Scatter Signal
(has 3 batches)
Bottle Logic Brewing in Anaheim, California, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.14
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night...
Scatter Signal is an ode to progress, however hampered. To unseen development that is quiet and steady. To unshakable perseverance, even as the ground trembles.
Scatter Signal was forged from the liquid that made Bottle Logic what it is -- our World Beer Cup-clad Darkstar November, here now built and brawned to withstand war. Coffee for vigor, chocolate to fortify, marshmallows for resilience.
This 14.8% ABV Imperial Mocha-Marshmallow Stout is a blend of liquid aged from 12 to 24 months in a medley of our favorite bourbon barrels. It was conditioned on the 'Southern Weather' and 'Monarch' blends of coffee beans roasted by our brothers in arms at Onyx Coffee Lab for a complex foundation of chocolate brownie and burnt sugar undertones.
Cacao nibs bolster the chocolate front -- Ecuadorian nibs were chosen specifically for the nutty, hot-chocolate-like flavors they impart. Marshmallows were our finishing touch; added in abundance for their softly sweet aroma, for a bounce of viscosity, and amidst a very hard year, for the outright joy of it. In the absence of joy, there is nothing worth fighting for.
...and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
Scatter Signal is an ode to progress, however hampered. To unseen development that is quiet and steady. To unshakable perseverance, even as the ground trembles.
Scatter Signal was forged from the liquid that made Bottle Logic what it is -- our World Beer Cup-clad Darkstar November, here now built and brawned to withstand war. Coffee for vigor, chocolate to fortify, marshmallows for resilience.
This 14.8% ABV Imperial Mocha-Marshmallow Stout is a blend of liquid aged from 12 to 24 months in a medley of our favorite bourbon barrels. It was conditioned on the 'Southern Weather' and 'Monarch' blends of coffee beans roasted by our brothers in arms at Onyx Coffee Lab for a complex foundation of chocolate brownie and burnt sugar undertones.
Cacao nibs bolster the chocolate front -- Ecuadorian nibs were chosen specifically for the nutty, hot-chocolate-like flavors they impart. Marshmallows were our finishing touch; added in abundance for their softly sweet aroma, for a bounce of viscosity, and amidst a very hard year, for the outright joy of it. In the absence of joy, there is nothing worth fighting for.
...and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Stigbergets Fot. Black with no head. Sweet with quite a lot of coffee in this one. Also chocolate, oak and bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2024
at 07:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Stigbergets Fot. A black one, still and headless. Roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate, alcohol and an oaked touch in the aroma. Dark caramel sauce. It's full bodied, warming and sweet on the palate, very softly carbonated, with a good dash of dark chocolate in the flavor. Caramel sauce and a spiced hint. Oak and boozness. Lasting finish. A bit edgy aroma, else delicious. 240722 240722
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2024
at 21:05
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at CBJ - cheers! Pours black-brown with a creamy, tan head. Medium to big sweet flavour with notes of stewed dark fruits, gooey chocolate, raisins, light roast. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately sticky and warming to finish, more chocolate, berries, raisins, cake, a little earthy bitterness. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2024
at 23:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
18th April 2024
Craft Beer Junction bottle share. Thanks to Wingman for the bottle. Oily looking opaque dark brown black beer, small tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Rich smooth dark malts, rich cakey dark chocolate. Ice Cream van chocolate syrup. Chocolate liqueur. Tangy chocolate finish. Rich but quite one note, as good as that note is.
Craft Beer Junction bottle share. Thanks to Wingman for the bottle. Oily looking opaque dark brown black beer, small tan head. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Rich smooth dark malts, rich cakey dark chocolate. Ice Cream van chocolate syrup. Chocolate liqueur. Tangy chocolate finish. Rich but quite one note, as good as that note is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2024
at 07:47
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle split at Craft Beer Junction, thanks to the Wingmane, 18/04/2024.
Black topped with a khaki head.
Nose is chocolate shavings, dark malts, toffee, rocky roads, sweet toffee.
Taste comprises chocolate, brown sugar melt, molasses, coffee bean.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a rising boost offered.
Solid sipper.
Black topped with a khaki head.
Nose is chocolate shavings, dark malts, toffee, rocky roads, sweet toffee.
Taste comprises chocolate, brown sugar melt, molasses, coffee bean.
Full bodied, oily feel, semi drying close with a rising boost offered.
Solid sipper.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2024
at 23:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap @MBCC2023, Yellow Session. Oily black, brown head. Dark malty aroma, coffee, nuts. Sweet flavour, alc bitterness, dark choc, coffee.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2024
at 10:40
9/10
Tried
on 21 Mar 2024
at 09:32
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, vanilla, coconut, coffee, nutty, taste is dark chocolate, roasted coffee, creamy vanilla, coconut, marshmallow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2024
at 09:32
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
500 ml bottle. 2022 vintage, 12%. Aroma is a wonderful mix of bourbon, rich chocolate, earthy coffee. Bourbon profile reminds me of Heaven Hill. Rich chocolate, cake batter with some mild earthy coffee in the finish. Marshmallow is here but low. Rich mouthfeel with a velvet like texture.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2024
at 23:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle (2022) shared by AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Opaque, inky black with nice viscosity. Aroma is strong rich roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, chocolate, marshmallow in great balance. Taste is strong roasted malt, bourbon, chocolate and late marshmallow; lesser coffee. Smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste; faintest alcohol warmth. Taste doesn't quite live up to aroma but this is still awfully good and adjuncts holding up pretty well after this long.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2024
at 22:59