Name: Black Isle Red Kite Ale
ABV: %4.2
Bottled/ Draft: Bottled
Bottle Conditioned: No
Bottle Size: 500 ml
Price: £2.19 from Abel & Cole
Colour: Amber
Clarity: Bright
Head/ Bubbles: Short lived head, not over fizzy. Positively exploded from the bottle, which is surprising for a non-bottle conditioned beer.
Mouthfeel: Fine bubbles, almost bottle conditioned.
Taste: Gentle malt flavour, well balanced with the hops.
Comment: A very easy drinking beer, that is a clear winner over the brewery's Yellowhammer (which is, rather oddly, the award winner!) - it's possible that it's just down to the fact that this beer seems to handle being bottled far, far better. Far from the 'tizer' feel of it's stablemate, the fizz is well controlled and doesn't overwhelm what is a tasty and enjoyable bottle.
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4 comments:
I'm not much of a beer drinker, but I do love the name! Why "Red Kite", I wonder?
I've always assumed it was named for the bird, although the brewery doesn't seem to say so...
Aah, of course! Pleb that I am, I was thinking in terms of paper and string kites.. :)
I'm drinking a bottle of this now. Very nice indeed.
R
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