Gunpowder Treason
BrewDog OverWorks in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.35
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A first for OverWorks - a brewery exclusive bottle release. The only place Gunpowder Treason will be sold is at the brewery at our Gunpowder Evening Event. A straight up Sour Stout which has been aged in Islay Whisky barrels for a full year.
Big decadent coffee and chocolate notes pair wonderfully with the Islay Whisky character imparted from time in
the casks. Bonfire smoke, oily peat and lightly spicy floral hits. Bright acidity and a super dry body mean this roguish beer is delightfully light and easy going for such a big flavourful beer.
Big decadent coffee and chocolate notes pair wonderfully with the Islay Whisky character imparted from time in
the casks. Bonfire smoke, oily peat and lightly spicy floral hits. Bright acidity and a super dry body mean this roguish beer is delightfully light and easy going for such a big flavourful beer.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aroma: chocolate, figs, medicinal notes, cinnamon, Taste: Tart, medicinal notes, TCP, Interesting, quite sour, still barrel driven. Rated as laphy fanboy.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2023
at 20:56
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at BBT 11/2023 #2. This is a masochist beer. The peat character, I can understand. I like peat in some contexts and in certain intensities. But here it is combined with a pretty heavy sourness, which is very much out there, without any meaningful further characteristics. This is taking a thing without any understanding a shoving it like a retard might shove a rectangular wooden block into a triangular opening. No finesse here, just bullshit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 20:52
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
BBT november/ 2023. Very dark brown color with beige head. Aroma of chocolate, alcohol, coffee, peat. Taste is very sour, pickled cabbage, light chocolate, alcohol.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2023
at 20:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at BBT 12/2023 #2. Malty aroma and taste, strong medicinal notes, chocolate, peat, medium to high sour. Medium to full body, peaty medicinal sour finish. Very unballanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 20:50
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
At TLVCBF, smallish creamy head, opaque black colour, ara of toasted bread, umami, charred notes, subtle smoke, medium sourness, sweetish dried fruit notes,, char and smoke. Intriguing and hard to define, very very good.
Tried
on 17 May 2022
at 07:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at Tel Aviv Craft Beer Festival 2022. Black. Smoky, peaty, roast, sour.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2022
at 12:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Brewdog Lothian Road. Pours dark black with a thin tan head. Aromas of Islay whisky, soy, smoke, tar. Taste is sour, whisky, dark chocolate, prunes. Sour smoky finish. Best thing I've had from BD in a while.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2021
at 13:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the 2nd Lockdown Tasting, thanks to Fergus, Watford Tahn 14/08/20. Light black with a decent tan cap that dissipates in time. Nose is smoked malts, spice, tangy dark berry fruits, Islay notes, dusty fruit esters. Taste comprises dried berry fruits, burnt toffee, smoked malts, peated tones, acidic bite, dusty fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a big puckering bite. Interesting and slightly challenging beer ... fun to try but one to share for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2020
at 16:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
24/8/2020. Sample courtesy of SHIG. Pours dark brown with a deep purple tint and minimal head. Aroma is smoky, peat, wood, tar, liquorice, alcohol infused fruits. Heavy lemon berry sour taste. Medium body, soft carbonation. Gunpowder? Certainly does is best to blow your head off.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2020
at 21:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample thanks to Cloin: Poured a brown with a ring light brown head. Aroma is smokey, tangy, fruit, ash, woodsy. Taste is very tart, sour, burnt wood, peaty, sticky dark fruits, smokes overpowers in the end.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2020
at 07:46