Crafty Fox Black IPA
Hook Norton Brewery in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.63
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ark colour but without roasted malt bitterness; fresh full and fruity nose. Dark and Pale? Try one, see why!
Hops: Willamette, US Cascade, Mosaic, UK Chinook, Amarillo
Malts: Pale, Double Roasted Crystal, Carafa
Previously brewed at 4.8% ABV.
Hops: Willamette, US Cascade, Mosaic, UK Chinook, Amarillo
Malts: Pale, Double Roasted Crystal, Carafa
Previously brewed at 4.8% ABV.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours a dark black colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and malt in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness and a touch watery with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Millets Farm Shop
on 04 Apr 2026
at 18:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home from the brewery picked up during my birthday trip. Good pour and for 4.4%there is a huge amount going on. Rich hops, dark malt and a real mouthfeel. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2025
at 18:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2025
at 21:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 12 Aug 2024
at 16:04
7.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2024
at 21:53
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Wetherspoonsfestival -24. Svart. Lavt tett beige skum. Svak aroma. Litt sjokolade. Smaken kakao. Tørr. Lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2024
at 13:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A dark mahogany coloured pour with a reddish glint and a tight coffee coloured head; blackcurrant aroma; creamy in the mouth with a blackcurrant taste and a roasted malt body adding some bitterness; then a dry finish with a touch of milk chocolate. Unusual, but very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2024
at 15:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Archibald Simpsons, Aberdeen. It pours a deep ruby to black with a lasting, sturdy dark tan head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, bitter dark chocolate, charred notes, burnt toast, dried fruits, toasted fruit cake, orange sherbet and some floral vibes. The taste is dry, bitter snap, dark roasted malt, slightly charred, ashy, floral, toothy, peppery spice, cacao nibs and burnt toast with a lingering bitter/burnt finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy cask carbonation. Is pretty brash/harsh to be honest. Some nice aspects , but packaged together it's a bit much.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2024
at 12:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Counting House, Glasgow. Pours clear dark red-brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of light blackcurrant and liquorice. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2024
at 09:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Babington Arms, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s malts and dark fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it starts off sweet, but with some underlying bitterness and flavours of bread rolls and berry fruits. Later on liquorice comes through strongly plus traces of aniseed and blackcurrant. Finish is dry and quite bitter. This is decent enough. I’m not sure it’s hoppy enough to be regarded as a black IPA, but then again I’m not sure what category I would put it in.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Mar 2024
at 22:04