Big Sound Scotch Ale - Cigar City Brewing

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359 Ratings

rAvg: 4.12
pDev: 11.41%
Reviews: 170
Hads: 189

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Brewed by:
Cigar City Brewing

Florida, United States

Style | ABV
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 8.50% ABV

Availability: Spring. bottle (152), cask (10), on-tap (6), growler (2).

Notes:
Big Sound Scotch Ale is dedicated to our good buddy Gino, the most Punk Rock Bagpiper you will ever meet, and the rest of the men and women of the 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 malt character with notes of dark sweet toffee, coffee and mild notes of toasted bread in the finish. Big Sound Scotch Ale pairs well with Haggis, Highland Games, Huge Heads, Enormous pillows and of course Bagpipe Music.

40 IBU

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Reviews by FLBeerGuy:

FLBeerGuy

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

01-31-2013 02:49:07 | More by FLBeerGuy

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johntfox

Florida

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-21-2013 01:53:14 | More by johntfox

cosmonick

Indiana

4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-19-2013 18:27:37 | More by cosmonick

moonknight31

California

4.25/5 rDev +3.2%

05-19-2013 17:06:43 | More by moonknight31

astroflounder

Florida

4.5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-19-2013 05:53:51 | More by astroflounder

Rempo

Indiana

4/5 rDev -2.9%

05-17-2013 20:37:41 | More by Rempo

superspak

Michigan

4.2/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 8/20/2012. Pours moderately cloudy very dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big caramel, molasses, raisin, cherry, apple, toast, pear, toffee, clove, light roast, peat smoke, dark bread, and toasted earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great balance and big complexity of dark/toasted malt notes with fruitiness and moderate peat. Taste of big caramel, molasses, raisin, cherry, apple, toast, toffee, pear, clove, light roast, dark bread, light peat, and toasted earthiness. Lingering notes of caramel, molasses, light and dark fruit, toast, toffee, clove, dark bread, light roast, light peat, and earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice balance with big complexity of malt and fruity flavors; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and very full bodied; with a slick, creamy, and lightly syrupy mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent scotch ale! Very nice balance and big complexity of malt/fruity flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 04:14:36 | More by superspak