Gordon Finest Scotch
John Martin's (John Martin SA)

Gordon Finest ScotchGordon Finest Scotch
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From:
John Martin's (John Martin SA)
 
Belgium
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
Ranked #137
ABV:
8%
Score:
82
Ranked #25,020
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 13.97%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
72
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 25, 2023
Added:
Jun 22, 2006
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by s4s:
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Rated by s4s from Puerto Rico

3.75/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark color, not much flavor.
Mar 31, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.78 by steverx8 from England

Dec 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.21 by Sphagnicola from Belgium

Sep 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 14, 2022
 
Rated: 3.27 by DvdP from Netherlands

Nov 19, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

4.02/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L- A lovely deep chestnut-red, clear (filtered), pours with 5mm pale tan head.
S- A caramel/toffee smell to it.
T- Oh wow!! Quite rich, a touch sweet, a fruity side with a brief bitter/sour note that inadventently makes me shudder! Yep, quite rich and fruity, and also the ABV% is pretty discernable and adding to the impact.
F- Quite full-on, pretty rich, this one is for slow-sipping, ideal for colder months. Chill according to how well you tolerate the boundary of rich somewhat sweet coming across in the glass.
O- Just before this beer I'd a pretty full-on pungent black/porter beer, I feared impairing how this one came over -> zero probs, this one is Loud+Proud! What a lovely beer, what a shame I can only get this as something of a niche import as I'd very happily buy it again.
330ml bottle BB: 03/03/22. Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery.
Sep 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.48 by HopBelT from Belgium

Apr 19, 2019
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.49/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Oy vey, where to start? The feel is way too syrupy, almost like a wort. The taste is actually solid with toffee, vanilla, molasses, and almonds leading, could use some more depth however. Smell is toffee and raisin with a strange corn malt sweetness on the finish.
Sep 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.63 by rulisekmartin from Czech Republic

Oct 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by dandy14 from Brazil

Oct 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.89 by bird_soul from Netherlands

Aug 23, 2017
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Rated by SmithyAlan from Canada (QC)

3.46/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Tobacco and peat with medium body, nice.
Nov 15, 2016
 
Rated: 2.41 by Anatole from Belgium

Jul 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Jun 16, 2016
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

3.79/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From 2d2despuma. In Teku glass. Watching True Detective 2x05. Great aroma. Some dark fruits and some caramel in its taste. Pretty enjoyable. Avg 4.16.

30 Apr 2108. New label. In Teku glass. Playing Avernum 2. Plenty of roasted malts, with molasses and a bit of metal. Abv very well hidden. Drinks well but its missing something to stand out
Mar 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.05 by FalconOne from Ohio

Mar 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.28 by zknight from Korea (South)

Dec 26, 2015
 
Rated: 2.61 by YvesB from Belgium

Nov 18, 2015
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Reviewed by drmeto from Germany

2.24/5  rDev -37.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 1 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
L: -pours a clear dark brown with ruby tinges and a small,quickly dissipating beige head
S: -caramel,toffee,vinous tartness,cherries
T: -corn,ridiculous amounts of sugar,caramel,toffee,underlying tartness with a toasty finish
F: -medium body,low-medium carbonation
O: Ridiculously sweet Beer,possibly to hide the tartness. Don’t know how close this comes to a proper scotch ale,since this was my first
Nov 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.61 by desint from Belgium

Oct 01, 2015
Gordon Finest Scotch from John Martin's (John Martin SA)
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 72 ratings