Imperial Black IPA
Wachusett Brewing Company in Westminster, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.21
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Drake (22934) reviewed Imperial Black IPA from Wachusett Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Nikki’s Liquors, Providence. Pours a clear dark reddish brown color with a thin frothy tan head. Good head retention and nice lacing. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts and herbal, floral hops. The taste is sweet and roasted malts, nutty notes, herbal hops. Medium bodied. Nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Robert brought this one back from a trip to Boston. +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a medium sized foamy dark tan head that left good lacing. The aroma was malty and somewhat bitter with notes of cocoa and vague rough floral hops. The flavor was dry tobacco, smoke, raosty malts, fairly bitter with rough floral hops and noticeable alcohol. The finish was very long, dry and roasty with lingering roastiness and booziness. Moderately full bodied adn creamy. More of a stout than and imperial black IPA.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pretty much black, thick tan head with great retention and fluffy lacing. Aroma of light pine and peppermint candy, subtle espresso. Taste is burnt bitter coffee. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22oz bottle–pours black with a light brown head. Aroma is resin/citrus-pineapple, roasty dark malt-chocolate/some anise. Taste is resin/citrus-pineapple hop flavor with minimal bite, roasty dark malt-chocolate/some anise. Soft carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A deep dark IPA with a thick brown compact bubbles head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light roasted notes,smooth piney hops, light meaty notes. In mouth, a crisp bitter chocolate malt with doughy notes, grassy and piney hops, warming alcohol, decent. On tap at Sunset Grill, July 15, 2012.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared by John. Pours black with brown head. Nose and taste of soft slightly roasted chocolate, anise, rye, black licorice, resin and pine. Finishes dry resin. Medium body.
CLW (16859) reviewed Imperial Black IPA from Wachusett Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22 oz. bottle from Table and Vine. I should note this was cellared at least 6 months. No bottle on date. Pours dark black with a tan head. Tan foam stays the duration. Roasted malts and barely with a nice lingering bitterness. Coffee notes. Nice level of carbonation across the tongue. Body is a bit thin however, not a big flaw. I’ve sampled many of the beers from this brewery, this and Black Shack Porter are by far the best offerings.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours deep black into a shaker. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Dark chocolate and espresso aromas. Medium-bodied with dark caramel and dark chocolate front to back with a lasting bitter espresso finish.