Imperial Black
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.68
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A straight-up IPA that delivers big, rich, soft berry fruit flavour and aromas from the massive amount of dry-hopping, all wrapped up in the aesthetic of a beautiful jet-black beer.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Buxton Imperial Black (by Buxton Brewery):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
9/I/15 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 11/VI/15, bottled: 11/IX/14 (2015-25) Thanks to The_Osprey for the trade!
Little hazy deep brown beer, huge creamy beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: bit piny, citrus, caramel, some mocha, sweet malts, cheesy touch, fruity, some strawberry jam. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of citrus, little sour, bitter hops, bit resinous. Aftertaste: soft roast, very bitter hops, resinous, citrus, bit piny, oily hops, long lasting bitterness. Very nice stuff!
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4.3/5
9/I/15 - 33cl bottle from a trade @ home - BB: 11/VI/15, bottled: 11/IX/14 (2015-25) Thanks to The_Osprey for the trade!
Little hazy deep brown beer, huge creamy beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: bit piny, citrus, caramel, some mocha, sweet malts, cheesy touch, fruity, some strawberry jam. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of citrus, little sour, bitter hops, bit resinous. Aftertaste: soft roast, very bitter hops, resinous, citrus, bit piny, oily hops, long lasting bitterness. Very nice stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2015
at 13:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle at the Local Pub, Athens. Black color with beige frothy head. Hoppy aroma, piney and grassy, light roasted malty. Heavy bitter and light sweet taste, like the aroma. Light to medium body, oily, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2014
at 05:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours black with a fading light tan head.Nose shows pine, roasted malt, caramel and grapefruit.Similar flavours. Big spicy, piny and grapefruit notes followed by roasted malt and a little sweetness.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2014
at 20:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
First rating: Big beige-brown lasting head. Mostly opaque black body goes deep dark brown at edges. Spicy roasty earthy aroma with chocolatey notes. Dry-sweet spicy earthy gooseberry taste with roasty notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dry roasty earthy chocolatey aftertaste with spicy gooseberry notes. Lovely, harmonic beer with lots of flavour. (0.33l bottle, from wine monopoly, Strømmen.) 6,4,7,3,13=3.3
Second rating: Big brown-beige head. Opaque black body goes deep dark red at the bottom with fast carbonation. Deep roasty tropical fruit aroma with wooden overripe berries notes. Dry-sweet roasty pineapple taste with wooden notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dry wooden lacquer and tropical fruit aftertaste with burnt dusty notes. The aroma has some jarring combinations, but it’s much more harmonic in the mouth. (0.33l bottle, from wine monopoly, Strømmen.) 6,4,7,3,13=3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2014
at 05:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Taps in KL at home in HK. Dark brown pour - not opaque. Dense head with some lacing. Aroma is deep roasted and also hoppy. Taste is great - surprisingly tart and juicy hops flavor, dry bitterness but also has caramel and coffee. Slightly boozy finish with lasting bitterness. Really good - would definitely get again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2014
at 10:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from De Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Dark brown to black body, with a quite small but stable, creamy, beige head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, wood, earth, citrus, dark berries. Taste with about the same aromas and some more tropical fruits. Mouthfeel is medium, creamy, with a lively carbonation and it finishes medium bitter, roasty and citric. Tasty! Especially the balance is great, with creamy dark malt notes on a par with fresh citric hop notes. Really easy to drink, the ABV isn’t noticeable. Overall I have to say, I’m beginning to love Black IPAs from Britain, each one I’ve had so far was just delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2014
at 12:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Re-Rating Date: 5/13/2015Tasted on bottle. Black color with a frothy white head with good lasting and nice lacework. aroma has notes of fresh hops, some roasty notes and coffee. Flavor is strong bittery with good duration, roasted malts notes with licorice and black coffee hints. Strong bittery final with good duration and hogh astringency.
Rating Date: 8/21/2014 Black color with a frothy white head with good lasting. Aroma has notes of light toasted malts, slightly citrusy. Flavor has a decent bitterness, slightly roasted malts and light citrus. The final has a good bitterness with good duration.
Rating Date: 8/21/2014 Black color with a frothy white head with good lasting. Aroma has notes of light toasted malts, slightly citrusy. Flavor has a decent bitterness, slightly roasted malts and light citrus. The final has a good bitterness with good duration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2014
at 17:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330 ml bottle. Dark brown body, almost black with a beige head. Nice aroma with citric fruit, pine and some roasted malt. Flavor is refreshing fruity, some pine, dark malt, light roasted and decent bitterness. Medium body and OK aftertaste. Quite nice and smooth, but a bit on the safer side and actually rather standard black IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2014
at 12:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home. The colour is pitch black and has a small, creamy, beige head. Hoppy aroma along with grapefruit, grass and pine. The flavour contains more roasted tones and coffee but there�s still a hoppy touch in the end with grass and grapefruit. Slick mouth feel, and the bitterness is at a medium level. A hoppy and well balanced BIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2014
at 00:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Svart farge med beige skum. Lukter humle og kaffe. Fyldig og smak av kaffe og noe fruktig. Bitter ettersmak som sitter i. Kjenner noe alkoholvarme.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2014
at 14:58