Cairngorm Brewery Black Gold

Black Gold

 

Cairngorm Brewery in Aviemore, Highland, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular
Score
6.90
ABV: 4.4% IBU: 45 Ticks: 130
A Scottish stout with a wonderful rich dark colour. A smooth full bodied beer with subtle bitterness giving way to late sweetness and underlying roast barley hints.

Only ratings of the cask version should be entered here. The bottled version has a separate entry.
 

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Magus, mõru, kuiv, šokolaadine, kuiv, kohv. Ok

Tried from Cask on 06 Aug 2025 at 16:11


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Bow Bar. Poured dark with mild bubbles. nice malt aroma and chocolate taste. Very well done IMO.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 00:56


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

Old rating from 2017 - 500ml bottle. Pours black with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of cereals, nuts, toffee, caramel, liquorice, grain, bread & malt. Medium body. Dry silky finish

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2025 at 17:02


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

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours near black with small beige to tanned head. Aroma is quite roasty with notes of dark dried fruits. Taste of roasted malts and liquorice with a lactose sweetness that's not overdone. Semi-drying and slick medium body. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:09


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Roast and a little cream. Some bitter nut. Black pour with good mocha head and lacing. Bitter end. Tap at Macgregors in Inverness.

Tried from Draft on 27 Aug 2023 at 18:28


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask, half pint. @The Winking Owl, Aviemore (Scotland). 02/08/2023 [#6.640 Global - #180 Scotland - #5 Cairngorm Brewery Co.] Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma: coffee malts, liquorice and light earthy hops. Taste: liquorice, coffee malts, dark chocolate and mild toffee. Smooth roasty mouthfeel. Next one please!

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2023 at 07:35


27/06/2019. PORTCULLIS, Castle Wynd, STIRLING, Stirling, Scotland

Tried on 25 Feb 2023 at 05:22


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Dark, dark brown with a creamy, beige head. Best part is the aroma, robust and full of milk chocolate and licorice. Taste is roasted bitter with a touch too much lactose sweetness lingering on the tongue. Body is light, texture watery. Needs more heft. Drinkable.

Tried on 09 Jun 2022 at 17:41


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Black with creamy head. Lots of roasted malts. Pleasantly sweet too from the lactose. Nice texture

Tried on 14 May 2022 at 17:05


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

Thin beige head on a still black body. Malt & liquorice aroma. Medium to thin bodied, smooth & clean. Malt, liquorice, sarsaparilla, nutty & sweet berry tastes with a tangy finish. Decent.

Tried on 19 Apr 2022 at 17:15