Fade to Black
Weird Beard Brew Co. in London, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.36
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An innovative style that matches roasty notes with fruity/hoppy ones. Dry hopped with Sorachi Ace, there are hints of coconut coming through the toastier flavours of the darker malts.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Bottle, 0.33 l - batch 0035 - bottled on Oct 13 - BBE Oct 14, at Black Door, 20140117) The beer poured black. Its head was very small and lightly brown. Aroma had burnt malts, pine and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, fruitiness, ash, coffee and bitterness. Aftertaste had burntness and bitterness. Way too burnt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2014
at 11:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in London from Sourced Market. Aroma is earthy pine hops with woody roast. Clear black caramel red colour with a persistyent loose light tan head. Flavour is nutty malt, wih some chocolate. Hops are pine and earthy lemon and coconut. Man i freaking love sorachi ace. The earthyness of the sorachi ace plays really well with the smooth roast malts. Palate is medium full, somewhat chewy and medium carbonation which lifts things nicely. Lingering biterness and roast. Very balanced and drinkable. Really Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2013
at 15:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at TSODRBSG 13. Dark brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malt, hop, pine. Flavour is coffee, roasted malt, hop, pine, chocolate . Carbonated. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2013
at 05:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, Kris Wines, London. Deep dark brown pour with a small tan head. Roasted malt and citrus in the nose and flavour alongside some decent hoppage and fruit notes. Smooth and pleasant to drink. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2013
at 12:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Bishop’s Arms Linnégatan, Stockholm, 9 Nov 2013) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted, hoppy nose with black coffee, pine needles, ashes and hints of mint. Malty, roasted taste with notes of black coffee, pine needles, dark bread, grapefruit, mint and a generous roasty, piney bitterness in the finish. Medium body, quite dry. Solid and well made black IPA. Very nice.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2013
at 07:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Drinkmonger. Black body with a massive tan head. Excellent lacing. Wonderful aroma of kiwi fruit, plum, lime, milky coffee and flowers. Flavour of pine needles, tangy grapes and chocolate. Also lightly roasted malt but not as deeply roasted as other Black IPAs I’ve tried. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Soft carbonation. A flavoursome, fruity Black IPA. Weird Beard certainly know how to pack their beers full of flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2013
at 15:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a deep mahogany colour with a thin off-white head. The aroma is grassy hop. The flavour is medium to strong bitter with a lovely grassy nettle hop, spicy, liqourice palate and a smooth lingering bitter finish. This is a beer packed full of flavour and super refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2013
at 15:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Pivni, York. Almost black, with a thick, tight, lasting beige head. Very handsome. Ripe blackberry fruitiness, some roasted coffee and just the right side of hoppy bitterness. Silky on the palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Sep 2013
at 13:47
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ CASK Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty peachy hoppy grapefruit aroma. Roasted malty hoppy bitter chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty hoppy bitter chocolate grapefruit finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2013
at 04:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask, handpulled cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimco. Almost black as pitch. Sparse tan-coloured head. Dark fruity nose, lightly spiced. Leafy hops together with dark malts to the taste buds. Nicely roasted bittersweet round off. Fresh and nice, possible my best during the evening of Weird Beard tap takeover (London 12.08.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2013
at 07:01