Black Bucket
Kinnegar Brewing in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland 🇮🇪
IPA - Rye Regular|
Score
7.36
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Rustbucket, our trademark Rye Ale, now has a big brother, Black Bucket. This Black Rye IPA balances rye and roasted malts with fresh hop aromas and flavours. At 6.5% ABV Blackie is a little bigger in strength than his lighter sibling but we think he is every bit as drinkable.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Appearance is very dark, opaque, a big foamy beige head. Aroma- chocolate malt, hop hints, coffee, milk chocolate. Taste- treacle, milk chocolate, bitter coffee, dark malt, rye, very malty. Hop bitterness in the background, bitter roasty finish. Good stuff.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2017
at 02:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pitch black with a thick beige head, good retention and lacing. Aroma: piney hops, roasted malt, dark chocolate. Taste: roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, pine, tropical fruits, spicy rye, good bitterness. Medium body and carbonation, smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2017
at 23:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy, sandy coloured head stayed on a very dark brown, finely effervescent body. Pine aroma - not much else sniffing about. Medium to thin body. Very smooth on the palate & prickly on the back. Lots of bitter citrus, pine, roasted, caramel, malts & hints of caffeine. Not sure about the Black Rye IPA tag.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2017
at 15:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Brewdog Shepherds Bush, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, citrus, pine aroma. Tastes rather similar, roasty, malty, citrus, pine. I believe this is my first Irish craft beer, not a bad effort.
Tried
on 18 Mar 2017
at 06:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared with Niilstrong @ hotelroom. Dark brown to black color, average sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, hops, dark malts, sweetish initially but than decently bitter. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2017
at 20:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
botte from European Local Swap 2/2016, thanks Beersiveknown, 500ml pours brown with a full fine light brown head. Aroma of malts, roasted and burnt, laurel, pine. Taste or roasted malts, average bitter, laurel, light sugary syrup, medium sweetness, soft, light chocolate, low on the hops, average body, soft co2, aftertaste has some long bitterness and light spicy.
Tried
on 26 Jun 2016
at 13:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Cotteridge, Birmingham, consumed at home sat down the garden cooking a Cod and Chorizo Risotto, Sunday 12th June 2016 Pours black in colour with a good looking light beige head atop. Really hoppy, fresh green zappy hops, a late chocolate (cocoa powder) sprinkling, lingering bitterness. Nice roasty flavour throughout, lovely beer. A7 A5 T7 P4 Ov14 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2016
at 11:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle courtesy of John at Johnny Off L. store in Rome-Italy. Thank you sir. Pours black coffee color, huge brownish foamy head. Nose: a blast of Fresh American resin hops, some roasted malts, citrus. Mouth: roasted malts, rye, soft carbonation, orange finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2015
at 06:06
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Many thanks to Beersiveknown for this bottle! Nice beige malty-head. The beer starts nice malty-dark. Intense rye earthy, dry with a nice floral hoppy body. Fresh and round, with great earthy body. Malty-dry aftertaste, nice round body, fresh, intense, highly drinkable, roasted, earthy. Fresh. Fantastic!
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2015
at 15:15