Vibrant Forest Brewery Necropolis

Necropolis

 

Vibrant Forest Brewery in Hardley, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
Score
7.38
ABV: 8.2% IBU: 90 Ticks: 32
Beneath the bright lights and wealth of the Metropolis dwells a very different world. This dark beer takes everything pure in Metropolis and corrupts it. A giant malt bill renders a thick and viscous fluid into which hops by the bargeful were laid to rest. The result is a colossal experience where an impressive mouthfeel meets bittered chocolate and a raging tropical hop explosion. The Necropolis demands your respect.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Drankenspeciaalzaak Jelle, Leeuwarden. Aroma is piney and fruity hops with citrus, mild roast and chocolate, dark malt, notes of tropical fruits, grapefruit. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. I like my Black IPA a little more roasty but this is a fine effort.

Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:58


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cab from the brewery online shop. Appearance - close to jet black with a big beige head. Nose - pine, molasses and light smoke. Taste - molasses, coffee,cola and smoke. Palate - medium bodied with roasty/smoky finish. Overall - was expecting a bit more fruit, but nonetheless enjoyable.

Tried on 30 May 2021 at 22:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can at niall's. Pours deep brown, nose is pine, roasted, caramel, taste is juicy, piney, dry roasted, some chocolate.

Tried from Can on 07 Jan 2020 at 09:14


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Keg at Steam Town Brew Co, Eastleigh. Musty leathery aroma and dose of pine. Dark and glossy with cola tints. Creamy light beige head. Not so much overtly bitter as a bitter edged herbal taste. The bitterness itself becomes more obvious into the finish. Hides the ABV well. Thick bodied. Slick which benefits from soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Lovely stuff. Funnily enough I don't think I was too impressed by the normal version of this on cask.

Tried from Cask on 06 Apr 2019 at 13:26


8

Tried from Can on 17 Jan 2019 at 21:48


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can from AlesByMail. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, bitter hops, little chocolate, coffee and has a nice bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 09 Oct 2018 at 21:26


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

33cl can from drunken duck refettorio birraio, past bbd date of a month or so. Indeed quite blacky color, very dark brown with lots of particles, big cappuccino head, thick, lacing. Aroma is a smack of tangerine, big smell. Aroma is beefy, burnt malts and dark bitter chocolate powder, bangs into a wall. Hops counterpart is intense, on the exotic side, with lots of tangerine, mango, tropical fruits and orange/grapefruit. Quite insane alcohol level, manageable still quite burning. Taste is a bitterness breakdown, numbing, after an initial malty approach. Thick body, this is a slow sipper. Chakly thick texture. Intense experience indeed, wowowo.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2018 at 22:46


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. A hazy brown beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of hops, roasted malt, and chocolate. The flavor is sweet with notes of chocolate, roasted malt, and bread, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2018 at 16:26


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

33 cl can. Pours hazy brown, small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, breadish. Sweet, toasted, caramelish. Mild bitter, slight sweet. Toasted malt. Light breadish.

Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2018 at 16:17


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sample from 33 cl can. Pitch black with a thin tanned head. Fruity aroma with citrus fruits and roasted notes, chocolate and tropical impressions. Taste is bitter roasted. Medium to full body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes dry and roasted bitter. Rich and hoppy. Nice.

Tried from Can on 17 Apr 2018 at 16:16