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Many moons ago, in the black of the night, Viking invaders were about to attack our hometown of Stirling, when a howling wolf alerted the defenders, who saved the town. We raise a glass to that wolf. The Black Wolf.

Started brewing in January 2004 using the name City of Stirling Brewery. It was initially a sister brewery to Bridge of Allen and Trossachs Craft Brewery. During late 2005 a new company was formed to allow further investment and the brewery name was changed to just Stirling Brewery at the same time. The name then changed to Traditional Scottish Ales Ltd in 2006. The name changed once more in 2014 to its current version.
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McCash (16382) reviewed
Bannockburn (Bottle) from Black Wolf
14 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
50cl bottle from Gordon and MacPhail. Pours golden with gentle bubbles and a nice head, though this disappears fairly quickly. The nose has sweet lemon against a profile which reminds me of breakfast cereal sodden in milk. The taste is similarly dominated by a sweet maltiness. The palate has a light to medium body with a creamy texture in the middle section though I’d like to have experienced more hops on the finish which is a little flabby. Overall, not the worst but not worth revisiting.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2012 at 14:59
McCash (16382) reviewed
Valente's Double Espresso from Black Wolf
14 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from Gordon and MacPhail. Pours opaque black with a thin layer of lace which does hang around. The nose has intense coffee maybe even towards Tirimasu. The taste has more of the intense coffee and Tirimasu. The palate is so dominated by coffee that it overpowers the malt, hops, etc. The body is large and the texture is big and creamy and the finish is a little cloying but as bad as some - maybe needs just a prickle of C02 to give it a bit more balance. Overall, a good experience.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2012 at 11:43
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Scotch Mist from Black Wolf
14 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
3rd December 2009
Pigs Ear. A ’Bridge Of Allan’ beer at the time. Clear amber beer. Very moderate carbonation. Smooth smooth malt. Peachy orange fruit. Finishes light and fruity. Nice but not really a wheat beer!
Tried on 17 Jun 2012 at 04:09
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Tullibardine 1488 Whisky Beer from Black Wolf
14 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
18th December 2009
Clear amber beer. Sweet malt nose with a whiff of whisky. Slightly dry palate. Sweet creamy malt with a trace of vanilla oak. The whisky comes through a little sour and with a trace of peat. Fresh and interesting. Mild orange hop at the end.
Tried on 04 Jun 2012 at 05:07
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Red Torpedo from Black Wolf
14 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
12th November 2009
Spoons Fest. Clear amber beer. Light soft palate. Zero carbonation! Light malt and helium light hops. Turns sweeter on the back of the tongue. Orange, subtle bubblegum and even a little strawberry. Finishes soft and a little dry Slightly odd flavour profile but very drinkable!
Tried on 03 Jun 2012 at 05:18
stravale (3279) reviewed
Caber Tosser from Black Wolf
14 years ago
3.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3
Cask @ County Hotel, Peebles
Golden amber, clear, tight white head, some lacing
Aroma - sweet honey malts, slight barley sugar, touch vegetal, slight hay
Taste - sweet sickly malts, rubber, plastic, soft orange malts, background of bitter hops, poor flavour, not good, could only manage 1/4 pint
Palate - soft carb, medium body, quite viscous. Finish is dry, sweet sickly malts, cereal, more of that plastic and rubber, touch metallic
Overall - No wonder it has a ratebeer score of 18. At the cost of a pint these days, no-one should be brewing and selling rubbish like this.
Tried from Cask on 30 May 2012 at 09:23
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Rabbie Burns Blonde Beer from Black Wolf
14 years ago
4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
500ml bottle: best before June 2013, poured into a vase shaped ’Old Speckled Hen’ badged pint glass in May 2012. Blonde by name, blonde by nature: this is a pale orange beer, lager/pilsner like in appearance. Steady but thin white head of bubbles on top, gave off some lacing but not a huge amount. Weak aromas of slightly smoked hops, peat maybe? The smell became more grassy as the beer warmed. The taste was also fairly weak and the body thin, where have they hidden the 4.2% ABV? Not in the flavours that’s for sure. Refreshing and bland: glad it was cheap to buy.
Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2012 at 12:03
Stuu (35163) ticked
Battle of Bannockburn from Black Wolf
14 years ago
6/10
Tried on 09 May 2012 at 21:16
Holmen_1 (15008) reviewed
Tullibardine 1488 Whisky Beer from Black Wolf
14 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle kindly imported from Scotland by my neighbour. Aroma hinting at what was to come: a soft, beautifully balanced scottish ale with flavours of whisky, vanilla, honey (and a floral touch). Hides the 7% admirably, a superb beer to savour alone or with friends.Flaske hos Ole Anders des-12: ikke samme inntrykket som på brygga. For søt ettersmak og for lite fylde for sine 7%. Nytt forsøk på brygga mars-14: bred enighet i panelet om at begeistringen har lagt seg i forhold til førsteinntrykket. Aroma av lynghonning og litt vanlije + alkohol. Kort skum. Smaken minner faktisk om mjød (honning og bjørkesaft). Ned fra 3.5 til 2.7 og samtidig fjernet fra Willys innkjøpsliste.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2012 at 12:19
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Lomond Gold from Black Wolf
14 years ago
4.6/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
This beer was tasted at the Bateman’s brewery beer festival in late May 2007. Gravity poured into a half pint sleeve glass. The beer had no head what so ever, which put me off straight away. It was more of an amber colour than gold (as its name suggested). Hint of malt, bready aroma. Sweetish, with a fruity, hoppy charactor, bitterness arriving later in the mouthfeel. Not a bad beer, but the headless delivery put me off, there were plenty of better beers at the fest, that is for sure!
Tried on 08 May 2012 at 08:30