The Black Dahlia
Barley Forge Brewing Company in Costa Mesa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.93
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bb (18337) reviewed The Black Dahlia from Barley Forge Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. brown beer with a dark tan head. Malt and yeast aroma with light cocoa. Light cocoa and light roast flavor with yeast and light coffee. Medium-plus bodied. Light cocoa and light roast linger with yeast and light dark fruit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pour is a black with a huge tan head. Aroma is some dark candi sugar with some black licorice, anise and a burnt caramel. Flavor is more dark candi sugar,this is pretty sweet, then comes some treacle and berries and followed by some dark prunes. This was very flavorful and the 11% is well hidden. Doing a blind test with this beer and a dark ale from Belgium you could not tell the difference.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub. Dark brown color with a medium light beige head that diminishes steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of yeast, fruit and malt. Full-bodied with flavors of Belgian yeast, dark fruit and caramel malt. The finish is slightly syrupy with a fruity yeast aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
12oz bottle brought back from California to drink at home: today is the day (2nd July 2015). Poured slowly into a Westmalle chalice: most likely the first time this beer has been treated to such a glass? Exceedingly dark body with a full tanned topping that sadly turned into a thin wisp and collar all too swiftly. Malts all the way here: coffee and dark chocolate coming through loud and clear. There are added bonuses like a yeasty touch and a spicy trace along with an earthy feel to the semi-sweet base. Body depth hides the alcohol well and there is enough going on in the beer to sit back and enjoy. This is a ’Smoking Jacket’ in front of a log fire sort of beer: lovely.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Taster at the brewery - dark purple - a fair balance of sweetness and acidity with this one - tart grape skin up front, followed by sweet raisin, fig, a touch of tamarind and treacle - but then it gets crazy boozy and messy and husky and things just fall apart - dang.