Black IPA
Hyouko Yashiki No Mori Brewery (Swan Lake) in Agano, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.09
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Kaeru. Aroma is big hops, light cocoa, grapefruit hops, burnt. Taste is more hoppy and less malty. Bit of lingering roasty bitterness in the finish, but the front is all hops. Quite sharp. Good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Swan Lake Pub Edo in August 2014. Blackhole black colored with modest beige head. Big burned coffee nose with undertones of citrus and resin. Maltiness shines through with the hops pairing nicely. Tastes of grapfruit, lemon zest sit side by side with malt and star anise. Rich texture with a sticky resiny quality. Complex finish with roasted coffee and bitter hops. --- Beer merged from original tick of Black IPA on 16 Feb 2016 at 14:44
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
big dark roasted notes with tons of bitter hops. Full bodied, but well balanced. Highly enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at Keg, Nagoya. Opaque black color, good creamy beige head. Aroma has lactose, ash and toasted malts. Medium-bodied. Licorice, lactose and ash in the flavor. Too ashy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Ok my black IPA day continues. On tap at Molto. A nice dark brown pour with ruby highlights and a creamy beige head of foam. A hoppy fruity nose complemented with chocolate malts. Quite full bodied, smooth mouthfeel plus a decent level of hops. More of a classic black IPA than Green Petrol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Keyaki. Strong citrus hop nose, smooth balanced flavors of citrus, chocolate, some coffee. Smooth and easy drinking though not so surprising.