Blackcurrant Kir Royale
Vault City in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.52
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We're back on the cocktail-inspired train and the first of the year is based on an elegant classic, the Kir Royale.
Stupendous amounts of locally sourced blackcurrants substitute the creme de cassis and the addition of (not so local) white grape lends a champagne like sweetness.
Beautifully tart and typically full bodied Modern Sour Beer.
Stupendous amounts of locally sourced blackcurrants substitute the creme de cassis and the addition of (not so local) white grape lends a champagne like sweetness.
Beautifully tart and typically full bodied Modern Sour Beer.
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6/10
keg at the wee vault ...deep red ..thin tan lacing ..soft sharp tart fruits nose ..soft sweet juicy berries ..Light vanilla biscuit
Tried
on 03 Jan 2024
at 16:54
7/10
Tried
on 22 Dec 2023
at 11:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 16th May 23, shared with Barbara and Angus. Pours a murky red soup, aroma is berries, tart, some sweetness. Taste is blackcurrant, tart, but a sweet pastry edge to it, not much sign of the ABV, decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2023
at 15:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A slightly frothy haemorrhage in a glass. Aroma of blackcurrant, sweet cherries, mild hayish funk. Sweet and syrupy at first with lots of berries. Sourness emerges - if it's from more than just the berries I can't tell - and there's a frothy dairy element towards an end that tames the sweetness somewhat. Some herbal notes. Alcohol is fairly well tucked away. Not very like a Kir Royale - more Ribena smoothy. Which is not beery enough for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2021
at 14:12
8/10
Thick and fruity, no pulp. Sweet, sour, tart. Black currants, a bit of warming booze, surprisingly smooth and soft. Aftertaste lingers. Doesn't really give a kir royal vibe to me but excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2021
at 20:37
8/10
The Scottish competitor in today’s beer Euros match. Lovely thick black currant, not really that tart, easy and can’t believe the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2021
at 20:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at killin lodges. Pours deep purple, nose is blackcurrant, grape, funk, toffee, taste is similar, creamy, tart berries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2021
at 18:38
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Eltham Wines. Scarlet coloured pour with a pink head. Blackberry crumble, blackcurrant jam, plums,prunes & black cherry aromas.Rich jammy taste of blackcurrant, plum, black cherry,apple & blackberry pie -dark fruit megalopolis.Conserve heavy mouthfeel. Very smooth. Long sweet throat warming jammy goodness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2021
at 15:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle. Pours pulpy plum coloured with a pink cap. Aroma: tart, blackcurrant, dark berry smoothie, yoghurt. Taste: tart blackcurrants, mixed dark berries, jammy. Medium+ body with frothy carbonation. Tastes way below it's ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2021
at 18:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle. Pours thick, hazy purple with a medium head. Aroma is blackcurrant and a touch of grape, a slightly ashy vinegariness. Some raw alcohol. Taste has sour blackcurrant throughout. Thick blackcurrant juice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2021
at 20:22