Blacks Kinsale Brewery & Distillery

Microbrewery in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Blacks Kinsale Craft Brewery

Established in 2013

Contact
Farm Ln, Knocknabohilly, Kinsale, Ireland
Description
Sam and Maudeline Black are a husband and wife team who started their brewing company Blacks Brewery in 2013. This venture/obsession first began many years ago when Maudeline gave Sam a beer making kit for Valentines Day. What started as a hobby quickly developed into an obsession and thus through Sam’s passion and enthusiasm Blacks Brewery became reality. Living the dream since 2013! In 2015 the Distillery was added. We are Ireland's first co-located micro brewery and Distillery.

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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Draught at IBC19. Hazy gold with a medium head. Aroma of lemon hop. Flavour is soft bitter lemon, dry background, lasting bitter palate.
Tried on 07 Sep 2019 at 16:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught, half pint. @Big Grill Festival 2019, Dublin (Ireland). 17/08/2019. Pale orange colour with a medium white head. Good retention. Aroma is caramellized malts, toffee and soft bread. Taste is medium malty and hoppy with a soft fruity profile. Fresh and clean but no intense. Next one please!
Tried on 19 Aug 2019 at 12:09

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught, taster. @Big Grill Festival 2019, Dublin (Ireland). 17/08/2019. Cloudy yellow colour with a medium white head. Aroma is intense marihuana, grassy hops and grapefruit. Taste is grapefruit, pine and grassy hops. Medium bitter and dry finish. Next one please!
Tried on 19 Aug 2019 at 12:06

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap @Brasserie 4:20 (Rome). Dorata intensa, limpida, schiuma bianca media. Al naso note citriche ed erbacee, leggermente terrose. In bocca è appena dolce all'attacco con amaro finale pronunciato. Corpo leggero, carbonazione media. Non un granché.
Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2019 at 21:10

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Can from Baggot street wines. Pale cloudy yellow with a thin head. Aroma of melon hop. Flavour is fruit juice, pine hop, crushed grapefruit, light bitter fruit finish.
Tried from Can on 19 Jul 2019 at 21:28

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(On tap) Hazy golden amber with small white head. Nice aroma of pine and grapefruit. Light body with very nice fine carbonation. Pleasant fruity start - grape and grapefruit- transitions with no noticeable malt or sweetness to a nice long hoppy bitter finish. Very nice.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2019 at 20:00

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Clear medium golden colour, small frothy off-white head, mostly diminishing, fair lacing. Aroma, sweet malt, corn, bread. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, bread, paper, metallic. Sweetbitter aftertaste; medium body, watery texture, average carbonation, weak lager.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jun 2019 at 12:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle purchased at the Centra in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland. The pour is brown black with a frothy tan 2 inch head. The aroma is pine and nut roast. The taste is pine resin right away with a hint of orange, an odd peanut flavor then the roast malt. The palate is light bodied with active carbonation and a dry soft roast and pine bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2019 at 22:44

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Hazy pale amber colour, small frothy white head, mostly diminishing, light lacing. Aroma roasted malt, light lemon, grain, pine, floral hops. Taste medium sweet and bitter, malty, grain, light citrus, pine, spicy notes. Sweetbitter aftertaste, grain, bit dusty, medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Solid and decent pale ale, nice .
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2019 at 12:00