Black is Beautiful
Spike Brewery in Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden 🇸🇪
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.84
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
(Can) Dark reddish brown colour, almost black, with big frothy beige head, leaving taces of lacing. Malty, toasty nose with chocolate, dark bread, dried fruit, dates and orange. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of chocolate, dark bread, dates, dried fruit, orange and a mild citric/piney bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Possibly not as hoppy as expected, but tasty and well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2025
at 20:39
6/10
Tried
on 21 Jun 2023
at 12:57
7.5/10
Tried
on 19 Oct 2021
at 09:23
7/10
Tried
on 04 Jun 2021
at 13:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity tropical fruit hoppy aroma. Fruity slightly roasted malty citrus hoppy tropical fruit flavor. Has a slightly roasted malty citrus hoppy bitter tropical fruit finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2021
at 20:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can from Systembolaget. Pleasnt hoppy aroma. Beautifully black. A really interesting smooth, somewhat complex taste, quite pronounced with the liquorice. A great hoppy bitterness in the ending that is a treat and maeks you want more and more. In fact, quite a bit like sweet quality liqourice. A really decent black IPA, that i kept upgrading in score....Really impressed by the Spike stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2021
at 19:27
5/10
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2021
at 21:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Systembolaget. Dark brown with a medium tan head. Licorice, roasted notes, some chocolate, grapefruit and pine. Medium bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2021
at 18:47
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2021
at 22:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
440ml Can - Very dark brown with some orangey tinges. Pine, liquorice and fudge in the aroma. Liquorice, pine, soapy hops and hints of coffee in the taste
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2021
at 22:21