Black Flag
Oproer Brouwerij in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.28
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
25 September 2018. At Dok Brewing Company, Ghent. Cheers to Anke & Pieter!
Pours hazy black with a lasting, foamy, beige head, irregular lacing. Aroma of walnut, grapefruit peel, lemon zest, espresso, fondant, orange drenched in chocolate, cookie... Pim's biscuits come to mind. It tastes light malty sweet, balancing fondant & nuts, building up a medium hoppy bitterness that has grapefruit, earth, toasty coffee; sour touch of lemon & blackcurrant in the back. Dry, herbal & earthy hoppy finish, lingering subtle notes of coffee, toast, nuts. Medium body, creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. Nice stuff, lots of taste, very aromatic.
Pours hazy black with a lasting, foamy, beige head, irregular lacing. Aroma of walnut, grapefruit peel, lemon zest, espresso, fondant, orange drenched in chocolate, cookie... Pim's biscuits come to mind. It tastes light malty sweet, balancing fondant & nuts, building up a medium hoppy bitterness that has grapefruit, earth, toasty coffee; sour touch of lemon & blackcurrant in the back. Dry, herbal & earthy hoppy finish, lingering subtle notes of coffee, toast, nuts. Medium body, creamy texture, fizzy carbonation. Nice stuff, lots of taste, very aromatic.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2018
at 16:12
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
330 ml. bottle. BBF 01-01-2020 (seems excessive). Dark brown, small beige head. Nose is coffee grounds, pine resin, grainy black bread & orange peel hop. Could be bit thicker bodied but tasty roasted malts not too heavy very thick pine resin & marmaladed orange peel hop, lingering black bread malt, grain, lingering hop, lots of dark malt here. Touch of plastic. This is how Cascadian Ales / BIPA’s used to taste like in their formative days back when people still made the style. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2018
at 20:24
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Oproer Black Flag (by Oproer):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
25/IX/18 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent) - (2018-1509)
Clear brown beer, big creamy beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty, floral, some chocolate, fruity notes, grains. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, caramel, grains, roasted, some coffee, bitter, dry, hoppy, bit resinous. Aftertaste: bitter, grassy, very roasted, dry, hay, metallic touch, grains, bitter finish.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
25/IX/18 - on tap @ DOK Brewing Company (Gent) - (2018-1509)
Clear brown beer, big creamy beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty, floral, some chocolate, fruity notes, grains. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, caramel, grains, roasted, some coffee, bitter, dry, hoppy, bit resinous. Aftertaste: bitter, grassy, very roasted, dry, hay, metallic touch, grains, bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Sep 2018
at 20:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dunkler, röstig hopfiger Beginn. Moderat hopfig, im Hintergrund steigend röstig. Hopfig-herb, süffig, trocken. 10/10/9/10//10
Tried
on 20 Sep 2018
at 14:02
7/10
Tried
on 19 Sep 2018
at 09:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle thnx to the brewer. Pours black, lightly tanned , small to medium sized head with very good stability. Smell is creamy, mild roast from the dark malts, aromatic ( fruity ) hops. promising ! Taste is more sharp, robust dark malts and a relative strong bitterness ( still low to average for IPA standards ) lifted up by the malt bitterness. Aroma of the hops is far less than the scent anticipated for, but still present. Full bodied for the ABV. Very good BIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2018
at 15:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Helst. Dark clear maroon brown color big beige head. Aroma of fruity coffee. Taste is fruity, dark roast coffee, light bitterness. OK
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2018
at 00:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Owl Farm, Brooklyn tap: pours dark brown with beige head. Aroma is coffee, smoke, earth and pine. Taste is roasty and moderately bitter. Medoum bodied. Nice aftertaste. Spice in finish
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2018
at 02:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample from bottle at Wijnhuis Ede bierproeverij april 13, 2018. Color: Very dark ruby, beige head. Taste: Dark roasted malt and coffee fighting with flowery hop for victory. Turning out into a pretty good combination in which the hops just have the upper hand. Nice hybrid. Good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2018
at 14:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Brewberry Bar Paris. Black beer lasting tan head. Good hoppy aroma. Light malts in mouth some lime flavour. Just don't see the point. It's not a stout and it's not an ipa. Not horrible but ultimately this style is not in my wheelhouse.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2018
at 18:01