Cask Days 2012.
Black pour, off white head.
Aroma of pine, resin, and grass with a touch of roasted malts, and some soy. Solid mouthfeel, low carb. Very bitter finish, with some big pine, and resin notes with a smooth, dry roasted malt/coffee after taste.

Bottle: Poured a dark black color ale with a medium size dark gray foamy head with average retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of light roasted malt with some medium citrus and earthy hops is quite nice. Taste is a solid mix between some medium roasted malt with a nice dose of earthy and citrus hops with some light green hops notes also discernable. Body is light with medium carbonation. Not the most intense example of the style but I really like that there was quite a lot of flavour for a minimal amount of alcohol.

Aroma: Citrus, with grapefruit and lemon and also a little smoke and wood sub notes with a bit of pepper. Power of nose is between light and average. Appearance: Opaque and pitch black with an extremely thick, creamy and long lasting head. Lacing is OK. Taste: Attack is soft and watery with same citrus notes (grapefruit and lemon) accompanied by smoke and wood notes but very discreet. Finish is very dry. Flavors have a hard time expressing themselves. I would have liked to taste more hoppy flavors. Malt flavors are also too soft. Texture is very watery and body is light. To me, this beer shouldn’t be classified as a black IPA but under dark ale like the brewer said. There are some better products from this brewery.

Bouteille 341ml. De couleur brune foncée et voilée Nez de malt moyennement rôti, moyen de houblon résineux (plus conifère frais que résine en fait), légèrement herbeux (herbes fraîches) et léger de cacao et avec des notes fruitées (zeste d’agrumes). Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de grains de malt assez rôtis dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute des notes de chocolat noir. Parallèlement, une moyenne amertume asséchante de houblon moyennement herbeux, légèrement résineux et aux petites notes citriques s’installent progressivement jusqu’en finale, où elle est appuyé par de faibles traces de café. Post-goût moyen-long et un peu sec, moyennement amer de rôti, moyen de houblon herbeux aux notes résineuses et quelque peu citriques.