Gloucester Brewery 03 Black Simcoe

03 Black Simcoe

 

Gloucester Brewery in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
Score
6.93
ABV: 6.2% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Dark in colour, punchy in nature. Yes it is a black pale ale. Scents of tropical fruit with deep sweet resin and fresh pine. A short bitterness against dark tart sweetness. Tastes like a tropical storm.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle from Saucy Pears, Worcestor. Many thanks Vilma! Pours black with tan head. Aroma is malt roast, grapefruit & light pine. Taste is piney with slick roast and cola with some woody hints. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2016 at 15:20


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Brewer’s Droop, Bristol. Near black in colour, with a thin, beige, head. Aroma of grapefruit, chocolate and a touch of toasty malts. Flavour had more tropical fruit, some fruitcake notes, and finished hoppy. Enjoyable.
Earlier Rating: 1/15/2014 Total Score: 3.8
On keg at the Small Bar, Bristol, 9/1/2014. Near black with a slight, off-white head. Musky, citrus, fruit cake aroma with a touch of sweetness. Solid, malty flavours, with berry and orange fruits, a touch of roast and dry finish. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2015 at 14:31


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

Bottle from saucy pear, Worcester. Doesn’t appear to be the one brewed with Wiper and True. (different Abv and W&T not mentioned). Deep almost black colour with a tan head. Really strong citrus and toasted malt aroma, with a really tropical fruit flavour, and a toasted bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2014 at 15:50


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle. Pours very dark ruby brown with a medium head. Aroma is bitter grapefruit and cocoa. Taste has dusty cocoa and hop oils to start. Bitter grapefruit and cocoa finish.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 17:01


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone. Black beer lasting beige head. As a dark hoppy beer it’s good. I like the thick malt dark chocolate and thr the grapefruit. Hey surprise I like a black ipa.

Tried from Cask on 14 Mar 2014 at 10:05


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at BD Sheps Bush, 04/03/14. Dark mahogony brown with a moderate light tan swirl. Nose is roasty, hop notes, cocoa, brown bread, light pine. Taste comprises dusty hops, pine bite, light mineral twang, cocoa powder, light tropicana. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, piney tickle in the execution. Solid enough CDA.

Tried from Can on 05 Mar 2014 at 05:41


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at BrewDog Shep B. It pours near black with a small tan head. The nose is roasted malt, ash, pine, perfumed, floral, potpourri, earth and light smoke. The taste is roasted malt, coffee grinds, earth, dark choc, pine, floral notes, burnt wood, potpourri and citrus peel with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Pretty punchy and lot going on....but balance is not quite there for me. Perhaps too much floral against the background of roasted malts. OK.

Tried on 04 Mar 2014 at 09:49


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

Keg at BrewDog Shepherd’s Bush - London. Pours deep brown with a creamy, beige head. Lots of dirty, toasted pine on the nose, some cocoa, coffee grounds and ripe orange, too. Medium sweet flavor, pretty well balanced, with long-roasted malts, earth, burnt wood, grapefruit, orange, sticky pine. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Earthy burnt wood to finish with baking cocoa, scorched pine, rindy and ripe citrus fruits, dried dark berries. Solid.

Tried on 03 Mar 2014 at 12:40