Black 'Ops
Downton Brewery in Downton, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.89
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McCash (16021) reviewed Black 'Ops from Downton Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - pine and lavender. Some chocolate I’m the background. Taste - more pine and general green notes. Dark chocolate but dominated by a kinda burnt molasses. Charcoal at the very end. Palate - close to medium bodied with a dry middle section. This continues through the finish. Overall - not all the elements I’d expect from a black ipa. It is like a hopped dry stout. Nice.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Black 'Ops from Downton Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask at the Guildford arms... Dark black... Small tan head.. Soft chocolate roast malts nose... Dark dry chocolate roast.. Little bitter charcoal.. Dry chocolate roast malts.. Long bitter roast.. Little pine
Downender (11275) reviewed Black 'Ops from Downton Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask-conditioned at the Wellington, Birmingham 10/3/2017. Near black in colour, with a tight, off-white, head. Some chocolate notes, blackcurrants, slightly toasty malts and a touch of leafy hop before a dryish finish. A good dark beer.
daniele (14510) reviewed Black 'Ops from Downton Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
on tap dark good head nice hoppy nose bit earthy herbal light citric dry scura buona schiuma buona nota luppolata un filo terrosa erbacea un leggero citrico buon amaro secca
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Black 'Ops from Downton Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. A glossy, opaque, peaty brown pour with a tight coffee coloured head; aroma of well roasted malts; smooth, milky and dry in the mouth with a toasty malt taste and a fresh herbal bitterness; then a dry lactic finish with lingering spicy hops. Perhaps more a Porter than a Black IPA.
BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Black 'Ops from Downton Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at PoW, Farnborough. A musty coffee aroma. Glistening black. Medium beige head. Creamy before a bitter kick. Coffee and liquorice. Medium bodied. Soft mouthfeel, with pleasant carbonation. Long finish. Good stuff, but not sure it’s really the black IPA it claims to be. The initial greatness does a good job of hiding the bitterness.