Black Isle Brewery Thornbush

Thornbush

 

Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular
Score
7.34
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Collaboration with Tomatin distillery. Barrel aged scotch ale.
 

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8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can thanks to allmyvinyl.
Appearance - deep brown and opaque. Thin beige head.
Nose - whisky booze note, fudge, dates, figs and wood.
Taste - fudge, dates and hazelnuts, big, woody booze backdrop.
Palate - medium to full bodied, boozy and woody middle and finish.
Overall - good stuff.
Tried from Can on 14 Sep 2026 at 14:21

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
can at ashs deep brown ...small tan head ...soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..Light boozy toffee nose ..soft sweet caramel ..light...sweet woody sift malts big boozy finish
Tried on 14 Sep 2026 at 14:13

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tried from Draft on 14 Aug 2026 at 13:08

6.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Tried on 20 Jul 2026 at 18:46

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tap @ Black Isle Bar, Inverness. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, wood and whisky. Flavor is quite sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish with warming alcohol. 200726
Tried from Draft at Black Isle Bar on 20 Jul 2026 at 18:44

7.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at Black Isle Bar in Inverness - deepest russet body with a thin off white top. Good smoky whisky nose, boozy warmth, lots of rich cake fruits, great body with lots of malty caramel hints sweetening up the whole thing.
Tried from Draft at Black Isle Bar on 28 Jun 2026 at 17:59

7.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at the Black Isle taproom, Inverness. Pours hazy amber to brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of wood, whisky and toffee. Taste is warming, toffee and whisky. Rich texture, boozy finish.
Tried on 19 Apr 2026 at 09:47