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
7.21
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Smoked India Black Ale.
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".
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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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Dranken Geers, Oostakker, Nr Gent, Belgie, consumed at home Saturday 2nd April 2016 . Shark eye black on the pour with an off-white head, actually might have a hint of light beige about it. Some smokey dark fruits in tandem on the nose. Soft in the mouth, lots of juicy fresh green hops, creamy but with a nice milky chocolate lick. A little bit boozy on the finish. Very nice beer. A8 A4 T8 P4 Ov16 4.0
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2016
at 12:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared. Dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of licorice, lightly burnt malts, fudge, caramel, grassy hops, resinous hops and a little dark chocolate. Flavour is moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 12:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Thin creamy tan head. Hoppy aroma. Clear almost black pour. Bitter aftertaste with subtle smoked notes
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 12:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz bottle pours out a brownish amber topped with a small head. Nose is roast malts some cold smoke and a little coffee. Taste is more of roast malts some dark chocolate smoke and a little bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2015
at 21:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. A- Smoke, pine, bitter, roasty. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Subtle smoke, pine, bitter, subtle citrus. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly bitter finish. O- I assumed being a smoked it would be more of a porter. Nope. This was a smokey IPA. Not what I wanted but better than I thought it would be. Personally, I’d call this a Black IPA as the smoke was there but pretty minimal. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2015
at 21:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. (thanks Wolff) Dark brown with a small head. Aroma and taste of caramel, dried fruit, apricot, light wood and some hints of hops. The body was medium as was the bitterness. An ok one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2015
at 18:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz. purchased at Julio’s Liquors for a price of $4.49 before the discount. Deep brown, borderline black color. Noticeable yeast floating around in the liquid. Aroma starts with dark chocolate, just a touch of smoke and a solid amount of pine.
Well, thankfully the smoke is very subtle. It fact it is kind of hard to find it at all. Sweet roasted grain upfront with dark chocolate hints. The finish is bold pine hops with a mild citrus tone. Pine resin lingers after the sip. Dry texture. I don’t doubt smoked malt was used but this bad boy is a black IPA in flavor. I enjoyed this.
Well, thankfully the smoke is very subtle. It fact it is kind of hard to find it at all. Sweet roasted grain upfront with dark chocolate hints. The finish is bold pine hops with a mild citrus tone. Pine resin lingers after the sip. Dry texture. I don’t doubt smoked malt was used but this bad boy is a black IPA in flavor. I enjoyed this.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2015
at 17:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Lactic smoky chocolate malt and hay aroma. Black with small tan head. Sweet milk chocolate malt, smoky wood, and moderate bitter herbal grass flavor. Nice body. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2015
at 20:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottle: Pours almost black, with red highlights and a tall, dark tan head. Sweet fruity wood smoke, dark fruit aroma. Taste is leafy and tea-like hops, light smoky chocolate malt. Not bad.....though more like a mild BIPA with tea and sweet dark fruit instead of citrus-peel and coffee....A little different....enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2015
at 17:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pour is a dark brown with a thin head and tons of gunk bobbing around in the carbonation. Flavor is harshly tanin with a bitter edge to it. A bit of peat/charcoal. Meh. Kind of like sucking on a scorched tea bag.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2015
at 21:44