6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught@Sori Taproom, Helsinki. Coppery brown colour with small off-white head. Aroma is roasted malts, some sweetness and mild floral and fruity tones. Flavour is fruity, some roasted malts as well as quite a big hoppy finish.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Dark brown colour. MOderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy brownish-black pour with a medium khaki head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Sparse patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt and piney hops. Medium body with flavors of roasted malt, chocolate and piney hops. The finish is malty up front with an earthy and piney hop aftertaste. Above average overall.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

355ml bottle from Share House in Moscow. Pours dark brown with a medium-sized beige head. Aroma is toffee, roasted malt, pine. Taste is medium sweet, toffee, pine, malt. Medium bitter finish. Ok, but not worth the high price paid (900 roubles).

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Beer Republic. Clear very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 130120

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7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, pine, toffee, grain husks, taste is sweet toffee, roasted, caramel, light fruit.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

355ml bottle. Hazy, darkest brown colour with small to average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Resinous, piney hoppy and roasty, dark malty aroma, notes of green onion, dark chocolate, some coffee. Taste is slightly sweet, roasty and chocolately dark malty, resinous, piney and slightly citrusy hoppy, notes of chocloate, dark chocolate, orange flavoured chocolate, hints of lemon, mandarine and orange zest. Slightly too soft carbonation, could be a bit more hoppy as well..

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/pine hops and dark/roast/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; with an awesome roast/hop malt/bitterness balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.85%. Overall this is an awesome black IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Carbonation could have been lower, but was not detrimental to drink-ability. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hops, with perfect balance of the porter malt complexity. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example for being a blend of 2 styles.