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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7/10
Sweet, mocca, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, roasted malts, like but it isn’t the Bottle Logic as it used to be, lacks some specific Bourbon notes..
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2024
at 16:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black body, with a small, tan head. Aroma of bourbon, coffee, liquorice, tobacco, soy sauce. Tastes similar, with dark fruits. Full mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation. Finishes warm, medium sweet, medium roasty, with bourbon, soy sauce, dark chocolate, liquorice. Surprisingly robust and not as sweet as expected. Well integrated bourbon and coffee notes. Nice sipper. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Tried
on 15 Jan 2024
at 23:02
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
50cl bottle I bought to go from Shelter DC pours a translucent cola brown with some brown head that faded. Legs didn't fade though. Nose is big but pulls you right in, cookies, Bourbon, caramel, toffee, coffee, some dried cherry. Flavor is cocoa and coffee and booze, the barrel gets a touch messy here (Ala Bruery) but the malt backbone stands firm. What smelled like cookies on the nose is more dates or figgy pudding here. Full bodied, off dry, sticky and boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2023
at 01:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC Day 1) - Intense dark sweet and roasted malty with chocolate, marshmallow, nice coffee roast, full body, dark malty finish. Lovely.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2023
at 12:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, marshmallows, chocolate, vanilla, alcohol.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, marshmallows, chocolate, vanilla, alcohol.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, marshmallows, chocolate, vanilla, alcohol.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, bourbon, coffee, marshmallows, chocolate, vanilla, alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2023
at 07:52
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tip Tap draught, 5/21/23. Dark, inky, fairly viscous. Small, tan head, low retention. Nose is interesting at first, while the beer is cold. You do get quite a bit of marshmallow and coffee with less bourbon than I'd like. Lots of fudgey, chocolatey malts, though a good helping of balancing acidity. Coffee, dark chocolate and crunchy, earthy, nutty cacao. No booze. The flavor is initially somewhat sweet, lots of fudge with a coffee flavor featuring good acidity and nutty cacao. But as it warms and breathes, it softens both the sweetness and acidity somehow. Chocolatey, with vanilla, lighter bourbon than I'd like but still enough acidity and dryness. No alcohol. It's riding a thin line of being too sweet but never gets too sweet. In fact, I ordered a second glass and it was still delicious and mostly balanced. I would like more bourbon, but the coffee and cacao are well-done. This would probably be a mid 4s if not for the marshmallow, which is too sweet and...marshmallowy.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 May 2023
at 19:07
8/10
From backlog. Taster On tap at MBCC 23, Copenhagen. Black with little brown head. Roasted malts, coffee, Chocolate, marshmallow, sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2023
at 14:08
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 08 May 2023
at 08:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at MBCC 2023, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out rich marshmallow, bourbon, and light cocoa. Flavour is rich, with intense bourbon barrels, cocoa and a touch of marshmallow. Boozy, bourbony finish. Very good albeit a touch hot.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2023
at 13:13
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
MBCC. Black with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, heavy coffee and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily. 050523
Tried
on 05 May 2023
at 08:35