Big Sound
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
7.45
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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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - thanks changeup415. Pours a rich chocolatey brown color with a small, creamy beige head. First sniff gets some breadiness, follwed by a little peat. Maybe a hint of rye? Taste is rich with an earthy and smokey maltiness. Lingering bits of peat and caramel. There is a little sweet before the smokey, ash, and peat thing, but I can’t put my finger on it... Nice mouthful, thick and coating. Finishes a bit dry and smokey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2009
at 11:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dry and earthy. Moderate malt. There is some earth and green plants. The alcohol is well hidden. Slightly roasted. Good, smooth palate and full mouthfeel. A well made beer that could use a little more complexity.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2009
at 15:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle courtesy dkachur-pours a dissipating to a ring tan head and dark brown color. Aroma is scotch, peat/roasty-medium malt with some chocolate, secondary earthy hops. Taste is scotch, peat/roasty-medium malt with some chocolate, secondary earthy hops. Towards full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2009
at 09:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 mL bottle courtesy of Joey. Thanks! Pours a dark slightly hazy reddish bronze color with a thin head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, toasted malts, chocolate, alcohol, green apple, red apple and other fruity notes. Taste is toffee, caramel, leafy and bitter hop notes and a fruity apple finish. A hint of chocolate. Full bodied. This is a damn good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2009
at 19:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Multiple samples thanks to JohnC and seaoflament. Pours with a small, tan head over a murky brown body. Aroma of leather, dark fruits, peat and pear. Taste is a bit of wet dog, caramel, scotch, chocolate and dark fruits. Light bubbles.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2009
at 19:42
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2009
at 16:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to juiceisloose for this one - shared at Peter’s NY gathering - a very turbid pour - quite sweet, even for a scotch ale, but that is really my only complaint - low carbonation, with a smooth mouthfeel - a lot of caramel, toffee, and plum, on top of a soft peaty and smoky character - a bit of roasted nuts and cherries - quite earthy, but the smoke phenols take a back seat to the sweetness.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2009
at 18:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Poured a ruby brown with a medium richly beige head. Appeared low in carbonation on the pour. Really big melanoidin nose, full of caramel, toffee and that weird vinous grapiness I get in the most melanoidined out beers. Full mouthfeel with notes of smoke and caramel, yielding to some chocolate and coffee in the middle. Carbonation is appropriately low, so this big soft mouthfeel comes from the richness of the malts. There’s a melange of fruitiness in this. There’s a bit of alcohol warmth on the finish but its well displayed alongside the malts. This is a sipper due to its richness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2009
at 18:47