Humulus Black Ipa
Birrificio Indipendente Elav in Comun Nuovo (BG), Lombardy, Italy 🇮🇹
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.83
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The dark lightly roasted malts and the abundant hoppiness of its single North American hop (Cascade) give it those fresh citrusy notes that mix perfectly with the coffee and roasted barley aroma which characterises an elegant persistence of taste. Furthermore, at the end of the fermentation some dry hopping is added, to emphasize the scent.
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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Smell of roasted malt, coffee. Very dark brown colour, very high dark brown head. Aroma of coffee, hops, roasted malt, some tar in finish. Surprisingly watery. Very flat carbon, light body. Very bitter. Ashy dry palate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
33cl bottle @PBF XI. Poured black in color with a thick dense off white head. Aroma has roastedness, citrus, hops, caramel. Roasted malt, licorice, sweetness. Pretty nice black ipa
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at the Canary wharf tasting 16/02/2016. Thanks to Kenny. Opaque mahogany brown coloured pour with a halo of loose light tan head. Aroma is lemon, spicy citrus, woody, tannin. Flavour is composed of nutty choc malts, pine needle and a little bark. Assertive citrus bitterness. Palate is medium bodied, grainy, little sticky hop, moderate carbonation. I like it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
0,33l bottle at home. BB 03/09/2018 -> label looks more like 2018 but could be 2016 (would make more sense that way). black color, small coffee-colored head. smells of coffee, licorice, some roast, some exotic fruits, earthy notes, light vanilla. nice smell. medium to full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of licorice, rather acidic, bit sourish / light green apples, very light roast, spices, some coffee. finishes dry and lightly roasty with notes of licorice and citric notes. Decent, but also a bit boring, also not sure how fresh the bottle was, overall drinkable. Liked the aeresis quite a bit better..
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared on the 42nd floor - many thanks to Kenny. Pours deep brown with a frothy tan head. Interesting aroma, some cocoa, maybe licorice, earth. Light to medium sweet flavor, dry and earth, leathery, with dried berries, wax, coco. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Oily finish with some bitter chocolate, earth, pine. Not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle thanks to Kenny at level 42. It pours black with a medium light tan head. The nose is bitter - sweet, floral, perfumed, parma violets, earthy, dark fruits and jam. The taste is bitter, a touch watery, earthy roast, coffee grounds, cheap brown bread and malt loaf with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and average carbonation, a touch burnt after a while. Meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle split at the level 42 tasting, thanks to Kenny, 16/02/16. Light black with a decen tan cap that quickly dissipates edgeward. Nose is light charr, chocolate biscuit, raisens, light pine. Taste comprises scorched earth, cocoa powder, biscuit, toffee fudge, nudge of pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, seim drying close with light roast. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
8th February 2016
Opaque black - brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is airy and dry, decent fine carbonation. Light roast bitterness in the dark malts and a little cream. Dark malt tang. Thin dark chocolate. Floral bitterness. Light semi dry finish. Coulda shoulda been hoppier.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Hopfenreich. Very dark maroon brown color, beige head. Aroma has soft roast, coffee grounds. Taste has burnt espresso and pine. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
New Year Bottle Share in Odense. Dark brown with a big tan head. Roasted malty aroma, with yeasty off-notes. Roasted and ashy flavour with yeasty, phenolic notes