Blackcurrant Kir Royale
Vault City in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.50
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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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cagarvie (40076) ticked Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 2 years ago
keg at the wee vault ...deep red ..thin tan lacing ..soft sharp tart fruits nose ..soft sweet juicy berries ..Light vanilla biscuit
wyzzywyz22 (5889) ticked Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 2 years ago
CraftBeerNick (11005) reviewed Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 2 years ago
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
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 4 years ago
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.
CoccoBill (10287) ticked Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 4 years ago
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.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 4 years ago
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.
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.
Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 4 years ago
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.
Tommann (7637) reviewed Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 4 years ago
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.
WingmanWillis (38284) reviewed Blackcurrant Kir Royale from Vault City 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home from an online peddler. Pours murky plum with a pinkish head. Aroma is lots of fresh Blackcurrant, bit of cherry and plum, hint of funk. Taste is Blackcurrant, champagne yeast, funk. Sharp and fruity, well balanced. Super stuff