City of Stirling 80/-
Black Wolf in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.53
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This full flavoured traditional Scottish classic ale has been brewed with only the finest local natural ingredients. A rich malty and rewarding 80/- ale with a refreshing hoppy aftertaste. Created to commemorate Stirling becoming the sixth city in Scotland in 2002.
Previously available as Traditional Scottish Ales City of Stirling 80/-
Previously available as Traditional Scottish Ales City of Stirling 80/-
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (backlog). Deep orangeish amber colour, small foamy white head that leaves lace. Aroma is leather, some toasted malts, mild toffee and some grains. Flavour is mild smoked wood, toffee, herbs and some floral notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2015
at 15:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the David Macbeth Moir. Pours brown, nose and taste is light chocolate, sweet toffee.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2014
at 01:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Henglers Circus, JDW. Clear orange colour, thin white head. Nose is light malty, fruity, bit of caramel. Flavour is caramel malts, bit smoky, slight fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2011
at 07:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from a wine store. Vanilla coloured head, slowly diminishing over a golden brown body. Plain malty aroma. Gently warming profile of roasted malts with a few hoppy flashes to the ending. Soft in the mouth. Medium bodied [Edinburgh, 25.10.2008].
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2008
at 07:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber to hazzlenut brown with a slowly collapsing off-white head. Dry malty to breadish aroma with a light spice note coming through. Caramel malty flavoured with a dry breadish note. Mild roasted base flavour. Shows a light acidic roasted note towards the finish alongside a mild bitterness. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2008
at 01:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep brown, roast malt nose, smooth chocolate malt, little sweet but with slightly sour edged little toffee in linger.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2007
at 09:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Chestnut brown, bordering black, with an underlying reddish glow. Creamy, off-white head. Lightly roasted malt aroma. Very soft mouthfeel with notes of roasted malt and lightly sweet caramel. 301005
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2005
at 16:10
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at GBBF, 2004] I’m not 100% sure I’m rating the right beer, since the info I can gather is a little contradictory. I had a beer that according to the programme is named City of Stirling with an ABV of 4.1% - which makes me believe, that it is a different beer than this, but at the same time the beer is an 80/- Scottish Ale - which makes me think, that this was the beer I had. I can’t find any definate evidence for either case on the Internet A brown beer with a small brown head. The aroma is very light with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet, very malty and with notes of brown sugar.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Apr 2005
at 09:34
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tesco Bottle Cracker malt and mild aromatic hop aroma. Orange brown, low creamy head. Quite fruity flavors (peach,apricot, apples), cracker malt and pine hops - quite nice. Slightly fizzly mouthfeel, fruity aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2004
at 13:45