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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle, 7.0%. As Blackford Majestic Whiskey Ale. Roasted, alcoholic aroma. Sweet whiskey flavour, some vanilla and wood. Strange, but drinkable. 5 3 5 3 13
Cask at Horsens BF 06. Clear golden colour, very small white head. The flavour is a bit sour, portish, seemingly from the whiskey. Very vinous, a little dusty. Reminds me of apple juice, only less sweet. 4 3 4 3 10
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2006 at 10:26

2.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
(Cask) Clear, amber golden with a creamy, off-white head. Oddly unclean aroma - must be the pumpkin. Almost flat. Very thin and sloppy with odd, spicy flavours - and some chocolate esters underneath. A very strange brew indeed. 291006
Tried from Cask on 22 Nov 2006 at 10:20

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, dark brown with a warm, orangey glow. Basically no head. A light aroma of raisins. Medium-bodied, lightly roasted malt accents and notes of burned caramel. Dry finish. 291006
Tried from Bottle on 22 Nov 2006 at 06:56

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, amber golden with a tiny, off-white head. Weak aroma of nuts and caramel. Fairly light body with notes of caramel. Discreetly hoppy finish. 281006
Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2006 at 15:54

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 3
(500 ml bottle at The Rover, Götebrog) Vinous, of red wine, scent with lots of vanilla. Clear copper color, white head. Small again is mostly red wine, but also some butterscotch. Alcohol and marzipan as well. Malty, vinous, astringent bitter tannins, sour mouth puckering taste. Low hop bitterness. A bit thin mouthfeel and low co2. All in all just too much red wine. Had I been blindfolded and not told what was in it, I would probably have guessed that someone tried to get me to drink a cheap thin red wine. I will most certainly not have this one again.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2006 at 02:46

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask @ Horsens Ølfestival 2006. Clear yellow / golden color with and very small white head. Aroma is light malt, heavy whisky and alcoholic. Flavor is sweet with some notes of whisky also a little sour - finish is short.
Tried from Cask on 01 Nov 2006 at 09:29

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at Horsens Ølfestival. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour,. Ok aroma average bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2006 at 14:31

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
The description says this is a bitter, but it looked, poured and smelled just like a porter. Looked alot like a cold glass of coco-cola. Heavy aroma of roasted malt. Flavor is strange and confused. Initially you get the malt flavor, not as roasted as the aroma might let on either. Very watery in your mouth which probably dilutes the true flavor. Finish is watery clean and brings the slight coffee flavors. I bet if they boiled this harder they might wind up with a more concentrated flavor, but as is, this was not very memorable.
Tried on 19 Oct 2006 at 19:09

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
A hazy orange beer with a beige head. The aroma is primarily of whiskey, but also with a light touch of smoke as well as lemon. The flavor is of whiskey and citrus, leading to a dry end. The body is thin - which surprises me at 7% ABV.
Tried on 17 Oct 2006 at 12:20

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, fully golden with a white head. Very distinct whisky aroma. Surprisingly light-bodied with lightly sweet malts and lovely smoked whisky accents and a touch of wood. Wauw - the ratings for this are really hit or miss. 210906
Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2006 at 16:19