Black Rock Ale
Islay Ale Co. Ltd.
- From:
- Islay Ale Co. Ltd.
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 6.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 23, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 20, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
3.42/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a half-litre bottle into a glass at the Ardbeg distillery.
A: Bronze. Little head. Clear and pretty.
S: Very little. Fruity and malty.
T: Goodish. Malty-sweet with some red fruits. Lightly drying aftertaste and perhaps even slight smoke (though that could conceivably be an after-effect of some Ardbeg).
M: A little carbonation and drying hoppiness. My notes conclude: "There-ish." Hmm. Presumably this means full-bodied.
O: A good beer, but not great. Stick to whisky if you're here.
Notes: "The use of pale and crystal malts and un-malted roasted barley gives a darker, reddish brown hue and adds a softer, nuttier flavour to Black Rock. It also has a full body. Golding is used as the bittering hop. Late hopping with Fuggle and Mount Hood gives a floral, grassy and herbal nose."
May 14, 2011A: Bronze. Little head. Clear and pretty.
S: Very little. Fruity and malty.
T: Goodish. Malty-sweet with some red fruits. Lightly drying aftertaste and perhaps even slight smoke (though that could conceivably be an after-effect of some Ardbeg).
M: A little carbonation and drying hoppiness. My notes conclude: "There-ish." Hmm. Presumably this means full-bodied.
O: A good beer, but not great. Stick to whisky if you're here.
Notes: "The use of pale and crystal malts and un-malted roasted barley gives a darker, reddish brown hue and adds a softer, nuttier flavour to Black Rock. It also has a full body. Golding is used as the bittering hop. Late hopping with Fuggle and Mount Hood gives a floral, grassy and herbal nose."
Reviewed by thierrynantes from France
3.83/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Beer bottle (50cl), tasted in 2006.
Appearance : brown color, with tan foam head
Smell : malty, chocolate nose
Taste and mouthfeel : dry and bitter. The fruity and malty notes balance the hop bitterness. Aftertaste is quite bitter, with some of the malty complexity.
Drinkability : a good beer in the English bitter style
Mar 22, 2008Appearance : brown color, with tan foam head
Smell : malty, chocolate nose
Taste and mouthfeel : dry and bitter. The fruity and malty notes balance the hop bitterness. Aftertaste is quite bitter, with some of the malty complexity.
Drinkability : a good beer in the English bitter style
Reviewed by Naerhu from Japan
3.24/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
3.24/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
Very surprised to find this beer in a yakitori joint in Osaka, Japan. Set me back $10 bucks for 1 bottle!!!!
A - Beautiful saffron in amber colored transperent body. How can this be so transparent and yet bottle conditioned? Small white head with stubborn lacing.
S - Nice pine and grapefruit aroma. Slight malty aroma.
T - Very watery maltyness, light bitterness. Lots of wood flavors.
M - Very mild carbonation, watery.
D - I would find it very easy to knock back a half dozen of these beers.
Description on the bottle:
"Black Rock Ale
The use of pale and crystal malts and un-malted roasted barley gives a darker, reddish brown hue and adds a softer, nuttier flavour to Black Rock. It also has a full body. Golding is used as the bittering hop. Late hopping with Fuggle and Mount Hood gives a floral, grassy and herbal nose
Apr 20, 2006A - Beautiful saffron in amber colored transperent body. How can this be so transparent and yet bottle conditioned? Small white head with stubborn lacing.
S - Nice pine and grapefruit aroma. Slight malty aroma.
T - Very watery maltyness, light bitterness. Lots of wood flavors.
M - Very mild carbonation, watery.
D - I would find it very easy to knock back a half dozen of these beers.
Description on the bottle:
"Black Rock Ale
The use of pale and crystal malts and un-malted roasted barley gives a darker, reddish brown hue and adds a softer, nuttier flavour to Black Rock. It also has a full body. Golding is used as the bittering hop. Late hopping with Fuggle and Mount Hood gives a floral, grassy and herbal nose
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