Big Sound
Cigar City Brewing

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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Ranked #21
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
91
Ranked #7,040
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 10.05%
Reviews:
204
Ratings:
724
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 22, 2022
Added:
Dec 05, 2008
Wants:
  188
Gots:
  188
Big Sound Scotch Ale is dedicated to our good buddy Gino, the most Punk Rock Bagpiper you will ever meet, and the rest of the men and women of the Tampa Bay Pipes and Drums. Brown in color, Big Sound has huge notes of dark sweet toffee with underlying mild notes of coffee in the aroma. The flavor starts with a slight note of cherry and then opens into a goliath of malt character with notes of dark sweet toffee, coffee and mild notes of toasted bread in the finish. Big Sound Scotch Ale pairs well with Haggis, Highland Games, Huge Heads, Enormous pillows and of course Bagpipe Music.

40 IBU
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Ratings by Avagadro:
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Reviewed by Avagadro from New Jersey

3.52/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a hazy, chocolatey brown color with no head formation. A very dull looking brew.

S: Very little aroma, but what is there is nice: dark berries, chocolate, and caramel.

T: I'm starting to see a common trend with CCB's malty brews; they're all too sweet. Big sound boasts notes of black raspberries, coconut, and toffee, with dark chocolate on the finish. The flavors here are great, but they are too rich when combined with this brew's low attenuation.

M: Very full body, little carbonation, and nice chewy texture.

O: A decent brew marred by excessive sweetness. I'm starting to not trust CCB's malty beers, because they all contain the same mistake. If sweet brews are your thing, more power to you. I just can't give high marks to a brew like this.
Jun 26, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Oct 22, 2022
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Reviewed by Dfeinman1 from Florida

4.19/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Found an older one of these in my cellar it held up really well. A bit alcoholly but definitely hits of fig and raisin with still some carbonation left.
Mar 04, 2021
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.74/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a relatively old (5 years plus) bottle of "Big Sound," it pours a clear dark brown with a short lived light brown head that soon diminishes to a thin layer and ring. In the nose, alcohol and dark fruits. In the mouth, the alcohol is evident and the flavor is of the dark fruits and caramel. It ages reasonably well.
Oct 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.08 by cd34 from Illinois

Sep 09, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by Scottsbeer from Florida

Feb 25, 2020
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

3.83/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle poured into a snifter

A- pours a deep brown with a small foamy head that has short retention

S- smells of dark fruit with notes of fig & raisin, caramel & toffee, as well as light chocolate

T- sweet caramel and toffee up front followed by prune and fig. Mid-palate gives some earthy notes, the finish is malty and sweet, linger of fig & caramel

M- medium body and moderate carbonation leads to a slightly foamy mouthfeel and finish

O- solid straight-forward scotch ale
Jul 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.97 by mltobin from Connecticut

Jun 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

Jun 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by fosters9 from New York

Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by afsdan from Colorado

Jun 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.38 by Lochnessmonster from Florida

May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by leitmotif from Romania

Feb 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by vande from Illinois

Jan 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.38 by GlennWB from West Virginia

Dec 04, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Oct 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by South2NW from Oregon

Oct 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by OldDirty from New York

Sep 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Josholson666 from Minnesota

Sep 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by ricknelson from Vermont

Sep 26, 2016
Big Sound from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 724 ratings