27th April 2014
Opaque black - brown beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is smooth and airy with good fine carbonation. Very mild dark malts, a little cream and a whisper of dark chocolate. Smooth piney hops with a trace of orange citrus. Smooth finish. Nothing shouty about this, it’s just a fine smooth cda.

Can shared in London - many thanks to Colin. Pours clear, dark brown with a fine, creamy tan head. The nose has toasty pine, brown bread. Medium sweet flavor with sugary brown bread, grains, pine, ripe citrus, grapefruit. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly resinous on the finish, some brown bread. Lightly aged pine, hints of toasted caramel, brown sugar, dark citrus. Pretty OK.

Can thanks to Colin. It pours near black with a small tan head. The nose is fish, roasty, pine, orange peel, potpourri, pine, varnish, sherbet and parma violets. The taste is bitter, toasty, earth, plum, citrus peel, mild acidity, ash, decent bitterness and caramel with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Good black IPA by all accords.

33cl can @ joes. Brown colour with a small to medium, beige head. Smells hops, roasty, wood, mint, nice. Tastes chocolate, coffee, moccha, bitter, hops, grassy. Medium body, soft carbo.

Can at the small bar bristol... Deep black... Thin tan lacing... Dark dry roast malt nose... Soft chocolate... Dark malts... Big sifto creamy toffee malts...

Ins Glas ergießt sich ein dunkelbraunes Bier mit schöner beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch sehr röstmalzig, intensiv fruchtig hopfig. Geschmack leicht röstmalzig, Kaffee, exotische Früchte. Insgesamt aber sehr dezente Aromen.

Bottle. Pours with a nearly black hued body with a medium lasting tan head. Aromas are nutty, earthy, medium malt, lightly citrusy hops. Flavors are earthy, tannic/astringent, roasted, very bitter (hops but mainly roast), unbalanced. All roasted malt flavor, minimal hop flavor. Really bitter. Hop character muted. A bit of citrus. Lively carbonation, medium bodied.

From a bottle. Aroma has a nice orange and tangerine citrus not with some secondary tropical fruit notes. Light roast aroma. Some fresh hop aroma. A touch of fruit esters, but fairly clean. Light alcohol aroma. Pours a dark brown, lighter on the edges but not black. Thin tan head with poor retention; slight film lingers. Flavor has sweet malt notes with a touch of roast and light chocolate notes. As the malt notes recede mid palate you get some nice hop flavors. Good citrus and a touch of pine resin. Medium high bitterness. Light alcohol flavors. Finishes with a bit more roast and chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a touch of silliness. Medium carbonation. Light hop astringency. A touch of stickiness. Medium low alcohol warmth. Overall a nice black IPA. A very nice hop character; doesn’t taste like a hoppy stout, instead a roasty IPA. Could finish a bit drier with slightly less roast. A solid addition to the black IPA scene. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Draft. Dark mahogony beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and pine aroma. Grapefruit and light summer fruit flavor with light pine and light darker malts. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light summer fruit linger with light pine.

Out of a bomber. Pours a deep brown. Beautiful cascade nose with lots of floral and citrus. Great balance of bitterness and malt, as well as IPA aroma.