Black Islay
Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
Score
7.40
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The base beer was our new 7.4% Black Stout and the whisky casks were provided very kindly by the excellent and innovative Bruichladdich distillery on Islay.
This is a one off beer, made in a very small batch, and all bottles are individually numbered.
This beer will age extremely well, so don't worry if you forget about it for a while.
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Anders37 (30296) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. #30/1051. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty weak smoky aroma with hints of chocolate and caramel. Roasted malty woody chocolate flavor with smoky hints. Has a roasted malty woody smoky chocolate finish.
Nisse666 (17733) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from SB cons 2012-05-10 Göteborg Bottle 712 of 1051! Ar: vanilla beans, fudgy sweetnes, wee peaty, Ap: black, frothy creme brown head, lovely lacings F: wee bubbly, chocolate fudge, coffee, saltlicorice, sea salt, dried apricots, tar, ash, wee warming feeling
omhper (44752) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at Bishop’s Arms Folkungagatan, Stockholm. Pitch black, creamy beige head. Peaty smoke with butter, licorice and chocolate. Near full bodied with well rounded mouthfeel. Whisky gets very prominents, but is in harmony with tarry, heavily roasted malt. Salty licorice lingers in a finish, where the Bruichladdich whisky really shines.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle at Bottle Shop Canterbury. Bottle 1077 of 1271. completely black beer with lasting beige head. Slightly peaty aroma. Wow in the mouth that is intense as hell. Rich dark malts. Edge of intense cassis. Edge of engine oil. Edge of hops. I am not a big fan of impy stouts but this is arse bangingly good. Best UK impy stout i have had in some time. I dont normally like islay whisky stuff but this is subtle balanced and allows the base beer to shine and the islay character augments rather than drowns the beer. Fuck me sideways this is good. Sorry im going to have to stop rating whilst i enjoy bliss.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle 330ml.[ Courtesy of tdtm82 ]. [ Bottle #328 of 484 ]. Clear dark dark red brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, vanilla, licorice - licorice konfekt (orange), wood - oak notes. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sugar, licorice konfekt, alcohol, dark fruit, chocolate. Nice balanced. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120114]
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
22nd December 2011
Christmas tasting at the Kernel. Opaque black beer, tidy pale tan head. Creamy buttery nose. Smooth semi dry palate. Creamy dark malt with a little dark fruits. Vanilla note that may be the barrel or maybe strong diacetyl. Dry finish. Alright!
Leighton (34941) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at The Kernel Christmas Tasting 2011. Pours black-brown with a foamy, beige head. Has a huge butterscotch aroma, along with faint dark malts. Flavor is lightly sweet with mild roast, some creamy caramel, light earth and grass. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly dry on the finish, lightly roasty, with some butter, oil, and dark earth. Kind of an interesting beer, but the flavor isn’t too dynamic. There’s a hefty dose of diacetyl in here as well that really isn’t doing the beer many favors. I still enjoyed the beer but I would like to try another bottle to see if there was an issue with the one I had.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home ... deep black ... thick tan head ... soft whisky ... rich chocolate malt nose ... little over fizzy ... dark malt ... soft iodine ... little vanilla toffee ... dark malts ... rich malts ... definite whiskey presence... but actually not to bad for an Islay stout... nice enough but i would like to see this with a diferent whisky... Bottle at home ... deep brown black ... thick tan head ... soft sweet chocolate ... light iodine nose ... soft chocolate roast ... light cardboard .. dark fruit ... soft smoke roast 3.5
McCash (16021) reviewed Black Islay from Black Isle Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle. Pours opaque black with a very generous latte head.The nose has creamy chocolate, some coffee, with some sweetness. There is a hint of liquorice when the head clears a little. The taste has creamy chocolate, prunes with a crushed biscuits and nutty finish. The palate is thick textured with a dry but thick texture and a long dry finish. However, the palate does not make you want to have more, it’s too cloying. Overall, I think I’ve done the whisky cask thing now and often it is a waste of a good stout and a good whisky barrel - it takes away drinkability. I had this simultaneously with the Paradox Aran from Brewdog and there wasn’t much in it.