Black Sheep Black IPA

Brown coloured body with a thick, four centimetre tall light brown head. Aroma of nuts, caramel, yeast, bread and some funky cardboardie malt - but no hops at all in the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong roasted/toasted malts with a little mushroom and soy sauce flavours and a tiny bit of hops noticeable, but alcohol, nuts and bitter flavours are stronger. Aftertaste is deep and funky with malt and alcohol the strongest, followed by nuts, earth and mushrooms with hops near the back on flavours. Overall, a pretty poor black IPA and beer in general - this doesn’t show much flavour and when it does, doesn’t align to the style and doesn’t taste very good in general. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 12-July-2015 for US$2,27 sampled at home in Washington on 30-July-2015.

12oz bottle. Unfiltered deep brown body. Steady creamy beige head. Pretty much nails it for the style. Deep doughy brown chocolate notes, steady thick hop balance. Solid offering, straight down the middle, well done.

On tap @ the brewery. Dark brown appearance with a dark brown head. The aroma is very piney and spicy with some burnt sugar. Moderate high bitterness. Moderate low sweetness. Bland flavor. Cookie, chewy chocolate malt. Finishes piney and bitter. OK.

Hoppier than it is toasty. Lits of citrus. Pours black with OK head and lacing. Bitter finish. A touch unbalanced but still pretty good overall. Tap at Jackpot.

Draft. Dark clear maroon brown color, tan head. Aroma of earthy roast on a pine background. Taste is very bitter, resiny.