Inveralmond Blackfriar Scottish Ale

Brewed by Inveralmond
Style: English Strong Ale
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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UPDATED: JAN 24, 2011 Bright clear ruby coloured ... rich sweet complex aroma ... rich ... warming ... syrupy... honey malt ... with a full mouth bitter linger ... touch of chocolate ... touch of burnt malts.(3.2) Tk2 Cask at Edinburgh Beer festival 2008...Nice copper red ... lots of fruity toffee ... again toffee a little thin quite a lot of vanilla. Very reminicant of Alesmith Numbskull.(3.6) cask in cloisters ... copper ... thin bubbly off white head ...sweet melon toffe .. little fig nose ...swee toffee malts ... juicy fruit ... light over bitter linger ... ok 3.6

An absolutely sensational beer! A fantastic burnt chocolate taste with a strong aroma. A dark pour with a settled body. Overall a brilliant and easy drinking beer!

Poured into a Duvel glass. Pours with nice frothy head that lasts for a while. Colour is a deep reddish brown and is fairly clear and still. Aroma is roasty, with a hint of fruit like plum. Taste is kind of bitter with the hop coming through. I was expecting quite a bit more malt tones, but it’s not overly malty at all, which is a little disappointing. Mouthfeel is Ok, but not much to talk about. Overall, good beer but not as good as I expected.

Un aroma molto dolce di caramello,di frutta matura e burro fatto in casa. Al gusto rinviene un sapore di toffee, fruttato e con quel qualcosa di "burroso". Una buona luppolatura finale risciacqua la bocca rendendola pulita, in una piacevole persistenza. Ottima!

50 cl bottle @ home. Rated on
Aroma has sweet malt with some caramel and toffee. Flavour is sweet with caramel, toffee, some nuts and hints of berries. A decent English Strong that could be a Scotch Ale as well.

16.9 oz bottle pours hazy amber with a thin off white head. Aroma os roasted malt and a bit of sweet fruit. Taste is sweet and roasted malts.

Aroma is malts, black licorice and caramel. The flavor is caramel, fruit-raspberry/strawberry and a mild hoppiness. Easy to drink for an ESA, will have to try this again.

Pours an amber color with small head. Aroma is caramel and hint of banana. Some hops. Flavor is caramel, fruits and some hops. Nice.

here is another situation where i think i got an old bottle, it was dusty at the store. aroma is astringent and burns the nostrils a little. pour is beautiful dark brick red with a hefe like head. flavor is again almost pure alcohol and some dark sugars, then a lot of wateriness and no depth. finish is ok but still rather heavy on just alcohol. one to try again someday when i get a fresher bottle.

Pours an amber colors with a slightly creamy head. Caramel and bananas on the nose. Nice, slightly thick mouthfeel. Caramel, fruit, and some hoppiness on the palate. Enjoyable beer

26-Feb-12 (500-ml bottle)
Without any research, I expected a beer named Blackfriar to be, well, black in color, but it actually pours a hazy, amber-brown body with a thin blanket of light-tan head that fades quickly to a thin ring. It’s an easy beer to drink, mostly fruity and malty, with flavors of caramely and somewhat roasty malts and a raisiny, figgy fruitiness, plus toffee, brown sugar, dark toast. It’s moderately sweet, but not sugary, and there is a mild smoky, roasty character in the finish that provides a very gentle and lingering bitterness. Medium in weight, low-medium in carbonation, and slightly dry in the finish to help balance the malty sweetness. The nose offers aromas of dried fruit, toffee, caramely malt, and a light grassiness. Overall, a nice, fruity, and malty beer that’s pleasant and easy-to-drink.