B Side: Black IPA
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.05
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Here at BrewDog, we love the hidden tracks; the unexpected discoveries. The B-Sides.
Take our 10HL pilot kit. It is the place our brewers let those imaginations fly and lay down unpredictable, creative tracks. Our brew team use it to dial in our small-scale experimental brews, each then finding its way to our bars as a draught-only special release.
However, we felt the naming convention used previously – Pilot Brew XXX – didn't fully reflected the ingenuity displayed by our brewers. To depict this a little better we now release each pilot brew as a bona fide B-Side; alongside our production-batch launches that take place at our bars, you’ll be able to discover a flip side in the form of one of our B-Side releases.
Take our 10HL pilot kit. It is the place our brewers let those imaginations fly and lay down unpredictable, creative tracks. Our brew team use it to dial in our small-scale experimental brews, each then finding its way to our bars as a draught-only special release.
However, we felt the naming convention used previously – Pilot Brew XXX – didn't fully reflected the ingenuity displayed by our brewers. To depict this a little better we now release each pilot brew as a bona fide B-Side; alongside our production-batch launches that take place at our bars, you’ll be able to discover a flip side in the form of one of our B-Side releases.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Carnivale Brettanomyces ’16. At Beer Temple. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of liquorice, pine, nettles, light smoky. Flavour of liquorice, roasted malts, smoke, brown malts, pine, nettles. Light bodied, a bit weak.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2016
at 15:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from tap at ’Beertemple’ during Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016. Clear, very dark brown to black with a medium large, creamy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish, slightly roasty and fruity aroma of tropical fruits, dark chocolate and some coffee. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty and fruity taste of dark chocolate, coffee, tropical fruits and pine, followed by a short, rather roasty-bitter, resiny finish. Medium body, slightly creamy mouthfeel, average carbonation. Very nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2016
at 12:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Beer Temple. Brown color with a red hue coming through, medium sized beige to light brown head. Smell and taste malts, some hops, lightly roast, malt bitter, bitter. Hmm average to medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2016
at 09:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. [ As BrewDog Prototype Black IPA ].Clear dark black brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, moderate to heavy hoppy, grapefruit, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, grapefruit, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20160221]
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 13:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Botella 33 cl de vivalabirra tomada en el momento en Oviedo. 09..04..2016. (r111) etiquetada como prototipe Black Ipa. Lote 628 FBAA hasta 25..11..2016. Color negro intenso con espuma beige. Aromas y sabores maltosos algo tostados con suaves tonos de cafés y algo de cacaos acabando con suave amargo. Cuerpo ligero a medio fácil de beber algo acuoso de 5.3 vol. Buena.
Tried
on 01 May 2016
at 07:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Tap at Beer Hunters, Pori. Opaque black color, small steady brownish head. Licorice, ash, dry aroma. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Ashy, toasted flavor. Dry, not very fruity black ipa.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2016
at 13:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Uiltje. Black pour. Aroma of salty caramel and toffee. Taste has salty caramel, mild roast and some sweet fruity hops. Strange, but nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2016
at 10:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ BrewDog Shepherds Bush, Shepherds Bush W12. Pours a black color with a small tan head, Has a roasted malty grassy hoppy licorice aroma. Slightly roasted malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2016
at 07:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Tanakaya. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of beige foam that lingers. Big woodsy, pine and dank flavors on the nose....more chocolate and coffee come out as it warms. Chocolate and pine resin on the palate with a touch of light smoked malt almost. Bitter and roasty but not overly so. Good bitter finish with a relatively light body and average carbonation. Nice little black IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2016
at 08:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Kompaan. Dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma of roast, licorice, fruity hops, light citrus and pine notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with a juicy hop palate and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2016
at 11:06