Scopey
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from HoTM. It pours hazy deep cherry red with a thick and fluffy pink head. The aroma is sweet and perfumed, artificial cherry, candy, cherry drops/tunes, brown bread, jam, touch of caramel and boozy cherry liqueur. The taste is crisp, tart and tangy, then sweetens up, cherry candy, cherry drops, slightly medicinal character, touch of acidity, cherry cola, sticky, warming alcohol and damp grain with a drying, fruity finale. Medium body and high, foamy carbonation. The tanginess just about saves it. Feels a bit too artificial/candy-like and less so a beer. I am glad for the abv to try and battle against the sweetness. I drank the bottle, but wouldn't come back for another.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from HoTM. Aged on peated whisky barrels from Islay, Argyle & Bute. It pours darkest brown - nearing black with a thick, bubbly tan head. The aroma is dark roasted malted, sticky, tarry, treacle, umami, burnt toast, toasted nut, sticky smoked meats, dull vanilla, Islay whisky, rocky road, dried fruits and fruit cake. The taste is firmly dry, dark roasted malt, savoury, umami, chewy, toothy, dried fruits, berry, fruit cake, bitter - sweet, dull acidity, sticky, warming booze, burnt treacle, liquorice, pipe tobacco, lightly peated whisky and light medicinal vibes. Finish is drying and roasty..fulsome body, fine carbonation and slick mouth feel. A bit toothy number. Fun slipper, but sits fairly heavy.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Dripp - Passion Fruit from Brewgooder 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Can from Tesco Danestone. It pours clear yellow with a dissipating white head. The aroma is sweet, perfumed, passion fruit juice, sherbety fruit, fruit pastilles, peach and mango. The taste is crisp, dryish, bitter - sweet, damp grain, grassy, herbal, soapy citrus, sherbet, tinned fruit and slightly chemically vibe with a drying finish. Average body and moderate carbonation. The aroma is decent, but the taste doesn't match up. Meh.
Scopey (25115) reviewed King Void from Holy Goat 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can shared by my bro. It pours nearly black with a thick, dark tan head. The aroma is smooth, super dark roasted malt, dark roast espresso, dark chocolate, nutty, praline, tarry, umami, liquorice, toasted sesame seeds and rocky road. The taste is bitter - sweet, slick, dark roast malt, chocolate cake, gateaux, plenty of coffee, espresso, burnt toast, mild acidity, chewy, toothy, vanilla, espresso martini, tiramisu and support from warming booze with a slick finish. Full body, average carbonation and quite velvety mouth. Rounded and moreish, but not too sweet.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can picked up at Fountainhall Wines, Stonehaven. It darkest brown to black with a dissipating khaki head. The aroma is freshly made whisky fudge, Scottish tablet, caramac, toffee crisp, dried fruits, raisin, date, fig, cherry, vanilla, cherry Bakewell and toasty malt. The taste is slick, thick, oily, toasty, bitter - sweet, charred oak, umami, liquorice allsorts, burnt toast, whisky fudge, toffee, tablet, savoury edge to it, banana bread, dandelion & burdock, plum pudding and burnt sugar with a warming and roasty finale. Fulsome body, limited carbonation and oily mouth. Lovely depth of flavour, but more carbonation would really lift this.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Alt from Karuizawa Brewery Ltd. 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from Yutaka, London. It pours clear deep amber - brown with sturdy white head. The aroma is sappy, resinous, varnished wood, cereal , nuttiness and brown bread. The taste is drying, toothy, woody, bitter - sweet, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, touch of acidity, ryvita, earth, toasty cereals and nut with a drying finish. Average carbonation and moderate carbonation. Not much depth of flavour, but drinkable.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours very dark borne with a dissipating khaki head. The aroma is sweet - sour fruits, raisin, sultana, jammy cherry, crunchy nut cornflakes, date, fruit cake, rum soaked oak, rum banana and malt loaf. The taste is initially drying, woody, tannin, leather, bitter - sweet, sweet - sour tangy fruits, raisin, currants, cherry, date scone, nip of boozey warmth and rum soaked oak with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Nice depth of flavour. Enjoying the rum vibes. Could be done with a touch more carbonation though.
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Scopey (25115) reviewed Wild Thing from Easterton Cider 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled picked up at their stall at Huntly farmers market. Opens with a pop! It pours slightly hazy very pale greenish - gold with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is bright, zingy, juicy, crunchy green fruits, tangy apple, sherbet, white grape, gooseberry, spor plooms, must, funk, damp gay and barnyard. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, juicy, crunchy apple, white grapes, gooseberry, sour melon, soor plooms, musty, sherbet, puckering, woody tannins, dried florals, barnyard funk and a splash of white wine with a firmly drying finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Lovely bright fruits supported with funk. Vibrant and moreish. Delicious.
Scopey (25115) reviewed 1870 Red Ale from Wasted Degrees Brewing 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can direct from the brewery. It pours clear deep reddish - amber with a decent off - white head. The aroma is toasty grains, cereal, nuttiness, jam, malt loaf, sponge cake, dried fruits, red berry, liquorice allsorts and varnished wood. The taste is crisp, quite dry upfront, bitter - sweet, biscuit, malt loaf, touch umami, liquorice allsorts, toasty grains, wood and leather with a shortish, drying finish. Average body and moderate carbonation. Not sure what quite makes this worthy of the title celebration ale... Tastes fine though, just lacking some wow factor.