Black Run
Black Isle Brewery in Munlochy, Highland, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Imperial Special|
Score
7.28
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge convention, 24/01/2015. Many thanks to BeersIveKnow Steve for this one. Aroma hols, earthy nutty black malts, a little pine and citrus. Flavour is composed of black malts, roast, burnt earth, woody pine,. Palate is full to medium bodied, highish carbonation. Lingering resin and plastic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2015
at 14:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge Convention 2015. Thanks! Pours black-brown with a creamy beige head. Rich dark malt aroma with notes of roast and pepper. Medium sweet flavor with plenty of chocolate, heavy roast, more pepper, bitter scorched earth, burnt bread. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with dark fruits, pepper and cocoa. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2015
at 07:29
8/10
Tried
on 05 Feb 2015
at 05:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at the Cotteridge Convention big thanks to Steve for this Scottish Whale! It pours jet black with a small tan head The nose is rich roast, earthy roast, cocoa, sherbety citrus, pepper juniper and dark fruits. The taste is bitter, earthy roast, cocoa, ashy, chocolate cake, booze, pepper, liquorice and dried fruits. Full body and moderate carbonation. Fine enough, but I was expecting a bit more. The barrel-aged versions work better for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2015
at 15:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
24th Jan 2015: Bottle shared at the Cotteridge Wine meet, cheers Steve, but this isn’t from Ireland! The name gives the colour way somewhat, it’s black. A tanned head completes the look. the nose was a good mixture of liquorice, chocolate and sweet malty molasses. The taste was also a blend of those aforementioned smells, liquorice, chocolate and molasses. Very drinkable and not as sweet as it may sound, in fact it had a good, solid semi-bitter finish. Hid the alcohol nicely too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2015
at 10:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle share. Cotteridge Beano. Cloudy brown. No head. Coffee. Chocolate malts. Vanilla. Rich, smooth, and chewy. Good gear.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2015
at 04:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the Cotteridge Convention, thanks to Steve, BIK, 24/01/14. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is liqourice, charr, spice, dark toffee, chocolate notes. Taste comprises roast malt, spice, aniseed, liqourice, charr, dark toffee fudge, chocolate, molsases. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid impy, easy drinker, alcohol well integrated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 14:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Cotteridge wine convention; opaque dark brown pour with small light tan head, chocolate and fruit aroma, taste has some ripe fruit, chocolate, a hint of pine, and some roast malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2015
at 11:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, sweet, roasty, chocolate, bitter, oxidised.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2014
at 12:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Craig at Craigs doing a Chris O tasting, Edingburgh (ta for the beer Craig) Saturday 15th March Another puddly brown beer with a light beige rim. Dark sugar, soft in mouth a touch roasty & bitter. It is very nice. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2014
at 12:22