Keg at Brewdog Shep’s bush. Nice opaque black / brown coloured pour with a tidy steadfast mid tan head. Aroma is weird, dry citrus, nelson, slightly smoky / tarmac. Hints of pine needle on the nose. No roast detected on the nose, flavour is composed of light grains with only the faintest hint of roast in the finish. Hops are dried citrus, cif, nelson sauvin like hop, spicy pine needle. Palate is very light, frothy, slightly thin, drying finish. Slight carbonic acid bite in the finish. Blindfolded, this would be very difficult to pick out as a black IPA.
Earlier Rating: 11/7/2015 Total Score: 3.5
Keg at Shep’s bush Brewdog. Opaque black coloured pour with a lasting creamy mid tan head. Aroma is dry pithy citrus, grapefruit, pine needle. Flavour is composed of light grains, toasted malts, pine needle and dry powdery yeast. Palate is medium light powdery, highish carbonation. Lingering faint roast and pine. OK black IPA light.

Black beer with a thick off-white head. Aroma is dry, bitter fruit and hop. Flavour is a touch lighter than expected. There’s a resinous twang, citrusy hop and dark chocolate-y malt. The fruity hops are what linger though. it’s quite a crisp beer too, would work really well a touch more chilled than I had it on a warm day.

Bottle from Cork & Cask. Dark brown body with a medium beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of orange, chocolate and berries. Flavour of bay leaf and juicy orange. Medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Tastes like a Black IPA Lite.

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - opaque black with a fawn head which falls away quite quickly. Nose - dark fruit and chocolate. Taste - dark chocolate, biscuits and dried fruits. Lime finish. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - more citrus as it goes on. It kinda does the style justice.

Bottle at craig’s. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, pine, taste is similar, light sweetness.
Earlier Rating: 11/4/2015 Total Score: 3.6
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours black, nose is roasted dung, light fruit, taste is sweet, roasted, dry, chocolate.

bottle at home .. dark brown ... thin tan lacing ... soft cvhocolate roast .. dark malts .. dark chocolate roast .. dark fruits .. soft malts ... dark chocolate roast.. light pineEarlier Rating: 11/28/2015 Total Score: 3.6Keg at brewdog Edinburgh... Keg at brewdog Edinburgh... Soft dry chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark dry chocolate roast.. Soft pine.. Dark malts.. Dark chocolate lime

Keg at BD Sheps Bush, 15/12/15. Black with a well appointed tan covering that retains well. Nose is dank hop strokes, liquorice, treacle toffee, pine, bitter grapefruit, light charr. Taste comprises dank hops, red berry notes, pine, light roast, liquorice, cocoa powder, bitter tropicana, coffee grinds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with dank hop bitterness. Solid dank CDA.

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with a big frothy tan head, aroma has pine and some rubber, taste has pine, light citrus, some chocolate, espresso coffee, some rubber.
Earlier Rating: 11/21/2015 Total Score: 3.7
Keg at Brewdog Birmingham; dark brown pour with a creamy light beige head, aroma has chocolate and light pine, taste has rich chocolate, light pine, bitter finish.

Keg at Brewdog, Shoreditch, London, Saturday 12th December 2015 Pours dark brown, very hoppy fresh nose. The hops could of been quite aggressive as they seem very in yer face but somehow it’s held back. Lots of hoppy burps, very easy drinking a little hop burn. Good, in fact for the abv this is really good. A8 A4 T7 P4 Ov15 3.8

330ml bottle from Brewdog online store. Black colour, beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of resiny hop & tropical fruits. Taste is roasted malt, liquorice, berries with some zesty citrus grapefruit bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.