Proper Black
St. Austell Brewery in St. Austell, Cornwall, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.86
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A contradiction in term, black IPA’s are a clash of styles old and new. Modern tangy citrus hops merge with roasted chocolate malts for a truly classic beer. Black as night, but close your eyes and you're drinking a zesty IPA.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Kick. A black one, topped by a dense, light tan head leaving lacings. The aroma is faintly buttery, with caramel, dark chocolate and some lightly citrusy hops. Roasted flavor with chocolate and coffee. A pleasant bitterness chimes in, bringing some balance. Full body, soft and pleasant carbonation, rather dry. Lasting roasted finish. A proper beer indeed, although a bit buttery especially in the aroma. 130520
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2013
at 07:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample from bottle at Beer13. Pours black with a beige head. Malty aroma, lightly roasty, with chocolate, dark fruits and citrus. Medium body. Finishes fairly dry and pleasantly bitter. Decent, but not a favourite. (2013-04-19)
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2013
at 11:30
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Appearance: Black color with a fine beige head. Some lacing.
Aroma: Chocolate, roasted malt, fruity and grape hoppy.
Palate: Medium to full body. Slightly sweet, and a lovely bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Chocolate, roasted malt, fruity and grape hoppy.
Overall impression: Ahhh there are some hidden British gems. This one can be recommended.
Personal stats: Bottle at Beer13 in Oslo, Norway.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2013
at 07:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
7th July 2011
Opaque black beer with a good size fluffy pale tan head. Softish semi dry palate, light. Dark malts with a pleasantly light touch of roast. Creamy too. Nice mild piney hops provide balancing bitterness and bring up the rear. Semi dry finish with a mild bitter linger. Not bad at all - very drinkable.
Opaque black beer with a good size fluffy pale tan head. Softish semi dry palate, light. Dark malts with a pleasantly light touch of roast. Creamy too. Nice mild piney hops provide balancing bitterness and bring up the rear. Semi dry finish with a mild bitter linger. Not bad at all - very drinkable.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2013
at 14:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Half pint, hand pulled at a Wetherspoons in London during their 2011 Autumn Beer Festival, which it was brewed especially for (I believe). The pump clip said 5% ABV. A Black IPA; or American Black Ale (on BA), looks like a stout but has four different hop varieties in the brew: Brewer’s Gold, Cascade, Centennial and Chinook. This ensures the smell isn’t stout like, even if it looks like one, the taste also isn’t stout or porter-ish either. The taste a weird blended concoction of citrusy bitter hops and mild dark chocolate and coffee flavours: didn’t take to it. The body depth, smell and taste just didn’t fit what my eyes and mouth expected. If you don’t know what I mean try this: make some custard and add some flavourless green colouring, no matter how you try, the custard just doesn’t taste like custard anymore.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2012
at 08:12