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Scopey

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8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Bottle direct from Fullers webbeshoppe. It pours darkest brown ri black with a handsome bubbly tan head. The aroma is dark and decadent, rich roasted malt, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, toasted nuts, praline, touch of tobacco, some dried/dark fruits and toasted fruit cake. The taste is firmly dry, robust, some pleasing bitterness, bitter - sweet, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, praline, some dull charcoal, dark and dried fruits, plum, prune, eccles cake, burnt toast, touch umami, liquorice, slightly chewy and pipe tobacco with a touch of tannin through the finish. Fulsome body, moderate carbonation and velvety mouth feel. Flavourful and incredibly well balanced. Lovely stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2025 at 11:46



7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear amber with a lasting bubbly white head. The aroma is sappy, oily, tangy, plenty of citrus, clementine, orange marmalade, kumquat, orange blossom and dull caramel. The taste is firmly dry, punchy bitterness, touch green, pithy, zesty, bitter citrus peel, kumquat, grapefruit, orange marmalade, waxy rind, spicy, pine and resin with a lingering bitter citrus peel finish. Medium body and moerate, prickly carbonation. Quite an old school malty IPA with very nice punchy bitterness. Rather nice.

Tried from Can from Westhill Service Station (Hop Shop Aberdeen) on 02 Nov 2025 at 11:40


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

Bottle from Aeble, Anstruthter. New apple tick! It pours slightly hazy bright, almost luminous gold. Slight fizz on opening but no head. The aroma is musty, dairy barnyard vibes, animal muck, apple skin, leathery, but later it is bright and zingy, crunchy apple and some red berry. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, fizzy candy, puckering, crunchy apple, definitely has a red berry/strawberry character to it, light tannin, dry oak, hint of acidity, splash of dry white wine and some funk in the backdrop. Finish is drying and tannic. Lovely depth of flavour and very unique apple character. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2025 at 10:41



7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can direct from Brewdog's webshop. It pours cloudy/murky dirty blonde with a decent white head. The aroma is vibrant and tropical, juicy, fragrant, lychee, watermelon, quince, greengage, lemon - lime, sherbet, floral and juniper. The taste is fairly crisp with some bitterness upfront, green, weedy, fragrant, floral, slightly soapy, lychee, watermelon, gooseberry, lime peel, greengage, quince, floury bread and a nip of alcohol. The finish is zingy and bitter lime peel. Pretty bonkers stuff. Flavourful, but not sure it all comes together harmoniously.

Tried from Can from BrewDog Online Shop on 01 Nov 2025 at 14:49


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Scopey has a new beer style achievement

Level 6 for Lager - Amber / Vienna ticks with a total of 75 ticks of this sub style.
Naughty Lister from BrewDog was the one that did it!
1 month ago


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

Can direct from the BD webshoppe. It pours clear copper with a decent white head. The aroma is toasty grains, kinda spicy, nutty, ryvita, wood and a touch of toasty sugars. The taste is dry, crisp, toasty grains husks, cereal, nutty, spicy, dull caramel, brown bread, ryvita, earth and a touch of fruit cake with a dry, toasty finish. Average body and carbonation. Alright, but nothing special.

Tried on 31 Oct 2025 at 19:17


8.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can off the interweb, probably beer merchants. It pours oily jet black with a brown head. The aroma is dark roasted malts, bitter - sweet, huge vanilla and toasted coconut, chocolate gateaux, bounty bar, rocky road, gooey toasted marshmallows, rich bourbon vibes, dark roast espresso and a touch of charcoal. The taste is slick, oily, rich roasted maltage, mouth- costing, dark, decadent, rich coffee character, toffee, espresso with 3 sugars, bourbon soaked oak, warming booze, vanilla, toasted coconut, bounty bar, malt loaf, liquorice allsorts, rocky road, sugared plums, dried fruits, charred oak and pleasing warmth with a slick, bitter - sweet finish. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and velvety mouth feel. Full of flavour and strikes a nice balance. This guy are he master of big high abv filth.

Tried from Can at Beer Merchants Tap on 31 Oct 2025 at 16:31


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Scopey has a new beer style achievement

Level 8 for Lambic Style - Gueuze ticks with a total of 150 ticks of this sub style.
Pure Oude Gueuze from Brouwerij Lindemans was the one that did it!
1 month ago