Blackfriar
Inveralmond in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland đ´ó §ó ˘ó łó Łó ´ó ż
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular Out of Production|
Score
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A dark brew, hardy and warming with a slightly sweet malty character balanced by a pleasant hoppiness. Blackfriar is known as a 'wee heavy'. Whilst not an international classification this term has been used in Scotland for generations to describe strong ales
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle, at Blackfriars, Glasgow. ABV is 7.0%. Voted "Champion Beer of Scotland" - was it in 2004 or something? Beautiful dark amber colour, moderate head. Oaky sherry-like aroma with raisiny notes. Oaky / woody flavour where the alcohol is noticeable, but not too sweet. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2007
at 09:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bright clear ruby coloured ... rich sweet complex aroma ... rich ... warming ... syrupy... honey malt ... with a full mouth bitter linger ... touch of chocolate ... touch of burnt malts.(3.2) Tk2 Cask at Edinburgh Beer festival 2008...Nice copper red ... lots of fruity toffee ... again toffee a little thin quite a lot of vanilla. Very reminicant of Alesmith Numbskull.(3.6) cask in cloisters ... copper ... thin bubbly off white head ...sweet melon toffe .. little fig nose ...swee toffee malts ... juicy fruit ... light over bitter linger ... ok 3.6
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2007
at 06:38
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cloudy dull dark tan/chestnut colour. No particular head to speak of. Big aroma shows abundant caramelly/earthy malts, big phenols (nail polish remover), and light peat. Chewy, oxidized earthy malts, dull footy yeast, astringent late alcohol and nondescript, lightstruck hops. Argh...another muddled Britbrew. These things travel worse than Bohemian pilsners.
Tried
on 26 May 2007
at 02:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cloudy deep amber,small short lived tan head.Whiskeymalt butterscotch nose promises more than the flavor delivers. Sweet, nearly flat malt profile, noticeable hops,.Medium alcohol heatin finish, nicely hopped.Nothing special, not sure what all the fuss is about.Perhaps not supposed to be this flat?
Tried
on 17 May 2007
at 20:07
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear dark color with a longlasting off-white head. Fruity malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Malty hoppy flavor with some hints of licorice and chocolate. Dry malty finish with lots of chocolate and a long bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2007
at 17:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 75 cl) Hazelnut brown and clear wit a tiny, off-white head. Malty nose. Lots of caramel and roasted malt in the flavours and distinct notes of nuts. Soft body with lots of warming alcohol. Sweetish with a light bitter finish. Would be a perfecy winterwarmer, but works all right even in august.... 020805
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2005
at 16:22
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear copper pour with foamy head that leaves a decently thick lacing - roasted malt aroma with some toasted nuts - flavor contains much of the same toasty aspects - a bit thin - the malt profile isn't a heavy as I have come to expect from scottish ales, but the flavor is interesting enough to compensate - bitterness in the finish seems to come an equal amount from the hops and the smoked malt - mild sweetness throughout - relatively well-balanced, but a little too thin bodied.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2004
at 19:37