Bear
Windswept in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Smoked Special|
Score
7.32
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Hops: Galena, Chinook & Cascade
Malts: Maris Otter Pale, Crystal, Brown, Chocolate, Smoked, Roated Barley & Malted Oats
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Svesse (15730) reviewed Bear from Windswept 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
(Draught at BrewDog Camden, London, 16 Nov 2023) Black colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with coffee, chocolate, oak wood, dark rum, raisins and vanilla. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, oak wood and a balanced roasty bitterness. Full body, with a certain sweetness. Rich and warming, a bit boozy but really tasty. Very nice.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Bear from Windswept 2 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
January 2018: My beer rating No. 8000. 330 ml bottle conditioned, barrel aged, from Aberdeen Country Fair (bought there ultimo August 2017, but the BB date of the bottle was 07. Oct. 2016). ABV is 10.5%. Pitch black colour, but no proper head. Fine aroma of roast malts, liquorice, molasses and dark dried fruits, some vinous notes. Minimal carbonation. The flavour is moderately sweet, with notes of roast malts, coffee, liquorice, dark bitter chocolate, some alcohol and bittering hops. Would profit from a somewhat higher level of carbonation.
Boutip (9769) reviewed Bear from Windswept 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a black color stout with a large brown foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malt with some black chocolate notes and light bitterness. Taste is also a mix of roasted malt with some black chocolate with a semi-bitter finish. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Well brewed classic RIS with no gimmick.
Ritzbertator (4719) reviewed Bear from Windswept 3 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Black with huge beige head. Aroma is vanilla dense melasses chocolate some raisin a hint of coffee. Taste is sweet vanilla cream chocolate with some alcohol warmth later. Top smoothness and actually quite easy going despite the high abv. Long chocolate vanilla finish. Excellent.
YantarCoast (5270) reviewed Bear from Windswept 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle. Pours black with a medium-sized beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, wood. Taste is light sweet, roasted, coffee, vanilla. Medium bitter finish. Full bodied. Top RIS.
vinivini (12734) reviewed Bear from Windswept 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance: opaque deep brown to black with a one finger tall beige head of decent retention. Aroma: roast and coffee, oak barrel, vanilla, chocolate, dried fruit. Taste: moderately sweet, light bitter. Roasted. Coffee, chocolate, tannins, vanilla, dried fruit, hop. Hoppy aftertaste. Mouth feel: full body, appropriate carbonation. Overall: good. Better than good.
McCash (16021) reviewed Bear from Windswept 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On cask @ the Stockbridge Tap (23/11/21). Appearance - opaque black with a creamy beige coloured head. Nose - dark chocolate, blackcurrant, light smoke and an edge of liquorice. Taste - dark chocolate, caramel, black cherry and light roast. Palate - medium to full bodied, creamy texture. Very slight roast on the finish. Overall - very nice.
chrisv10 (24596) reviewed Bear from Windswept 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, 10.5%. Almost black with big dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, barrel, coffee and hop. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, barrel, hop, liquorice, sweet and medium bitter.
Metalchopz (7978) reviewed Bear from Windswept 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Almost pitch black, as not much highlights are seen. Mocha-coloured bubbly, silky-creamy head with light lacing. Roasted barley aromas with a warming alcohol, a touch of coffee, molasses. Even hints of maple syrup, also found in the taste. Flavours a roasted malts, well-balanced alcohol with mild grassy hops. A smooth mouthfeel at first with a building dry finish. This would be a nice winter warmer Impy stout.
Dandeman (2711) reviewed Bear from Windswept 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Habituelles notes de torréfaction aux allures de chocolat et de café, déclinant un olfactif faiblement puissant avec une touche d'alcool. Le liquide est noir et opaque, se couvrant d'une petite mousse légèrement pétillante, assez crémeuse et persistante malgré sa minceur. En bouche, l'amertume de torréfaction est imposante dès l'entrée. Les notes de café sont dominantes et la finale se veut terreuse et amère, combinant accents de torréfaction, houblon feuillus et terreux,ainsi qu'un soupçon de poivre. Un léger fond de chocolat sucré attendrit légèrement la puissante amertume. Les esters fruités sont très peu représentés à l'instar des maltée sucrés. Le corps est un peu moins rond que ce à quoi l'on peut s'attendre d'une bière de ce style. L'alcool est à peine perceptible malgré son 10.5% et la carbonatation faiblement modérée. Complexité des saveurs assez moyenne mais l'intensité de l'amertume de torréfaction est très prononcée dans cette Stout Impériale ordinaire mais régulière. O:5.0 V:4.6 G:6.05 C:2.85 G:12.25 T:30.75 (3.1)