The Occult
Odyssey Brew Co in Whitbourne, Herefordshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.05
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An India Dark Ale with huge dry hopping and minimal bitterness which we love and try and brew once a year. The aroma and taste, full of tropical fruit and with only gentle roastiness, bely its dark and foreboding appearance. We've really amped this brew up with the addition of Cry Hops for extra juice.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, probably from Beer Revolution (RIP), sampled in June 2017. Pours deep brown with a light tan foam. Aroma: toasted malts, pine needles, sorachi ace hops. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, lime, coconut, grassy, pine. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Van Moll. Dark brown color, average sized off-white to beige head. Smell and taste malts, sweetish hops. Close your eyes and you think you're drinking a normal NEIPA. It is the good and the bad united. It doesn't make it a good black IPA, on the contrary, it misses the black imo other than the appearance. Sweetish overall rather than bitter. Mwah. Easily drinkable. Ok. 7-3-7-3-14.
Tried
on 13 May 2019
at 08:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the Hole in the wall Chichester. Deep cloudy chocolate brown colour with a tan head. Aroma soft fruity and chocolate malty. Taste bittersweet balance. Full body.
Tried
on 07 May 2019
at 16:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Mother Kellys, 2nd May 19. Pours very dark brown. Aroma is light cararmel, cocoa, citrus. Taste is cocoa, some light citrus, quite nice, lacks a little bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2019
at 05:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours a very dark brown with light head. Aromas of pine and slick roasted malts. Flavors follow same with additional citrus and pine resin. Clean. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2019
at 19:30
7/10
On tap at Kull The Cat, London. Cloudy Dark brown with beige head. Dark malts, hops, sweetness, Fruity, bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2019
at 18:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
18th May 2017
L42 Bottleshare. Very hazy amber - brown beer, good pale tan head. Mellow dark malts, thin dark malt cream. An earthy dark malt vibe. Modest hop spice but it ramps up through the finish. Mild pine and bitterish fruits. Decent but not the smoothest.
L42 Bottleshare. Very hazy amber - brown beer, good pale tan head. Mellow dark malts, thin dark malt cream. An earthy dark malt vibe. Modest hop spice but it ramps up through the finish. Mild pine and bitterish fruits. Decent but not the smoothest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2017
at 09:33
8/10
Super.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2017
at 22:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Trembling Madness Bottle Shop. Muddy, dark brown. Film of grey head. Nose has some bonfire toffee. Some grapefruit. Hint of coffee grinds. Taste is fruity, vinous sweet. Some burnt, ashy bitterness. Some citrus. Smooth mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. Ashy bitter finish. Not much pop here, and I’ve no idea what is New England about it. Ok at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2017
at 18:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Murky and dark brown/chocolate colour with barely any head. Aroma: hoppy, tropical fruits, citrus/berries, light roast malts. Taste: light roasty malt base with tropical fruits, citrus, berries, pine, light sweet with a bitter finish, well balanced. Medium body and soft carbonation. Pretty good, think this is the first Black IPA I’ve had that’s been a New England style, seems to work quite well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2017
at 00:10