hidden. tip of the hat to FlssmrBrewAlum for providing the bottle at flossmoor station’s octoberfest.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BDR (2534) - Roseville, Minnesota, USA - SEP 19, 2009
A little roasted malt on the aroma. A bit of cherry as advertised and a sweet malty finish. Roasted finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Jblauvs (1335) - Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA - NOV 16, 2010
750ml from the cellar. Dark Brown pour with a thin offwhite head. Aroma is molasses, light breadiness, lots of ethanol, rather astringent, sweet toffee. Mouthfeel and Flavor are a dissapointment to be frank, More ethanol astringency with sweet toffee malt, fig, a bit of nuttiness. I was looking forward to this and was rather let down.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tderoeck (3000) - Gent, BELGIUM - SEP 24, 2012
17/IX/2012 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - BB: XI/7/14 (2012-1054) Thanks to Kristof and Filip for sharing the bottle!

Clear dark brown beer, small irregular off-white to beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: dried fruits, overripe fruits, brown sugar, chocolate malts. MF: soft to almost no carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very sweet, sugary, raisins, banana, dried fruits, some milk chocolate. Aftertaste: sugary, sweet, syrupy, dried fruits, cloying sweetness, little bitter hoppy touch, some liquorish.

3.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
mwbrady12 (398) - Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA - NOV 1, 2012
Small scotch aroma and thin brown black pour with a satisfying taste and slightly warming mouthfeel. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fiulijn (12179) - Malmö, DENMARK - APR 6, 2011
Tasting at Papsø
Cloudy brown color. Common aroma, some caramel and chocolate, mild, light alcohol. Ordinary body, with some chocolate flavor, a bit dusty, and showing a bit too much the alcohol. Ordinary bitterness. Boring caramel/chocolate beer.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
stobbe74 (3788) - DENMARK - NOV 21, 2011
Pours a clear and dark brown beer with a weak beige head. The aroma is malt, caramel and cherries. The flavor follows the nose with additional alcohol. The palate is sweetness with additional notes of alcoholwarmth. Overall an average beer.


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