About
Black Isle was started by David Gladwin in 1998. An unemployed beer lover, he set out to make world-class beer using barley and hops, grown on organic farms, without the use of destructive chemicals. Black Isle Brewing Co is Scotland’s only organic brewery; pioneering craft beer from our beautiful, wild - and sometimes wet - Highland home. Organic is at the heart of everything we do - we believe in making great tasting beer using only natural ingredients, grown without the use of harmful chemicals. We care about seriously good beer, the environment and the future of our planet.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 29-01-15 - 500ml bottle from M & S. Pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, honey, flora & grain. Medium body. Sweet finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 13:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Keg at Crask Inn, Middle of Fucking Nowhere, just north of Lairg - Hazy pale yellow, no head. Strong apple peel, some cooking apples, bit of stewed sugariness, tannins, bitter tang at the back.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2025
at 14:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sort med beige skum som legger seg som ett slør. Aroma røsted malt kaffe havre lakris. Smak røsted malt kaffe sjokolade vanilje lakris. Gost øl. Boks i gave fra Rune og delt med Synny
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2025
at 17:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sort med høy, fyldig, brun topp som daler sakte
Aroma; honning, karamell, plomme, havremalt.
Smak; plomme, alkohol, malt, karamell, havremalt, honning, kaffegrut.
Syrlig, svakt bitter. Middels varig ettersmak.
Spandert av Rune
Delt med Leif
Aroma; honning, karamell, plomme, havremalt.
Smak; plomme, alkohol, malt, karamell, havremalt, honning, kaffegrut.
Syrlig, svakt bitter. Middels varig ettersmak.
Spandert av Rune
Delt med Leif
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vinmonopolet Tromsø, Langnes
on 05 Jun 2025
at 17:10
0.33 L can, 6.8% ABV; chestnut to dark brown colour, one inch of beige-ish head, which is, however, collapses quickly; aroma of butterscotch, cocoa, buttery, some peaty-smokey, prune and bread crusty notes; taste has similar notes to the aroma with some leather and soy sauce; good one!
Tried
from Can
from
Drinks of the World
on 23 May 2025
at 19:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
A 330ml bottle from Independent Spirit in Bath. ABV 8.0. A very enjoyable DIPA. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 2004
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2025
at 12:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Black Isle Bar.
Appearance - golden and clear with very gentle carbonation. Thin head.
Nose - floral and orange.
Taste - citrus,plant stalks and generally floral.
Palate - light bodied not as thin as expected.
Overall - decent effort.
Appearance - golden and clear with very gentle carbonation. Thin head.
Nose - floral and orange.
Taste - citrus,plant stalks and generally floral.
Palate - light bodied not as thin as expected.
Overall - decent effort.
Tried
from Can
at
Black Isle Bar
on 06 Apr 2025
at 16:33
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On keg at Black Isle Bar, Inverness.
Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Creamy beige head.
Nose - prunes, raisins, booze, nuts and treacle.
Taste - booze, prunes, wood and raisins. A bit rum n raisin, really.
Palate - chunky body, chewy and a touch gnarly but balanced with the booze. Not too sweet.
Overall - a curmudgeonly old style of ale. Lovely.
Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Creamy beige head.
Nose - prunes, raisins, booze, nuts and treacle.
Taste - booze, prunes, wood and raisins. A bit rum n raisin, really.
Palate - chunky body, chewy and a touch gnarly but balanced with the booze. Not too sweet.
Overall - a curmudgeonly old style of ale. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
at
Black Isle Bar
on 31 Mar 2025
at 16:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On keg at the Black Isle Bar, Inverness.
Appearance - opaque black, creamy beige head.
Nose - dark chocolate and coffee.
Taste - more of the same with oatmeal underlying.
Palate - light bodied, creamy and this.
Overall - for some reason the Stout style doesn't suit low ABV as much as the lighter styles.
Appearance - opaque black, creamy beige head.
Nose - dark chocolate and coffee.
Taste - more of the same with oatmeal underlying.
Palate - light bodied, creamy and this.
Overall - for some reason the Stout style doesn't suit low ABV as much as the lighter styles.
Tried
from Draft
at
Black Isle Bar
on 31 Mar 2025
at 15:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On keg at Black Isle Bar, Inverness.
Appearance- golden with a light haze and an off white head.
Nose - custard and caramel.
Taste - more custard, lightly bready. Some honeycomb at the back.
Palate - light bodied but surprisingly not too thin.
Overall - actually reminds me of their regular Blonde. Not bad at all.
Appearance- golden with a light haze and an off white head.
Nose - custard and caramel.
Taste - more custard, lightly bready. Some honeycomb at the back.
Palate - light bodied but surprisingly not too thin.
Overall - actually reminds me of their regular Blonde. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Draft
at
Black Isle Bar
on 31 Mar 2025
at 15:49