Imperial Black IPA
Brasserie Cambier in Croix (Nord), Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.21
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mcberko (47456) reviewed Imperial Black IPA from Brasserie Cambier 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at La Fine Mousse, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Nose brings out lots of toasted caramel, deep roasted malt, and earthy hops. Flavour is likewise well-balanced, with roasted malt and earthy hops in good balance, with a touch of toasted caramel. Nicely constructed, with little harshness. Excellent.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Imperial Black IPA from Brasserie Cambier 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
‘Double’ BIPA by this brewery in the Roubaix region in France; from tap at GIST in Brussels. Very dense, thickly paper-lacing, pale yellowish beige, stable head on a black beer with near-clear burgundy edges. Aroma of toasted walnuts, grapefruit peel, pine resin, a hint of beef stock, black peppercorns, damp tree leaves, cold black coffee, toasted bread. Sweetish onset with a dash of fig jam and candied date, light beef stock-like umami accent, light sourish undertone; fizzy carb, supple and full oily body. Toasty, somewhat caramelly and walnutty malt body, bittersweet with growing roasted bitterness in the end, blending with peppery, rooty, piney, leafy hop bitterness, all tied together by warming yet not too obtrusive, rum-like alcohol. Like many European black IPAs (‘European Cascadian ales’ sounds far-fetched), a bit too much tilted towards maltiness and insufficiently towards (aromatic) hoppiness so in that sense more like a very hoppy stout than a true black IPA – but this one comes closer to that delicate balance than many others I’ve had and is in all respects a bold, big, very well-made brew I would very happily drink again. Pleasantly surprised, apparently France hasn’t ceased to develop further in craft beer ever since pioneers like Thiriez and Mont Salève began attracting international attention.
CraftBeerNick (11005) reviewed Imperial Black IPA from Brasserie Cambier 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at home from La Cave a Bulles, 6th December 19. Pours a dark brown beer, aroma is citrus and cocoa, aromatic. Taste is smooth, roasty, hoppy, some tangerine, a little juice, some bitterness, drinks below the ABV, very good.