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Organic Export Scotch Ale
Black Isle Brewery Co Ltd
- From:
- Black Isle Brewery Co Ltd
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Scottish Ale
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,422 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 9.63%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 26, 2023
- Added:
- May 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 8
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Ratings by Prometheus75:
Rated by Prometheus75 from New York
4.83/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dec 04, 2015
4.83/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dec 04, 2015
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Reviewed by TheDoctor from Canada (QC)
3.86/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Serving: On tap
Consumed: Oct-2-2019
Pours ruby black and clear at the edges with a scant skiff of tan head that sinks to a ring leaving little lacing. Aroma is strong dried dark fruit, leather, almost-burnt sugar. The taste follows with prunes rehydrated in rum, leather, and an earthy, dirty bitterness to offset the overall raisininess of the rest. Active carbonation, a little boozy shudder, feels a wee bit hefty, but not as smooth as it could be. Nice beer. Could be more soft smooth and balanced/rich, fairly drinkable though.
3.75...4...3.75...3.75...4
Oct 08, 2019Consumed: Oct-2-2019
Pours ruby black and clear at the edges with a scant skiff of tan head that sinks to a ring leaving little lacing. Aroma is strong dried dark fruit, leather, almost-burnt sugar. The taste follows with prunes rehydrated in rum, leather, and an earthy, dirty bitterness to offset the overall raisininess of the rest. Active carbonation, a little boozy shudder, feels a wee bit hefty, but not as smooth as it could be. Nice beer. Could be more soft smooth and balanced/rich, fairly drinkable though.
3.75...4...3.75...3.75...4
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Interesting, legit scottish ale from Scotland, excited to try. Bottled 9/25/16
Pours a decent foamy fizzy bubbly 1/2 finger head that fades at a med pace, a little spotty lacing, decent legs though, dark molasses brown color almost black.
Nose sweet malts, molasses, raw brown sugar and sugar cane fermenting, a little toasted caramel and caramelized sugars, a little toffee, and touch of fruity undertones, some fruity ester notes, a touch of grassy hop.
Taste brings more sweet flavors, lots of molasses, caramel, a little earthy herbal sugar cane fermentation, and a little biscuity note, toasted grain, spent grain bread and chewy doughy malts, germinated wheat too, plenty of toffee and caramel, with a mild bitter spicy grassy herbal hop in the background, as well as mild fruity esters, a little fig date fruit, and interestingly orange zest bitterness late, a sticky sweet finish with fair bitterness.
Mouth is med to fuller bod, a little chewy and creamy sticky sugar thing, decent carb.
Overall not bad, an interesting beer, not my style and even this is not really at my style, but still a nice beer in general.
Mar 21, 2017Pours a decent foamy fizzy bubbly 1/2 finger head that fades at a med pace, a little spotty lacing, decent legs though, dark molasses brown color almost black.
Nose sweet malts, molasses, raw brown sugar and sugar cane fermenting, a little toasted caramel and caramelized sugars, a little toffee, and touch of fruity undertones, some fruity ester notes, a touch of grassy hop.
Taste brings more sweet flavors, lots of molasses, caramel, a little earthy herbal sugar cane fermentation, and a little biscuity note, toasted grain, spent grain bread and chewy doughy malts, germinated wheat too, plenty of toffee and caramel, with a mild bitter spicy grassy herbal hop in the background, as well as mild fruity esters, a little fig date fruit, and interestingly orange zest bitterness late, a sticky sweet finish with fair bitterness.
Mouth is med to fuller bod, a little chewy and creamy sticky sugar thing, decent carb.
Overall not bad, an interesting beer, not my style and even this is not really at my style, but still a nice beer in general.
Reviewed by DrDemento456 from Pennsylvania
4.09/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Was able to snag a bomber of this marked for $5.63 it was marked half price at the House of 1,000 beers best before date is 10/15 so it's not THAT old!
A - Off to a great start an inch plus of mocha tinted head atop a very dark brown beer yet clear at the base. Head takes forever to dissipate.
S - Smells like a very sweet scotch ale with plenty of brown sugar and earthy chocolate malts. Dried fruits and peat smoke all around.
T - Dry and somewhat bitter with fruity taste and a hoppy finish I don't think I ever had a scotch ale so bitter. Not really bitter on the second taste sort of woody with a bit of burnt sugars and a nice level of molasses in the finish. I applaud it's complexity.
M - Body is perfect medium and easy to sip on. Somewhat creamy.
Overall I usually like my scotch ales a bit more sweet but the bitter and herbal aspect of the beer really works with the malt. I may go back and see for a second bomber!
Feb 07, 2016A - Off to a great start an inch plus of mocha tinted head atop a very dark brown beer yet clear at the base. Head takes forever to dissipate.
S - Smells like a very sweet scotch ale with plenty of brown sugar and earthy chocolate malts. Dried fruits and peat smoke all around.
T - Dry and somewhat bitter with fruity taste and a hoppy finish I don't think I ever had a scotch ale so bitter. Not really bitter on the second taste sort of woody with a bit of burnt sugars and a nice level of molasses in the finish. I applaud it's complexity.
M - Body is perfect medium and easy to sip on. Somewhat creamy.
Overall I usually like my scotch ales a bit more sweet but the bitter and herbal aspect of the beer really works with the malt. I may go back and see for a second bomber!
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
4.06/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a clear deep brown producing 2 fingers of frothy, tan, somewhat lived head that leaves thin, pasty sheets & webs of lace. Aroma is earthy dark roasted malt with hints of dried fruit, char, raisins, molasses & bitter chocolate. Taste is fronted by dark "cake-like" malt, chocolate milk, bittersweet cocoa, & hints of smoke, char & dark fruit. Finishes with dark chocolate, toffee, prune, char, smoke, a little prickly spice & a bitterness that intensifies in the burnt, bitter, unsweetened chocolate, astringent & long lingering aftertaste. In my experience the bitterness is more intense in the finish & aftertaste than is common to the style. Liquid fruit cake is a nice description by the brewery but I would call it more like liquid plum cake Mouthfeel is thin to medium bodied with moderate carbonation, thin but slightly silky, moderately prickly & drawing in the aftertaste.
Dec 21, 2015Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4.03/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer is black when viewed from afar, but upon closer inspection it is clear and very dark red when held up to a bright light. It poured with a short light tan head that died down a bit, leaving a head that covered half of the surface.
S: Light to moderate aromas of dark malts are present in the nose along with some faint hints of smoke.
T: The taste is rather malty, with lots of flavors of dark malts along with hints of caramel malts and spice.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. There is some dryness in the finish.
O: This beer seems to become maltier as it warms up and develops more complexity.
Serving type: bottle
Mar 14, 2015S: Light to moderate aromas of dark malts are present in the nose along with some faint hints of smoke.
T: The taste is rather malty, with lots of flavors of dark malts along with hints of caramel malts and spice.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation. There is some dryness in the finish.
O: This beer seems to become maltier as it warms up and develops more complexity.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed by coltonbrimhall from New Mexico
4.11/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.11/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
- good look with the idea looking head that has what you would expect the perfect beer to look like
- sweet scotch with some light smoke
- taste is very malty and alot of scotch
-a thicker very very malty ale
-overall a good beer but not something i would drink on a regular basis
Mar 12, 2015- sweet scotch with some light smoke
- taste is very malty and alot of scotch
-a thicker very very malty ale
-overall a good beer but not something i would drink on a regular basis
Organic Export Scotch Ale from Black Isle Brewery Co Ltd
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
48 ratings
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