Imperial Black
Buxton Brewery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Pours black with a big,bubbly tan head. Aromas of pine, resin and roast. Taste has more chocolate notes, big hop bitterness. Bit fizzy, but very nice.
Tried
on 22 May 2014
at 11:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a dark black color ale with a nice dark brown foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma consists of roasted malt with super nice notes of green hops with light piney notes. Taste is also dominated by deep roasted malt notes with some fresh green hops notes is really enjoyable. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Superb balance between green hoppy notes with some lightly roasted malt notes. I wish this beer was available locally on a regular basis.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2014
at 11:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a dark brown colour with copper highlights. The head is big, creamy, beige, has great retention and some tiny bubbled lacing. Nice fresh hoppy nose with the roasted malt as base. Much of the same for the taste. Oily mouthfeel with a nicely balanced bitterness creating some mild dryness in the finish, but not too much. The grass is fresh everywhere, so good choice of hops in this one. Goes down very well. Was just fooled by the title, as I did not expect an Imperial American Black Ale.
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2014
at 21:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(bottle - mislabelled as โstrong aleโ - while it is very much a black IPA) clear very dark brown colour with a medium tall brown head; aroma of citrus; mostly bitter flavour with a long light bitter finish; creamy palate
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2014
at 16:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Aroma plum, chocolate. Light roast. Moderate herbal grassy hops. Dark brown colour. Taste is very nicely balanced, with bold amount of chocolate and roast complementing the grassy herbal hoppiness. Nicely balanced. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 05:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Very dark brown color with medium beige heads. Roasted malt, citrus hops in aroma. Roasted malt, coffee, citrus hops in taste. Medium long hoppy bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 05:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Botella de 33 cl en Cimmeria. Mayo de 2013. Black ipa contundente y con sabores y aromas destacados. Amargo seco y bastante notable al final combinado con maltas tostadas bastante bien. Bastante seca en general. Cuerpo intenso con 7.5 vol. bastante buenos y notables. Para repetir. Bastante buena.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2014
at 11:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Man in the Moon, Stockholm, 20 Feb 2014) Black colour with frothy, pale brown head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of pine needles, coffee, dark chocolate, black rye bread and hints of mint. Malty, roasted, hoppy taste with coffee, dark chocolate, pine needles, grapefruit, black rye bread and a generous piney, citric bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Very tasty and well made black IPA. Very nice.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2014
at 08:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from the LCBO. Pours deep brown-black with a generous khaki head. Nose is big pine with vanilla and dark fruit notes. Taste is bitter citrus throughout with enough sweet chocolate and toffee to balance things. medium slick body with average carbonation and a nice lingering bitter finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2014
at 16:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Some zesty citrus indeed. Finishes with a dose of it, mixed with bitter tinge from hops. Plenty of roast floating around as well.Pours black with good head and lacing. Thick texture. Light hint of sourness in finish as well. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2014
at 21:05