In The Nightside Eclipse
Steel City Brewing in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.74
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Black IPA with Columbus for bitterness, and loads of Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin in both copper and fermenter for flavour.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Shared bottle on 24th Aug 2014 at the Midlands Meet. Poured deep brown/black with a tan coloured head. Floral hop nose, with an over toasted bread maltiness. The taste left the floral hops behind in the aroma and turned them into a more roasted pine flavour that sat nicely with the maltiness that ruled the sweet roasted taste. Not great, but I could easily had more if it had been available on the day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2014
at 01:39
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle @ Midlands Bottle Share, Aug 14, at Richies Hop Palace. Pours black with big foamy tan head and light roast aroma. Complex hop character with earthy roasted elements and an unwelcome sourness. Perhaps a bit unbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 14:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at the Jack is back tasting, from an IP trade with Rich the Villain, 06/03/14. Light black with a good sized tan covering that retains well. Nose carries roasty notes, light spice, tangy tropicals, bitter grapefruit, liqourice, earthy hops at the rear. Taste comprises bitter roast, mineral bite, spice, bitter grapefruit, tropicana. Medium bodied, fine catbonation, semi drying close. Decent CDA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2014
at 13:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
6th March 2014
Jack is back tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to our Colin. Opaque dark brown beer, tiny pale tan head. Palate is light and airy and dry. Fine carbonation. Light touch of dark malts but they do bring traces of roast bitterness and a little coffee. Light piney hops with a whisper of citrus. Finishes dry and slighly bitter. Not bad but wants more ooomph.
Jack is back tasting at Bruce’s. Thanks to our Colin. Opaque dark brown beer, tiny pale tan head. Palate is light and airy and dry. Fine carbonation. Light touch of dark malts but they do bring traces of roast bitterness and a little coffee. Light piney hops with a whisper of citrus. Finishes dry and slighly bitter. Not bad but wants more ooomph.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2014
at 02:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Colin, Junior CDA Tracker. Pours clear brown with a frothy tan head. Floral nose, some burnt pine, toasted malts. Light sweet flavor, lots of minerals, burnt pine, burnt toast. Light bodied with average carbonation. Heavy bitter finish, lots more burnt pine, minerals, dry toasted bread. Unbalanced, aggressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 13:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Bruce’s. It pours deep ruby brown with a thick beige head. The nose is funky, earthy, cocoa, roasty, pine, varnish, hop sack, pungent and toast. The taste is dry, bitter, roast, dark fruit, berry, mild acidity, cocoa, cola and earth with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Alright.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 12:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Froma a bottle shared at the GABF 2013 in Denver courtesy of jmgreenuk.. Pours a clear dark cola brown with an ecru head. Slightly sour nose. Very bitter. A bit of licorice flavor. Bitter roast finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2013
at 14:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a deep mahogany with a frothy off white head. The aroma is roasted malt with grassy hops. The flavour is medium bitter with a dry spice pepper liqourice palate. Really refreshing. A superb black IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2013
at 14:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to Jmgreenuk. Pours cloudy brown with a medium tan head. Aroma of fruit, chocolate, grapefruit, dark chocolate. Flavour is light moderate sweet and heavy bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2013
at 14:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; dark brown pour with lively beige head, pine and slight roasted malt aroma, taste is piney, roasted coffee beans, some grape fruit the bitterness is there but doesn’t taste like 139.9 IBU’s. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2013
at 14:09