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Scopey

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Scopey added a new beer Maelstrom by Otherworld Brewing
2 months ago


7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Otherworld Edinburgh. It pours cloudy golden - blonde with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, ripe, juicy, bright, dingy, tangy, tropical fruit punch, orange creamsicle, fanta, candied citrus peel and fruit cocktail. The taste is soft, juicy, bright, green, weedy, floury bread, mango, peach, apricot, citrus peel, grapefruit and a nip of alcohol with a drying, zingy finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Big and flavourful. Very nice..
Tried from Draft at Other Lands on 07 May 2026 at 15:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Keg at Newbarns. It pours slightly hazy golden - blonde with a small, but sturdy white head. The aroma is fresh, floral,.grainy, grassy, citrus peel, orange sherbet, tangerine, kumquat and orange blossom. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, minerality, grassy, leafy, herbal, pithy citrus, very floral, straw, dry wood and some nuttiness with a nip of booze through the finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. A grown up IPA.
Tried from Draft at Newbarns Brewery And Taproom on 07 May 2026 at 15:04

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Newbarns. It pours clear rich purple with a medium pinky white head. The aroma is sweet - sour, tart, tangy, juicy, bright, zingy lemon, blackcurrant cordial, bramble and sour candy. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, sour, puckering, sherbet, minerality, blackcurrant, lemon sherbet, raspberry, candy and juicy finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Bright, zingy and fruity.
Tried from Draft at Newbarns Brewery And Taproom on 07 May 2026 at 14:48

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Keg at Newbarns. It pours clean yellow - gold with a small white head. The aroma is soft, mellow, toasty grains, oatcakes, biscuit, grass, leafy and woody. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, green, weedy, herbal, woodsy, toasty grain, cereal, old rope and some nuttiness with a drying finish. Average body and moderate carbonation. Quite snappy and spicy. An interesting lager bier. Snappy.
Tried from Draft at Newbarns Brewery And Taproom on 07 May 2026 at 14:34

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Newbarns Taproom. It pours clear yellow with a thick, frothy white head. The aroma is grassy, green, leafy, floral, honeysuckle, citrus peel, tangy, bright and stoned fruits. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, minerality initially, green, grassy, leafy, touch of green veg, straw, hay, biscuit and a touch of peppery spice with a drying finish. Average body and moderate+ carbonation. Great stuff. Moreish and quaffable.
Tried from Draft at Newbarns Brewery And Taproom on 07 May 2026 at 14:24

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at Campervan Taproom. It pours jet black with a thick tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, bitter - sweet, chocolate, dark chocolate, you h of umami, liquorice, coffee, mocha and muted vanilla. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, rich chocolate cake, vanilla, dry cacao nibs, coffee, mocha, muted toffee, restrained coffee character, mars bar, touch of tannin and toasty spice with a smooth, roasted finale. Fulsome body and moderate, supportive carbonation. Can't complain about any of this. Flavourful and rounded. Dangerously moreish.
Tried from Draft at Campervan Brewery & Taproom on 07 May 2026 at 13:58

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Cask at Campervan Taproom. It pours clear oily amber with a small white head. The aroma is toasty grains, nutty, cereal, biscuit, oatcakes, earth and ryvita. The taste is quite light, dryish, mellow, smooth malt, oatcakes,.toasty grains, biscuit, some oiliness and brown bread with a short, mellow finish. Light body and fine carbonation. Not.a huge amount to the taste.
Tried from Draft at Campervan Brewery & Taproom on 07 May 2026 at 13:48

Scopey added a new beer Lochrin 60/- by Campervan Brewery
2 months ago


8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Not sure why there is 5000 different iterations of this beer on here.... Anyway I am drinking this is May 2026 and it is 5.3%. it pours clear oily golden - yellow with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is musty, zingy, tangy, gooseberry, orange peel, tangerine, funky dirt, light manure, damp hay, barnyard, spent grain, oat cakes, fermented peach and sherbet. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, snappy, some minerality, grape must, funk, gooseberry, barnyard, sherbet, orange, lemon - lime, sour candy, dry oak, white wine, sour melon and a hint of kiwi with a bone dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation..What's not to like? Bright, funky and quaffable.
Tried from Draft at Campervan Brewery & Taproom on 07 May 2026 at 13:43