Big Sound Scotch Ale - Rum Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing

Big Sound Scotch Ale - Rum Barrel AgedBig Sound Scotch Ale - Rum Barrel Aged
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.4 | pDev: 24.71%
Reviews:
19
Ratings:
64
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 15, 2016
Added:
Oct 13, 2011
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  13
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Ratings by Justinlikesbeer:
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Rated by Justinlikesbeer from Florida

5/5  rDev +47.1%

May 28, 2013
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Rated: 3.9 by M_chav from New Mexico

Mar 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by koopa from New Jersey

Jun 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by iL0VEbeer from New Jersey

Jun 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by moonknight31 from California

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by jarrgal from North Dakota

Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by zestar from California

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by manutdfan from Florida

May 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by lionssoccer13 from Florida

Feb 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by spycow from Illinois

Jan 14, 2013
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Reviewed by jmarsh123 from Indiana

3.81/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Been dreading opening this one after reading about the infection right when I was shipped the bottle. Glad I finally did.

Pours dark reddish brown with a bubbly tan head. Good retention and lace.

Aroma shows it's definitely infected, but it isn't overly acentone like. Smells like a kriek mostly with a nutty grainy caramel malt character.

Not too bad for an infection and not nearly as bad as some others I've had recently. Lots of nuttyness. Caramel/toffee with some fig character which IIRC all would come from the base beer. A nice tart cherry balances this out, but isn't overpowering. Actually a pretty good addition. Rum peaks in at the end to add a bit of a burn with some oak.

Infection definitely dried out this beer more than probably intended, but ok with me since I like dry beers. Fortunately even though it's not perfect mouthfeel the infection didn't thin it out too much or cause overcarbing.

Glad I sat on this for a while as it appears to be rounding into something drinkable if not intended. We all rather enjoyed this and if you just told me it was a dark sour, I wouldn't have batted an eye. A few issues due to the infection, but I've had many non-infected beers be much worse than this.
Nov 27, 2012
 
Rated: 4.75 by Brewseph from California

Nov 12, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by beernads from Florida

Sep 15, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 10, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Chico1985 from Massachusetts

Aug 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Yallnumbskulls from Massachusetts

Aug 12, 2012
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A- Slim pint glass pour. Dark red brown body with a foamy tan head forming to a few fingers with decent retention. A nice cloud and some good lace too.

S- Infected but very interesting. Smells like a Kriek. Tart cherries for sure and green apple sours. Really not much else but some nutty brown malts.

T- A bit more of the base beer here. Nutty brown caramel malts with some big raisins balance out the infection. A nice tart cherry flavor adds to it all. Really no rum to me this point but oak for sure.

MF- Moderate carbonation and a dried out body. Slight alcohol warming.

Really quite nice for an infection, toward the Kriek end of things. Glad I sat on this for a while.
Aug 11, 2012
Big Sound Scotch Ale - Rum Barrel Aged from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 64 ratings