Sanda Black
Fyne Ales in Cairndow, Argyll and Bute, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.88
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A black IPA with a light creamy tan head. Aroma is of roasted malts with hints of gooseberry. It is hopped with Nelson Sauvin, coffee notes round out the beer to give some great flavours. More of a west of Scotland balance to the IPA than a West Coast USA balance, and we think it works really well.
Sanda gets its name from the Sanda lighthouse, located off the southern tip of the Mull of Kintyre in southwestern Scotland.
Sanda gets its name from the Sanda lighthouse, located off the southern tip of the Mull of Kintyre in southwestern Scotland.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
bottle, pours black with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, toffee, chocolate, coffee & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry mild bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2025
at 14:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From bottle @ Borefts 2013. Almost black colored. Citrus and roast in both aroma and flavor. Low on carbon. Some tartness. Hints of caramel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Aus der Flasche im 2014-04 getrunken. Dieses schwarze IPA hat eine schöne beige und feinporige Schaumkrone. Doch neben den leichten Röstaromen ist es doch recht hopfenbetond. Leider finde ich hier keine deutlichen Fruchtaromen.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2019
at 17:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2017
at 12:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Frothy nougat coloured head stayed well on a jet black, finely effervescent body. Citrus, malt, metal toasted aroma. Medium bodied. Very sharp on the palate.Nothing on the back. The taste is coffee, mild citrus, roasted, pine & bitter under ripe stone fruit.
Tried
on 12 May 2017
at 13:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Appearance- pretty much black, a thick beige head which hangs around. Aroma- malt, milky coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla hints, fudge. Taste- bitter hops, roast malt, coffee, fudge cake, vanilla, caramel, dark malts, bitter dry roast. Full mouthfeel. Good, more black than IPA.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2017
at 08:10
7/10
Dark malts up front, hops take over in the finish. Smooth! #beerbods
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2017
at 21:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours jet black with a thin off white head. Dried fruit and vanilla aroma, flavour is slightly sweet, fruit, chocolate, a little smokey. Like this
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2017
at 16:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
0,33l bottle at home. BB 03/2016. almost black color, small tan head. smells of roast, light licorice, parfume, berry notes, bit flowery, ligthly earthy. interesting smell, i like it. medium to full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of licorice, earthy notes, almost smoky, spices, some coffee, bit soapy, light currant notes. finishes light roasted and a bit dry with earthy notes and licorice. good one, liked the smell almost a bit better than the taste. not much hops left on the taste, but probably because it does not seem to be so fresh anymore, still very enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 09:42
7/10
Tried
on 13 Oct 2015
at 21:30