mcberko (47456) reviewed Saam Dim Saam from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Blacksalt Tavern, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a small white head. Aroma is reminiscent of a dark mild, with earthy bready malt, soil, and a trace of dusty cocoa. Flavour is very dirty, with lots of earthy notes, soil-like notes, and some mustiness. Not sure what they were going for here, but this is a muffled, dirty mess.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Hella Ella from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Blacksalt Tavern, pours a hazy dull orangey blonde with a small white head. Aroma reveals somewhat herbal and sour fruity hops, with traces of diacetyl. Flavour follows suit, with a pretty rank, herbal, vegetal hop character. Maybe it's the hop variety, or maybe it's the execution - either way, the hops aren't expressed nicely here.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Saam Dim Saam from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Toast and light roast. Deep dark brown with a nice beige head. Woody and toasty notes with a light finish. Well done.
mcberko (47456) reviewed IPA from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at Blacksalt Tavern, pours a hazy copper amber with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out dull earthy hops, subdued pine, and bready malt. Flavour is pretty laid back for an IPA, with musty, earthy hops, some pine, and bready malt. West coast-style but missing oomph. Decent enough.
Ferris (26026) reviewed IPA from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Muddy earthy malts. Clear copper with a nice white head. Earthy hops, caramel and a long finish.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Double IPA from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Kowloon Taproom, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out subtle diacetyl, with caramel malt and resinous hops in back. Flavour is sweet and somewhat buttery, with resinous hops, pine, mineraly notes, and enough diacetyl to detract significantly. Not a disaster but this needs cleaning up.
Kermis (23416) reviewed Hella Ella from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Draft at Hong Kong Island Taphouse, Hong Kong. Fairly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of citrus, green weedy hops and light fruits. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and above moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with light carbonation.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Hella Ella from Black Kite Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at the Hong Kong Island Taphouse. Poured a hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, grassy citrus hop. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter, with a crisp, light, fresh, grainy citrus fruit, hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Oh, Bacon! from Black Kite Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Ben’s Independent Grocer, DC Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear copper colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, big dry smoky bacon. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, slightly watery, grainy malt, light smoky, light dry hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. It’s all about the smoky bacon and much of that is up front. The finish was light and somewhat disappointing.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed Golden Ale from Black Kite Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Ben’s Independent Grocer, DC Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a clear golden colour with a thin white head. The aroma is gluey malt, light citrus, light grainy floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light, slightly watery, toffee malt, fresh hoppy bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.