Blacks Kinsale Brewery & Distillery The Irish Giant

The Irish Giant

 

Blacks Kinsale Brewery & Distillery in Kinsale, Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Barley Wine - Barley Regular
Score
6.94
ABV: 11.0% IBU: - Ticks: 4
Not just a big beer a Giant! Caramel, sweet toffee, orange, sweet malts, lemon, figs, plums, cherries, pine. A sweet malt profile leads to bitter finish. Lovely stuff. Dangerously easy to drink for an 11%er.
 

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled at Backen, Linköping. Almost clear mahogany colour, rich head. Caramelly nose with notes of black currant. Sweet with full to massive body and rounded mouthfeel. Raisins and dark bread. Warming finish. Harmonious and rich fireside beer.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2019 at 18:48


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled 33 cl at Haket, Göteborg, on July 8, 2017.Hazy amber color, white head. Sweet, fruity, berries, cream scent. Sweet, bitter, alcohol, cream taste. Warming alcohol. Medium full smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness.8/3/7/4/15=3.7

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2017 at 10:59


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

Bottle shared by Beersiveknown @ tasting at his place. Huge thanks Steve! Hazy murky dark orange to reddish color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, some hops, malt bitter, bitter. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2017 at 19:06


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Ruby with a thin head. Aroma of hops and plum. Flavour is hop, malt, fruit, chocolate, dry bitter base, hints of alcohol.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2016 at 15:56