Blacks Kinsale Brewery & Distillery
Microbrewery
in
Kinsale,
County Cork,
Ireland 🇮🇪
Associated Venue: Blacks Kinsale Craft Brewery
Established in 2013
Contact
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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Kenny. It pours deep brown with a small light tan head. The nose is toasty, bitter-sweet, brown sugar, fruitcake, marshmallow and nougat. The taste is bitter, roasted malt, toast, earth, pepper, charred wood, tar, citrus rind and light burnt notes with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Bitter and burnt. Not much depth. So-so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 12:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared in London - pours clear brown with a frothy khaki head. Well toasted malts with nips of cocoa, earth and coffee. Light sweet flavor with some burnt wood, coffee grounds, bitter earth, burnt grains. Light bodied with average carbonation. Mild roast in the finish with note of burnt pine, earth, more charred grains, some citrus rind. Pretty basic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 12:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.33l bottle shared outside in a random place where it smells like mariuahna in Barcelona. A really cloudy deep dark brown one. Almost black in a way with a huge brownish head. The nose has licorice and hoppy tones. Some dark slightly roasted tones also. Smells really nice. Dryish flavors. Slightly floral. Dark and a little bit roasted. Easy to drink. Lots of hoppy tones. Fresh. Yeah, I like it. 11.08.2014
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2014
at 03:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom C’s place. Thanks Yochai. Clear deep gold. Aroma of rather stale hops and some malt, a bit honey-ish. Sweetish malty flavor with a bit of caramel, a honey note, stale hops and a bitter finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2014
at 04:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from my European Secret Santa, many thanks Steve. Hazy amber colored beer with medium white head. Nice citrus hoppy aroma with tangerines, orange zest, resin, malty notes. Solid malty base followed by nice hoppy kick with tangerines, mango, orange zest, resin. long hoppy bitter finish. Tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2014
at 14:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at home ... thanks to STEVE ... copper ... big tan head ... soft zezty orange citrus ... toffee fruit nose ... big big juicy fruits ... floral juicy fruits ... soft fruits ... dry bitter fruit finish ... lots of grapefruit pith .. big fruits.. quite jammy
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2014
at 11:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Drinkstore, Dublin [100414]
Golden...clear...frothy white head that dissipates...some lacing
Aroma of soft sweet light pale malts...lemon...citrus zest...some grapefruit...slight floral hops...slight grass...quite a complex hop aroma here for the abv
Taste of zesty hops...lemon zest...slighty grassy hop...nice sweet pale malt background...lot of flavour for the abv
Palate - medium carb...light body...little oily...good mouthfeel for abv...soft sweet...bitter zest. Finish as main flavour...fairly dry...bitter zest...cleans off palate
Overall - Another good beer from this brewery
Golden...clear...frothy white head that dissipates...some lacing
Aroma of soft sweet light pale malts...lemon...citrus zest...some grapefruit...slight floral hops...slight grass...quite a complex hop aroma here for the abv
Taste of zesty hops...lemon zest...slighty grassy hop...nice sweet pale malt background...lot of flavour for the abv
Palate - medium carb...light body...little oily...good mouthfeel for abv...soft sweet...bitter zest. Finish as main flavour...fairly dry...bitter zest...cleans off palate
Overall - Another good beer from this brewery
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2014
at 15:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from a beer shop in Cork. Light golden with a minimal head. Aroma is light grapefruit. Flavour is fruity, watery, bitter hop start that mellows into a pleasant dry mouth finish. Could drink lots of this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2014
at 13:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
on draft @ AtG. Deep amber red color, finger of off white head, grapefruit, floral and toffee aromas. Big oily mouthfeel, very smooth until the hops kick in then its all bitter grapefruit and pine that lasts forever. Finish is incredibly long and bitter, did I say that enough....it has a long finish. Nice Imperial here at 9%, hides the abv very well.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2014
at 09:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draught at Farringtons. Clean golden amber with a thin head. Tough beer this one, too tough for me. Intense hoppy bitter, if you are a hop head this is probably your thing.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2014
at 15:26