Red Kite
Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.51
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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
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle) Reddish amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty nose with notes of red fruit, caramel, treacle-toffee, rye bread, dried apricots, orange peel, nuts and hints of chocolate. Malty taste with caramel, dried fruit, treacle-toffee, orange peel, chocolate and a mild spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2020
at 18:39
6/10
Tried
on 20 Apr 2020
at 21:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at the brewery 2009 and afterwards at home. Clear dark amber to copper colour, rocky off-white head, disappears quickly, some lacing. Sweet toasted malt aroma, bread, slightly smoky, hints of nuts (walnut, hazelnut), slightly fruity, floral, citrus, herbs. Mild medium sweet and bitter taste, fruity undertones (apricot, plum). Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation, crisp well-balanced sweetbitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2020
at 12:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Clear amber brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and hay. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 070919
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2019
at 15:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. A dark golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, straw, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2019
at 13:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark amber coloured with a hint of haziness. Healty and quite dense white head, excellent retention and lacing. Aroma has a soft and slightly buttery biscuits malts base, with red fruit hints and a herbal whiff. Not powerful but pleasantly clean and delicate. Taste shows a biscuity/toffy malts base with a hint of earthiness, red fruit hints and a lightly refreshing herbal/grassy finish that feels more dry and bitter than your standard english bitter (though still moderately dry and bitter). Light to medium bodied with low to medium carbonation, with an overall soft and smooth feeling. A semi-classic, quite interesting bitter, that shows excellent balance and drinkability. Nice one
Tried
on 17 Mar 2019
at 20:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Aus der Flasche 2015-05 getrunken. Das dunkelrote Bitter ist ein schöner Durstlöscher mit ganz leichter Frucht, etwas Hopfenbitterkeit und einem leichten malzigen Körper. Nicht schlecht!
Tried
on 08 Mar 2019
at 15:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at The Southern. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of caramel, earth and pine. Flavour of steel, sultana, sweet melon and stewed tea. Thin to medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Light fizz. Sweet and sharp at the same time.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2019
at 14:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml. -from Red Square Market, Val Thorens, France. Clear pale amber coloured, medium sized off-white head, caramel in the nose. Sweet malty, nutty, light caramel and slightly herbal with dry sweetish finish. 3 months out of BBE date.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2019
at 22:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at jolly judge... Copper brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft spiced woody toffee.. Soft spiced toffee malts... Light dry woody fruit
Tried
on 31 Oct 2018
at 15:44