Scopey Profile - Brewver

Bottle thanks to my bro. It pours darkest brown to black with a small fluffy off -white head. The aroma is sweet and intoxicating, bing vanilla character, vanilla fudge, toffee, intoxicating and heady bourbon character, crunchie bar, honeycomb crunch, milk chocolate, brownies and marzipan. The taste is initially smooth, quite sweet upfront, dried fruits, fruit cake, sugary, toasty, roasty, vanilla, marzipan, cake frosting, toffee, boozey slap, prickly spice, splash of cola and bourbon soaked oak with a drying, toasty and charred finale. Medium+ body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. A bit sweeter and perhaps not as much body as I had hoped. It's a decent beer no doubt, but not the best of series.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2025 at 16:20

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Level 10 for Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber ticks with a total of 250 ticks of this sub style.
Le Cardinal from Old Chimneys was the one that did it!
8 months ago

7.8

Scopey (25115) reviewed Le Cardinal from Old Chimneys 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from HoTM. It pours clear blonde with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, bready, biscuit, baked goods, Belgian esters, melon, poached pear, mellow banana split cubes, toasty grains, cereal, straw and nutty vibes. The taste is initially dry, crispy, bready, baked goods, biscuit, spice, fragrant, snap of bitterness, floral, juniper, pear skin, melon, green banana and a touch of alcohol with a drying finish. Average body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Feels like a daisy, something I've not seen old chimneys do before, but it is very them.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2025 at 15:56

7.5

Scopey (25115) reviewed Sinister Rouge from Sinnister Brew 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can thanks to my brom it pours clear deep red - brown with a decent off - white head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, vanilla, toffee, booze soak oak, berries, red fruits, strawberry, jammy, booze, fruit cake, spice and rye bread. The taste is firstly dry, bitter - sweet, hint of acidity/sourness, tangy red berries, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, warming booze, dry oak, tannin, rye bread, resin, sappy and chewy malt with a toothy finish. Medium+ body and fluffy carbonation. Chewy and complex. Interesting and satisfying.

Tried from Can from Left Field Beer on 23 May 2025 at 15:44

Scopey added a new beer Sinister Rouge by Sinnister Brew
8 months ago

7.1

Scopey (25115) reviewed Porter from Żywiec 8 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from a Polish deli on George Street, Aberdeen. It pours darkest brown to black with a decent khaki head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, malt loaf, dried fruits, fruit cake, milk chocolate, treacle toffee, roasty malts and cola. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy upfront, dark roasted malt, malt loaf, molasses, treacle, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, toasty spice, warming booze, some rawness, burnt toast and cacao nibs with a boozey, roasty finish. Medium+ body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Good boost. Has it's charms for sure.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2025 at 14:34

7.4

Scopey (25115) reviewed Folie A Deux from Fierce Beer Co 8 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at Fierce Aberdeen. It pours clear pale straw yellow with a fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, fresh, fruity, stone fruits, peach, melon, passion fruit, clean and zingy. The taste is crisp, dry, clean malt base, restrained bitterness, tropical notes, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, pithy, touch grass and straw with a fairly dry, short finish. Lighter end of average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Rounded and moreish. Quite simple but it drinks very well.

Tried from Draft at Fierce Bar Aberdeen on 22 May 2025 at 15:01

6.4

Scopey (25115) reviewed Island Hopper - Homegrown IPA from Burnside Brewery (UK) 8 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours slightly hazy copper with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is bitter of zingy grapefruit, rindy, woody, leather, toasty grains and brown bread. The taste is crisp, firmly dry, woody bitterness, earth, pithy, zesty, grapefruit, pomelo, bitter rind, resin and toasty grains with a zesty finale. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Decent enough, but I definitely prefer the blonde.

Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2025 at 17:31

7.3

Scopey (25115) reviewed Island Hopper - Homegrown Blonde from Burnside Brewery (UK) 8 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Westhill Service Station m it pours ever so slightly hazy blonde with a fluffy white head. The aroma is touch green, floral, tropical fruits, peach, pineapple, wood and spice.. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, pleasing bitterness, grassy, floral, pithy citrus, some pineapple & passion fruit, biscuit and some woody bitterness. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Has an interesting hop character. Well constructed.

Tried from Bottle on 21 May 2025 at 16:42

Scopey added a new beer Island Hopper - Homegrown IPA by Burnside Brewery (UK)
8 months ago