Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Black beer, thick off-white head. Looks perfect.An interesting combinatiion in both the aroma and taste. Rye, malt, grassy citrus, hops, toastiness, spices. I don't know that I'd want more than one in a sitting but it's nice and impressive that it's balanced well enough for those flavours to each hold their own.

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

Keg at the Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Nose of chocolate, blackcurrant jam, light smoke action, some bitter hop. Getting the same in the flavour with a touch of coffee in there to balance things out a bit. Good stuff.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5

2016 catch up - Bottle at home from Bottledog (which is sadly no more) - One of my favourite black IPAs. The flavour of the malt alongside the hops is fantastic and there is a great mouthfeel. The whole beer is totally integrated and it is like a velvet kiss.

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

Bottle, label says 6.5%. Appearance- very dark, opaque, a one-finger beige foamy head. Aroma- hops, grapefruit, orange, caramel, dark malts, milky coffee hints. Taste- roast malt, caramel, toast, bitter coffee, hops, cold coffee, toasty bitter malt on the finish. Smooth mouthfeel, quite a long finish. Good.

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

Draft at Churchkey. Very dark brown color, beige head. Aroma of burnt espresso. Taste has licorice and burnt coffee. Nice.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

(Thx!) Sampled draft (twice) @ Tilquin English Beer Festival 2016. Very hazy brown, tanned head. Nnose is massive blue cheese hop, Sorachi ace, low mocha, chewy malts & toffee, beautiful. Taste is massive Sorachi Ace blue ceese hops, some mocha, butterscotch, chewy malts,..; massively creamy. This fulfils my love for Sorachi Ace, this is beauty, I need this to be a standard thing. I love you.

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

Draft @ Tilquin English Fest ’16, courtesy of and shared with the fine Belgian RB crew. Brune, col fin blanc-cassé. Arôme offre un bouquet généreux de café, léger retro de chocolat avec un agrément houblonné assez plaisant. Grillé perdure en rétro avec une note épaisse de crystal malt. Palais est malté, chocolaté, fini sec, grains, amertume en balance sur des houblons virant vers agrumes avec ce côté high alha du Sorachi fort en agrumes et qui propulse cette bière sur des houblons raffinés et complexe.

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

From Tap. Fast klare dunkel orange braune Farbe, geringe beige Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, süß, Vanille, Kaffee. Geschmack sehr röstmalzig, Kaffee, bitter hopfig, würzig, Vanille.

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

Imported from my RateBeer account as Weird Beard Fade to Black (by Weird Beard Brew Co.):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

30/IV/16 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2016-477) Thanks to the Belgian Ratebeer Crew (and Beerhunter111) for sharing today's beers!

Clear dark brown beer, small aery light beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very roasted, coffee, cocoa powder, mocha. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very roasted, charcoal, coffee, little sour, bit hoppy. Aftertaste: bitter hops, very roasted, charcoal, slightly fruity, citrus, very dry, medicinal bitterness.

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