Tullibardine 1488 Whisky Beer
Black Wolf in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland 🏴
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy Regular|
Score
5.88
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A partnership between the Black Wolf Brewery and Tullibardine distillery has produced something special - a unique beer with a light whisky aroma and clean fresh aftertaste. Once bitten, forever smitten.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (thanks GarethYoung). Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is whisky barrells, oaky and wooden notes as well as quite sweet. Flavour is sweet woodenness, alcohol and quite boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2007
at 04:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Pale brown, brief head. Fruity and alcoholi nose with wood and vanilla. Sweet and densely malty with lots of oaky whisky flavuor. Phenolic and fruity , vinous and warming. Low bitterness. Quite similar to the Innis & Gunn series, but more full of life.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2007
at 02:11
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
500 ml bottle, as "Tullibardine 1488 Majestic Whisky Ale", bought in Edinburgh. ABV is 7.0%. Brewed and bottled by Traditional Scottish Ales Ltd. for the Tullibardine Distillery, using the distillery’s spring water and malted barley. Clear and deep golden colour, pours very fizzy, when the fizziness subsides just a small white head remains. Strange aroma, sweetish / sugary and oaky, with peaty and fruity notes. The flavour is very sweet and alcoholic. There are notes of whisky casks and peat as expected, but I also expected something far drier and maybe more "scotch & club soda"-like, not this overwhelming sweetness. Are there any hops in this beer at all? Still, when you get used to the sweetness, the beer is drinkable - but remains a disappointment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2007
at 15:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small coarse white head. Deep coppery body with very light carbonation. Deep sugary darkly malty aroma with notes of whiskey, raisins, fruit, and tobacco. Some light smokiness, too. Aroma is strong and complex, but I don’t really like it too much. Deep sweet smoky chocolatey malt taste with strong notes of whiskey and dried fruit. Considerable alcohol heat; more than you’d expect from a 7% beer. Peppery mouthfeel. Dry, fruity alcoholic aftertaste. An interesting and powerful beer, but I don’t really like it that much. (0.5l bottle from gr0ve.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2007
at 10:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Well first off im not a whisky fan, but this is a real interesting beer, Its a nice golden amber colour, with a distictive whisky aroma, the flavour is of a half decent whisky thats been diluted just a touch too much, but diluted with a light fruity carmel malt ale. There no doubt in my mind i would have scored this wonderfully interestign ale higher if i enjoyed whiskey.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2007
at 02:07
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Dark orange-gold; small white rim. Walnuts, cognac, old Bourbon casks, sweet almondcake aroma’s. Dried apricots, overripe fruit, sweet but nowhere cloying, extremely complex taste, with whisky barrels, peppery & sweet in the finish, even Szechuan pepper. Warming up, dark raisins, very " ’t Anker"-like. Very alcoholic, and very slick: obviously really quite thick, but feeling thinner. Excellent, superbly complex, and yet well-balanced beer. One of the best Scottish ever had. BIG thanks to Craig for this gem!
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2007
at 14:17
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle, 7.0%. As Blackford Majestic Whiskey Ale. Roasted, alcoholic aroma. Sweet whiskey flavour, some vanilla and wood. Strange, but drinkable. 5 3 5 3 13
Cask at Horsens BF 06. Clear golden colour, very small white head. The flavour is a bit sour, portish, seemingly from the whiskey. Very vinous, a little dusty. Reminds me of apple juice, only less sweet. 4 3 4 3 10
Cask at Horsens BF 06. Clear golden colour, very small white head. The flavour is a bit sour, portish, seemingly from the whiskey. Very vinous, a little dusty. Reminds me of apple juice, only less sweet. 4 3 4 3 10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2006
at 10:26
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 3
(500 ml bottle at The Rover, Götebrog) Vinous, of red wine, scent with lots of vanilla. Clear copper color, white head. Small again is mostly red wine, but also some butterscotch. Alcohol and marzipan as well. Malty, vinous, astringent bitter tannins, sour mouth puckering taste. Low hop bitterness. A bit thin mouthfeel and low co2. All in all just too much red wine. Had I been blindfolded and not told what was in it, I would probably have guessed that someone tried to get me to drink a cheap thin red wine. I will most certainly not have this one again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2006
at 02:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
A hazy orange beer with a beige head. The aroma is primarily of whiskey, but also with a light touch of smoke as well as lemon. The flavor is of whiskey and citrus, leading to a dry end. The body is thin - which surprises me at 7% ABV.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2006
at 12:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, fully golden with a white head. Very distinct whisky aroma. Surprisingly light-bodied with lightly sweet malts and lovely smoked whisky accents and a touch of wood. Wauw - the ratings for this are really hit or miss. 210906
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2006
at 16:19