Black Isle Brewery Red Kite

Red Kite

 

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

  Amber / Red Ale Regular
Score
6.51
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 118
An amber colored ale, Black Isle Red Kite is brewed using only the highest quality Maris Otter pale and crystal malts for flavor and body. Challenger hops for bittering with the late addition of Styrian Goldings creates a balance of quenching citrus and malt, and a classic aromatic finish to this refreshing ale. This beer is bright amber with a toasted nut flavor and powerful orange fruit aroma.
 

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7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at The Bandstand Nairn. It pours clear red - am er with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, sweetish, jammy fruits, jam roly poly, sponge cake, blood orange, brown bread and muffin. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, toffee, caramel, jammy fruits, dried fruit, jam roly poly, toasty, touch of wood, peppery spice, twist of citrus, toasted nut, zingy, zesty and blood orange with a drying finish. Average body and fluffy cask carbonation. Impressed to finally find this on cask. Decent.
Tried from Cask at Bandstand Bar on 06 Jun 2026 at 11:17

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Backlog August 2016. Bottle. Clear, dark golden body under a big, dense tan head. Aroma is malty with some cellar notes. Taste is sweet and malty, some caramel and dry fruit, OK bitterness. Fine body and same aftertaste. Decent, quite straight forward.
Tried on 17 Sep 2025 at 17:38

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Совершенно не мой стиль, но зато очень питкий и приятный. Умеренная горчинка на финише, а так солод и какие то специи легкие.
Tried on 19 Jul 2025 at 19:19

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Malty with caramel and soft fruity notes. Sweetish flavour with a moderate to medium bitter finish. Almost medium body. Enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:08

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle, pours dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, bread, toffee, hints of spice & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 04:55

6/10
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Tried from Can on 21 Aug 2024 at 20:06

6/10
Tried from Draft on 03 Aug 2024 at 21:24

6/10
Cask at Whitebridge Hotel, Inverness - misty red body with a firm white head. Nutty malts, orange caramel with a little herbal finish.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jun 2024 at 16:19

7.5/10
Gets better as it warms. Bitter and gut. They didn't use a hand pump, they had a different contraption which seems easier to pour. Tastes legit though.
Tried from Cask on 19 Mar 2024 at 19:43

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Salt Horse. Hazy amber, creamy beige head. Toasted malt, caramel, bready, nice.
Tried from Draft on 01 Oct 2023 at 19:32