Single Hop Series Vic Secret
Eight Degrees Brewing in Mitchelstown, Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.99
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The Vic Secret hop, named after a beautiful state in Australia, has long been on Cam’s brewing wish list. Only released in 2013, this new hop variety has quickly become renowned in the craft brewing world for its clean, resinous, tropical fruit notes, rivaling one of our other favourite Aussie hops, Galaxy.
Malt: Irish pale malt, Carafa III
Malt: Irish pale malt, Carafa III
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
24th July 2016
Opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is dry and has a mild fine crispness. Bitterish dark malts, some roast and a little coffee. Bitterish dark chocolate. Light floralness. Whisper of citrus and tropical fruits. Light dry finish. Could be a lot hoppier, but fine.
Opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is dry and has a mild fine crispness. Bitterish dark malts, some roast and a little coffee. Bitterish dark chocolate. Light floralness. Whisper of citrus and tropical fruits. Light dry finish. Could be a lot hoppier, but fine.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2016
at 13:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours black in colour with a tan foamy head leaving lacing, Nose of roast malt and hoppy citrus & pine. Taste is roasted malt, smoke, coffee & chocolate, sweetish with some citrus, pine, hop resins and lingering tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 16:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, toffee, light fruit, taste is sweet, fruity, dry roasted.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2016
at 11:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ weekly tasting shared with Dutchdrebus and Joes. Hazy dark brown to black color, average sized off-white to beige head. Aroma is malts, roast, bitter and hops. Solid. Taste malts, roast, hops, bitter. Very solid and moo te than that, good one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2016
at 18:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ joes. Brown colour with a small off-white head. Smells citra hops, fresh, fruity, nice. Tastes fruity, bitter, fresh, cookies. Medium body, nice carbo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2016
at 17:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at In De Wildeman. Pours near black with a medium tan head. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, light roast, a little cat pee and caramel. Flavour is light moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2015
at 14:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from O’Brien’s, Athlone [061115]
Black, frothy tan head, soft lacing
Aroma of strong tropical fruits, sweet fruits, touch of pineapple, hop resins, some soft dark malt underneath, passion fruit, slight grassy note
Taste of dark malts, soft roast, zesty hops, bitter dry zest, bit grassy, some bitter roast, quite complex
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, smooth, bitter roast and zest. Finish is more bitter, dark roast malts, lingering citrus zest
Overall - Decent BIPA
Black, frothy tan head, soft lacing
Aroma of strong tropical fruits, sweet fruits, touch of pineapple, hop resins, some soft dark malt underneath, passion fruit, slight grassy note
Taste of dark malts, soft roast, zesty hops, bitter dry zest, bit grassy, some bitter roast, quite complex
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, smooth, bitter roast and zest. Finish is more bitter, dark roast malts, lingering citrus zest
Overall - Decent BIPA
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 17:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught at Against the grain. Light black with a medium head, good lacing. Aroma is pine hop. Flavour is toasted hop, burnt bitterness. Long dry burnt finish.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2015
at 11:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle shared at the Cotteridge convention, 24/01/2015. Many thanks to Steve BeersIveKnown. Hazed caramel / amber coloured pour. Aroma is berry pie, choccy nutty malts, pine. Flavour is c composed of sweet berry hop and choccy malts, pine. Palate has a fullish body and moderate carbonation. Decent BIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2015
at 17:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared during Cotteridge Convention 2015. Pours clear brown with a creamy beige head. Big juicy citrus nose, melon, grapefruit, light roast. Medium sweet flavor with earthy bitterness, minerals, char, orange rind. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with baking cocoa, scorched earth and dry citrus. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2015
at 19:27