Scopey
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
25cl can from their mini mix pack. It poura darkest brown to black with a sturdy deep tan. The aroma is dark roasted, earthy, umami, liquorice allsorts, malt loaf, burnt toast and coffee grounds. The taste is dry roasted malt, touch of bitterness, dark, charry, cacao nibs, coffee grounds, liquorice, umami and malt loaf with a dark, toasty finish. Average body and carbonation. Not much depth, but approachable stuff.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Brewdog's webshop. It pours cloudy golden - yellow with a bubbly white head. The aroma is fresh, bright, juicy, tropical, mango, peaches & cream, orange squash, pic n mix, touch green and weedy. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, green, weedy, pine, quite juicy and tropical, peaches & cream, orange peel, waxy rind, campari, touch of alcohol and floury bread with a drying, orange rind finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Decent number.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours oily jet black with a small frothy light brown head. The aroma is super jammy, bright raspberry, jelly, victoria sponge cake, toasty coconut, oily, vanilla, toffee, warming whiskey, rue soaked oak, some chocolate and jammy wagon wheels. The taste is slick, oily, sweet and tangy, fresh raspberries, juicy, jammy, chocolate, coconut, vanilla, heavy, oily, jammy wagon wheel, chocolate bourbons, caramel, mars bar, tunnocks teacakes, warming booze, spicy rye whiskey and whiskey soaked oak with a dry roasty and warming finale. Fulsome body, fine prickly carbonation. Flavourful, but not sure the balance is quite there. Fun nonetheless.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Cidre Brut from Cidre Fournier 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Selfridges. It pours clear golden - amber with a fluffy white head. The aroma is bright, bitter - sweet apple, dried apple, crunchy fruits, candied white grape, gooseberry, lime sherbet, vinous, hay abs a touch of cereal. The taste is crisp, firmly dry, some tannin, dry oak, hay, straw, green apple, candied white grape, gooseberry crumble, dull acidity, limeade, white wine, fruit pastilles and a splash of American cream soda with a dry finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Quite a classy number. Still quite sweet even through it is a brut. Decent.
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Five Year Trick
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Ross On Wye Cider & Perry (Broome Farm)
3 months ago
Scopey (25115) reviewed Lamprey from Otherworld Brewing 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Westhill Service Station (I think...). It pours clear rich/deep golden - blonde with a fluffy white head. The aroma is rich, leafy, herbal, woody, bready malt, ryvita, cereal, nuttiness, varnished wood, old rope and some perfumed orange. The taste is firmly dry, woody, leather, sappy, some bitterness, tannin, toasty grains, brown bread, cereal, herbal, leafy and spice with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy white head. Interesting, nice depth of flavour and moreish..
Scopey (25115) reviewed Unwired To The Toon from Brew Toon 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from Greens of Ellon. It pours hazy darkest brown to black with a decent khaki head. The aroma is earthy roast, coffee grounds, woody, toasted nut, praline and cacao nibs. The taste is bitter - sweet, roasted malt, chocolate, cola, malt loaf, toasty nut and praline with a smooth, toasty finish. Light body and moderate carbonation. Flavourful and balanced. A good nolo.
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added a new beer
Unwired To The Toon
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Brew Toon
3 months ago
Scopey (25115) reviewed NOG from Woodforde's 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask, pint at the Crown Rivers at LHR T5. It pours very deep brown with a thick, dense light brown head. The aroma is rich maltage, toasty, bitter - sweet, cacao nibs, toasted fruit cake, dried/dark fruits, touch of plum, woody, leather and earth. The taste is fairly smooth upfront, then dries out, toothy, woody, leather, dried fruits, raisin, prune, date, touch of tannin, toasty grains, treacle, some umami, liquorice,. coffee beans and rich chocolate with a drying, roasty finish. Medium body, moderate cask carbonation and fluffy mouth feel. A very respectful dark/old ale. Nice condition and moreish.
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can from Pret in LHR T5. It pours slightly hazy golden - yellow with a respectable white head. The aroma is fresh, quite bright, zingy citrus, grapefruit, blood orange, tropical vibes, papaya, mango, lychee, touch green and piney. The taste is crisp, firmly dry, pleasing bitterness, green, piney, fragrant, floral, pithy, zesty citrus, tropical fruits vibes, tropical/stone fruits, mango, peach, bit earthy/dirty on the base and a snap of alcohol with a drying, zesty finale. Average body and fine, prickly carbonation. This is pretty nice. A big step up from the early batches I had many years back.
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