Black Iris Brewery

Microbrewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Black Iris Brewery Bottleshop and Taproom
Associated Webshop: Black Iris Brewery Online Shop

Established in 2012

Contact
Unit 1, 27 Shipstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6GJ, England
Description
Set up in Derby and relocated to Basford, Nottingham in 2014.

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7.5/10
Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 16 May 2026 at 22:06

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440ml can. Pours murky pale cream with a large head. Aroma is banana, peanut and coconut cream. Taste has vanilla and banana ice cream throughout, with a light sour finish and a peanut aftertaste.
Tried from Can on 04 May 2026 at 20:05

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, coconut, vanilla, taste is sweet toffee, roasted, coconut, thin. 8/8/6/6/6
Tried on 01 May 2026 at 10:36

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, cherry, buttery bourbon, taste is sweet, cherry, vanilla, coconut, chocolate, barrel softens the bitterness a little. 8
Tried on 23 Apr 2026 at 09:50

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home. Pours black, nose chocolate, cherry, vanilla, almond, taste is similar, quite a harsh bitter finish 8
Tried on 23 Apr 2026 at 09:49

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Spotty beige head on bright golden coloured body.
Orange, yeast & boiled sweets aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a short dry back.
Orange, earthy, yeast, melon & white wine tastes with a bitter hopped finish.
Deece.
Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2026 at 21:46

6.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Three thirds that all look the same, but are different, starting on the left this hazy pale golden beer from the Midlands is citrus and pine, but at blandish levels. It's easy drinking though, and this is the appealing part, which I guess at a session strength is what the brewer was looking for.
Tried from Draft at Victorian Craft Beer Cafe on 17 Apr 2026 at 08:12

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Cask at King's Head, Bristol. Pours deep brown with a ruby tinge, beige foam. Toasty malts, dark choc, nuts, dark berries. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Near medium body, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask at Kings Head on 28 Mar 2026 at 22:18

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Tap at the two trees watford. A opaque black brown coloured pour with a lasting tan head. Aroma is big suntan lotion, brown sugars, milky chocolate, hazelnut, coconut cream. Palate is semi sweet, oily, drying finish, highish carbonation. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily, coconut bounty bar milky chocolate,, coconut creamy. Good fun. .
Tried on 01 Mar 2026 at 17:48

Tried from Draft at Kingsmead Street Bottle on 27 Feb 2026 at 00:00