Black Wolf

Microbrewery in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Owned by Traditional Scottish Ales

Established in 2004

Contact
7c Bandeath Industrial Estate, Throsk, Stirling, UK - FK7 7NP, Scotland
Description
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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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Sep 2017 at 14:00

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Smooth mild caramelly beginning. Roast, mild chocolate. No real bitterness, very round and smooth. Long smooth espresso-milkchocolate aftertaste. Very nice and not too sweetish or dry.
Tried on 30 Aug 2017 at 15:40

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Bottle in Oldmeldrum. It pours clear yellow with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, doughy white bread, cracker, hay and muffin. The taste is dry, soft, soda water, buttered white bread, quite doughy, grass and pepper with a soft, doughy finish. Light - medium body and fine carbonation. Buttery....Pretty run of the mill for this sort of style. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2017 at 11:45

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A almost clear golden beer with a mid-sized most good lasting off-white head. aroma of grainy malt, yeast, flowers, spices. Taste of mild sweet pale malt, soft flowers, caramel, butter.
Tried on 21 Aug 2017 at 14:12

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Clear golden liquid, moderate white head. Average retention. Aroma: blossom, spice, almost salty wheat. Light to medium body. Light sweet wheaty taste with an additional biscuit note. The finish after the first sip is metallic. The second sip delivers a salty feel. Strange. Am I drinking a Gose? Minor floral hops remain. Unique? Yes. Good? I don’t know.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2017 at 16:34

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Lidl, Sowerby Bridge. Amber-brown with a thin head. Mildly malty ale, somewhat sweet in both its aroma and taste, with a palatable light bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2017 at 13:43

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Grainy nose with hints of citrus. Fresh smooth beginning. Easy to drink with no depth, hints of grain with not much bitterness. A bit dry in the aftertaste, refreshing and thirst-quenching, very easy to drink summer brew.
Tried on 23 Jul 2017 at 11:23

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at home. Opaque deep brown to black colour. Two finger tall airy beige head of low retention. The aroma is instant coffee, roast, cream. Light to medium body. Medium dry taste. Roast & coffee. Low bitterness. Good drinkability.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2017 at 06:51

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Clear yellow beer with a white head that quickly thins down to a film. Light doughy aroma. Flavour is a bit bready too, with a brief burst of lemon and then just some light, bitter hop. Body is a bit watery and the aftertaste has a dash of banana but is a bit nothingy. Not horrible but... meh.
Tried on 07 Jun 2017 at 14:28

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Cask at Henry Addington. It pours black with a small light tan head. The aroma is rich, sweet chocolate cake, roasted malt, tobacco, charred wood and smoke. The taste is bitter - sweet, toasty malts, treacle, chocolate, tangy dark fruits, jammy, cola and dull charred smoke with a soft, fruity finish. Light - medium body and soft carbonation. There may bit too much tang on taste for my liking. Not so bad anyhow. Drinks easy.
Tried from Cask on 18 May 2017 at 11:43