Yin
(has 4 batches)
Evil Twin Brewing in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Two Roads Brewing CompanyStout - Imperial Rotating
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Score
7.77
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This is one half of a Black & Tan. Not just any Black & Tan, but one where a toasted smug and hoppy fella get together to make a sublime Taiji balance. Mix the Yin & Yang together (or enjoy this profoundly evil Imperial Stout solo).
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 0.355l. Pours pitch black color with medium soapy light brown head and sparkling appearance. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate and alcohol. Taste starts with rich roasted malt and licorice, follows by dry cocoa notes, mild medicinal and herbal, mouthfeel is warm spicy with well hidden alcohol, while finish is medium bitter. Full body, thick texture and lively carbonation in palate. Seems more masculine to me, with more yang and less yin characteristics...
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2016
at 05:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled 355ml. -at Pivoteka Zagreb. Pitch black coloured, minimal brown head, chocolate in the nose. Heavy roasted malt, dark chocolate, notes of dried fruits and alcohol with light roasty and chocolate finish. Great and highly enjoyable brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2016
at 18:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pitch black with a thin espresso head. Smells like dark chocolate, smoke, roasted malts, cherries. The taste notes include dark chocolate, espresso, roasted malts, cherries, smoke, subtle hints of peated whiskey.
Tried
on 31 May 2016
at 13:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 2013 vintage. Pours opaque black, small brown head, dissipates fairly quickly, decent lacing. Aroma is roasty with notes of molasses. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, roasty, interesting but difficult to place notes throughout. Medium body. Solid RIS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2016
at 23:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in London - can’t recall where I bought this one, but I’ve had it for four+ years (it was brewed at BrewDog). Pours deep black with a dense, frothy beige head. Rich roasted malts in the nose, some hints of oxidation (something akin to burnt cardboard, but in a pretty good way), hearthy chocolate, dried fruits. Medium to heavy sweet flavour, with strong aged and leathery dark fruits, raisins, berries, moderate earthy bitterness, charred pine. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine to average carbonation. Somewhat warming on the finish, a bit sticky sweet, with sugary chocolate, lots of aged fruits, gooey raisins, ashy roast, scorched earth. Some lingering ash in the aftertaste. Overall, this is heavy-hitting stuff, but it makes for a great sipper. And also, it has aged very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2016
at 16:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Beer Temple. Black, beige-brown head. Aroma is roast, liquorice, caramel, red fruits, medium sweet, coffee. Flavour is sweet, roasted malts, some chocolate, fruits, coffee, caramel, alcohol, bittersweet finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2016
at 08:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ BeerTemple, small sample. Dark color, short frothy head. Aroma of roast, bit licorice, some dark fruit. Bit sweet in taste, roasty bitterness. Should have taken more mental notes, thought I already rated this :-D
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2016
at 02:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @ Beer Temple, sample size. Black color. Rather dense beige/light brown head. Aroma’s: nice roast, hint of red fruit. Retronasal there’s drop/licorice, roast, light fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet, a bit fruity. Body is medium (could have been a bit fuller). Finishes with roast and mocha.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2016
at 01:04