Islay Ales Kildalton Ale

Kildalton Ale

 

Islay Ales in Bridgend, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
6.38
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 11
Brewed using pale, cara, dark crystal and chocolate malts with cluster and bramling hops. The ale is enhanced by the addition of cinnamon and ginger. This combination of ingredients produces a dark and flavoursome brew with the spices giving a winter twist
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml Bottle - Brown with some orangey tinges. Spicy and fruity aroma with notes of cinnamon, ginger and cloves. The taste is similar and is like a cross between a mince pie and a Christmas cake.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2017 at 08:00


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours hazy brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of red fruit, light spice, ginger and cloves. Taste is sweet, cinnamon and cola. Thin finish, can’t get the cola likeness out of my head.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2016 at 11:00


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Islay Ales. Appearance - dark brown and cloudy wit has thin off white head. Nose - loads of cloves, maybe prunes. Raisins. Taste - major ginger and dried fruit notes. A bit too ginger. Then cola bottle notes. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - interesting and general cola thing going on. A bit thin though and ginger too dominant.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2016 at 09:39


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled (from AbM, old backlog). Hazy deep ambery brown colour with not that much head. Aroma is spices, some wood, fruity and earthy notes. Flavour is spices, caramel, some mild wood and herbal notes.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2015 at 12:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Pours ruby brown, nose is cinnamon, sweet toffee, taste is ginger, cinnamon, sweet, fruity.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2014 at 01:21


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Tried on 28 Oct 2014 at 13:03


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

5.2% part of a Rakuten 12 pack. It is a nice looking beer pouring a very dark brown with a light beige head. The aroma is sweet ginger. The flavor is a zesty sweet giner which was unexpected but nice. Possibly a touch too sweet. I get lemon, ginger, some dark chocolate malt notes(very subtle) but no cinnamon at all. An interesting twist on a dark beer, it reminds me of Ichijoji Brewery’s Black Pearl Grapefruit Stout. Some roast coffee notes in the aftertaste. Not too bad but be warned it is mostly ginger in the flavor profile. After it had warmed up more of the chocolate malts come through and it balances out.

Tried on 25 Jul 2013 at 07:18


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Islay Ales. It pours darkest mahoganny with a medium beige head. The nose is ginger, cinnamon, Xmas pudding, light roast, coffee, faint malt vinegar and aniseed. The taste is sour malt, cola, ginger ale, cinnamon, roasted malt, sherbet, dark fruit and charcoal with a dry, earthy finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Interesting... not sure that the light sourness should be there, but drinks quite well at the mo.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2013 at 10:53


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottled, thanks oh6gdx! Very dark brown. Aroma is completely dominated by ginger and cinnamon. Fairly slender bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Flavour of sheer gingersnap dough with ginger, cinnamon and caramel ans components. Citric finish with some perfumy bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2013 at 11:10


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle on the train from Edinburgh - 08/12/12. Opaque mahogony brown with a tan head that retains well. Nose is liqourice, dark toffee, medicinal tones, touch of plastic. Taste comprises spruce bark, medicinal notes, herbs, light roast malt, root ginger, touch of smoke. Medium bodied, light spritzyness in the carbonation, bitter finish. Quite a bit going on flavour wise but pretty average in its execution.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2012 at 23:26