Blood of the Unicorn
Pipeworks Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - American Rotating|
Score
7.22
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In this epic battle, the Blood of the Unicorn has been shed by the sword of the deadly assassin of the east. One sip of this aggressively hopped red ale clearly reveals what drives these, the greatest of, hop heads of lore. Is this the end of the mythical horned horse? Or will he rise like the phoenix to fight another day?
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can at first THT 2019. Bit hazy light amber with fluffy off white head. Dank weedy hops, light caramel, bready, grapefruit, grassy, flowery. Medium sweet and over medium bitter. Medium bodied. --- Beer merged from original tick of Blood of the Unicorn on 11 Sep 2015 at 14:56 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Bottle at THT. Clear amber with short lasting off white head. Resinous hops, sweet malts with a light roasted touch. Wow there’s a lot of resinous hops here! Some soft lime peel and dank weed. Medium sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2019
at 22:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can shared at THT January ‘19. Hazy orange brown with a white head. Aroma of citrus, tangerine, light herbal hops and light malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Blood of the Unicorn on 11 Sep 2015 at 14:50 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Bottle at THT. Pours clear amber brown with a medium off white head. Aroma of rich caramel malt, overripe dark fruits, butterscotch, toffee and sweet malts. Flavour is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2019
at 22:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can from Biervana, Munich, consumed at home, 12th January 19. Pours a cloudy dark Amber beer, murky soupish, bubbly white head. Aroma is hoppy, bitter caramel, floral. Taste is bitter, citrus, loads of hops, delicious, bitter hop forward amber
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2019
at 17:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice Red IPA. Tastes like it might have a little or some Vienna malt in it nice malty quality with a little roasty sweetness. Hops are good, they're not over fresh. Nice body and finish.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2018
at 04:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2018
at 06:52
7/10
Backlog
Tried
on 03 Sep 2018
at 11:49
7/10
Backlog --- Beer merged from original tick of Blood of the Unicorn on 25 Aug 2022 at 16:45
Tried
on 03 Sep 2018
at 11:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Pours a dark copper with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is tropical fruit and dank. Slick body, dank, earthy malt, lingering resin bitterness, very good. --- Beer merged from original tick of Blood of the Unicorn on 22 May 2014 at 19:01 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5. Original review text: Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a clear orange amber with small white head. The aroma is strong pine hop and resin. Medium mouthfeel with strong bitter hop and grapefruit. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2018
at 03:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very dark brown red color.’massively dry hopped with dried strawberries and citrus notes that are fantastic. The mouth is slightly astringent and very hoppy, but the mouth isn’t balanced and lacked bitterness. Overall it’s not bad but could be tweaked
Tried
on 24 Mar 2018
at 12:02
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Pours a dark, reddish-brown, with minimal head. Aroma has a touch of basement dankness, with citrus, some roasted grain/malt, a touch of breadiness, and some pine/spruce hops. Flavor is quite bitter, with the pine/spruce hoppiness in the forefront. There's some citrus, some bread, some grassiness. Did I imagine a touch of roasted grain with my first sip? It wasn't there on subsequent swallows. Finish is rather bitter. This stuff is pretty good.
Tried
on 12 Mar 2018
at 22:26