Doppelsticke
Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: The Kernel BreweryAltbier Special
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Score
7.38
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In Feb '24 Black Isle made two beers with The Kernel Brewery of London. The first was an Altbler, a traditional top-fermented German lager style, synonymous with the Rhineland. The second beer is a bit bigger, a Doppelsticke (literal translation 'Double Secret') which, if you want to butcher culture for ease of explanation, is a sort-of German Barley Wine.
Instead of bottling as a straight Doppelsticke, we've added a twist; 12 months in ex-Douro barrels.
What you now get is a timeless rendition of a German classic, infused with Highland spirit, London excellence, and Portuguese finesse.
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Leighton (34941) reviewed Doppelsticke from Black Isle Brewery 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Quite a nice drop. Malty but not overly sweet. Mellow dark berries and overarching red wine accents. A little funk maybe. Low bitterness, touches of earth. Minimal boozy kick. Really drinkable.
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Doppelsticke from Black Isle Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle, rare Kernel collab beer. Pours a deep reddy copper with a beige head. Aroma of red wine, oak, dried fruits. Taste prominently features the red wine barrels, oaky, dried fruits, leather, tangy vinous notes, semi sweet. Medium bodied. Relatively easy drinking for a "barleywine" under 8%.
Great beer, would never have guessed it was an Altbier, but to be fair it's not a style I'm at all familiar with.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Doppelsticke from Black Isle Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Kernel advent box day 2. Deep red copper. Suds of lasting mucky beige. Not particularly a looker. Nose has loads of the red wine barrel coming across sweet juicy and lightly tangy. Some malt character behind. Taste is semi sweet and fruity with a red wine tang. Easy drinking and vinous. Juicy finish. It’s a lovely easy drinking bev but there’s no way I’d know this was supposed to be an Altbier. The red wine barrel dominates everything.
eurosoba (18570) ticked Doppelsticke from Black Isle Brewery 3 months ago
Scopey (25115) reviewed Doppelsticke from Black Isle Brewery 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear darkest red - brown with a bubbly white head. The aroma is sweet, juicy, bright, jammy, blueberry, bramble, raspberry, blueberry muffin, gummy candy, vinous, red wine, brown bread, leather and resin. The taste of smooth, juicy, bright, bitter - sweet, vinous, bramble, raspberry, blueberry, fruit cake, vinous, red wine, oak tannin, brown bread, cherry cola, toasty vibes, some warming booze, leafy and leather with a drying, toothy finale. Medium+ body and average carbonation. Nice depth of flavour and plenty of jammy berry character coming through from the red wine.
Olut (21769) reviewed Doppelsticke from Black Isle Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
I have visited the Black Isle Brewery once, but didn't come away with anything this good. The barrel aged wine influence is huge here, in both aroma and taste. The latter allows some sweet dark-malts into the taste, which provide plenty of flavour. Texture is smoothish and very crisp.