Readymade : Vacuum
Stillwater in Grand Mound, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Two Roads Brewing CompanySmoked / Rauchbier Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.22
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What is with the paradoxical term 'Black IPA' anyway? Whatever it is, we do love black beers.. also smoked beers, and of course everyone loves hops these daze.. A complex blend various smoked, caramel and subdued roasted malts lay the base for a combination of piney, dank and (dark) fruity hops.. While there is a lot to contemplate with this beast, just be sure to enjoy it without getting too sucked into its enigmatic composition.
Label Design Notes: The layout of the label reinforces the absurdity by recalling both early promotional materials from Braun and Alfred Stieglitz's photo of Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain".
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Oakes (33493) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle, Legacy. Dark brown with a thin, bubbly head. On the nose, a mix of smoke, fruity. On the palate, rich and hoppy with lots of smoke, bitterness, chocolate and roast malts. My kind of beer.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours black with moderate head. Aromas of lightly smoked malt, chocolate, and the local grocery store, (fresh fruit and veggies). Flavor of dark dry chocolate, subtle but dank piney hopes and lighty smoked malts. Everything in moderation for a very nice dark beer.
Viper666-Qc (10199) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dégustée à l'été 2016 (De mes notes). .
minutemat (16258) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
355ml bottle @ Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury. Pours very dark, medium foamy tan head. Aroma of leafy herbal pine. Taste is pretty interesting. The pine seems to work in tandem with the smoked lightly peaty, woody element, underpinned by some herbal moments. Good clarity of flavours. An interesting take on a Black IPA that actually works.
kajser27 (3009) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dark brown to black colored, medium tan creamy head, nice lacing and lasting. Aroma is of roasted malt and chocolate, some grapefruit, fruity and floral hops moderate aroma with some pellety quality. Taste is medium sweet malt, some caramel, dark chocolate, roasted malt, smokey, some acidity (roasty?), medium hoppy fruity and floral, medium+ bitterness, dry finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, oily. Overall nice and nice hoppiness, but there’s some acidity and slight astringency in the taste that brings it down... (bottle, Bierhalle Deconinck, Vichte)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Botella 33 cl en el kraken 20..09..2016 de cervezalandia lote ES00095 hasta 12..2017 (r134). smoked India black ale con bastante carácter y sabores pronunciados. Buena sensación alcohólica con 8 vol y amargo suave final duradero. Buena. Para repetir.
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Ma Che Siete Venuti A Fa, Rome. Pours dark brown with small tan head. Light to moderate smoke, malty, caramel, some wood, licorice, Moderate sweetness. Medium bodied.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Not a smoked beer, but a Black IPA with an underscore of smoke, here’s the rest.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a black color with a thin off white to almost tan foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Brimmed out/concave lacing clings adequately all along the sides of the glass.
The aroma leads with a big charge of piney hops bold and up front. Slight resin, subtle bitter cocoa nibs. Barely noticeable smoke.
The flavor is the piney/resinous bitter sticky hops up front. Dry piney aftertaste with the same sort of finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body. Good carbonation - feels good for the most part. Enough harshness acting onto the bitterness.
Overall, it’s a black IPA not a smoked beer and I rated it as a black IPA, numbers shouldn’t be too long off due to misinformed person who added this to ratebeer.
AndySnow (19631) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
How: Bottle.
Where: SBWF 2016.
Appearance: Brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Liquorice, hops, smoked, roasted malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, smoked, roasted malt, some fruit, liquorice.
marius (4938) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home. Clear mahogany pour with a tall tan head with good retention. Very nice aroma of pine resin, dark chocolate, roasted malts, toffee, milk chocolate. The taste follows the same notes, nicely balanced between dank hop bitterness, roastiness, dark chocolate bitterness, saltiness and sweetness. The smoke is present, but, like the other components, nicely blended in. Medium body and carbonation and a roasty bitter-sweet and slightly salty finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Stillwater Readymade - Vacuum on 09 Nov 2016 at 16:28 - Score: 8