Dark Sister
Brussels Beer Project in Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.09
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The Dark Sister of the Delta, a Belgian Black IPA with an evil twist. 6,66 ABV of pure hops and malts darkness!
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Courtesy of Kraddel. 33 cl. bottle sampled. Dark pomegranate blackish dark brown, mocha head. Ground chocolate in the nose, lovely mellow hops, touch floral, pine, kiwi, white grapes. Taste is cocoa powder upfront, chocolate milk, nice mellow kiwi, exotic fruit, floral hops followed by tad liquorish and vinous streak. Touch grainy, lighter body. Quite nice & quite enjoyable, nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2014
at 02:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle thnx to the brewer Pours dark brown, good white head Smell is hoppy , bitter , bit malty , bit floral . Taste is good , soft , bit bitter , some dark malts , some aromatic aspects . Nothing too different . Just a very well made example of the style .
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2014
at 13:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 33cl de Geers, BB 01/2016. De couleur ambrée, col épais crémeux et blanc cassé. Arôme offre de suite de belles notes houblonnées. Ces dernières tirent sur un citronné léger accompagné de qcq agrumes. Je trouve le Citra un peu en retrait au profil d’une amertume plus renforcée venant de Smaragd et Challenger qui offrent ce bouquet plus noble allemand à la Hallertauer. Le malté perce en rétro-nasal offrant un bouquet caramel-pâle léger qui reste un peu en retrait par rapport aux houblons. Cependant, les vertus du Citra s’ouvrent nettement plus après 15-20 minutes et là , le côté agrumes plaisant du Citra ressort à son avantage. Palais alterne malté caramel-pâle avec un fruité citronné, agrumes voire pamplemousse. Le Citra apporte qcq pointes de raisin blanc propice à cette version. Les deux autres houblons, Challenger et Smaragd, restent plus en amérisant avec un petit rappel à l’Amarillo et le noble allemand. Je note un profil qui fait penser à la version Alpha revisitée avec plus de malt et sans les pelures. C’est d’ailleurs le profil des deux houblons qui couvrent un peu le caractère du Citra et pour moi font que cette bière, quoique agréable, manque juste un peu de ce caractère Black IPA américain.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2014
at 03:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Hopduvel. Dark brown, nice beige foam. Medium carbonation. Fruity aroma. Notes of caramel, roasted malts and hops. Light bitter finish. Also some sourness which doesn’t fit very well. Medium body. Good, but I was expecting more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2014
at 00:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brussels Beer Project Dark Sister (by Brussels Beer Project):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
7/II/14 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: I/2016 (2014-180)
Clear dark reddish brown beer, huge creamy dense beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, some chunks from the last part of the bottle. Aroma: very resinous, piny, little fruity, some citrus, exotic fruits. MF: lots of carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, citrus, some caramel, pineapple, pretty bitter, little sour, some red currants, sweet malts as well, nice piny bitterness. Aftertaste: very bitter, lots of citrus, grapefruit, caramel, pineapple, some passion fruits, yummy! Soft mocha touch, nice bitter ending. Great impression of the beer style!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 19/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
7/II/14 - 33cl bottle from De Hopduvel (Gent) @ home - BB: I/2016 (2014-180)
Clear dark reddish brown beer, huge creamy dense beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, some chunks from the last part of the bottle. Aroma: very resinous, piny, little fruity, some citrus, exotic fruits. MF: lots of carbon, medium to full body. Taste: fruity start, citrus, some caramel, pineapple, pretty bitter, little sour, some red currants, sweet malts as well, nice piny bitterness. Aftertaste: very bitter, lots of citrus, grapefruit, caramel, pineapple, some passion fruits, yummy! Soft mocha touch, nice bitter ending. Great impression of the beer style!
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2014
at 12:02
8/10
Very nice. Much more flavourful than Delta.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2014
at 12:38