Gauntlet
Bluejacket in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Nøgne ØIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.74
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Dark black IPA brewed exlusively with malted & unmalted wheat; brisk & complexly malted. Blends notes of cocoa & coffee with woody, piney & earthy Chinook & Glacier hop flavors. Brewed in collaboration with Kjetil Jikiun of NØGNE Ø (Grimstad, Norway).
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at Bluejacket, 8/19/14. Pours a dark hazy brown with a large creamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of citrus hops, roasted malt, wheat, stone fruits. The taste is citrus, herbal hops, roast, pale wheat. Thin bodied, lingering bitterness. Fairly weak.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2014
at 19:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Draft at the source on 5/23/14. Cloudy dark brown color, nice beige head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma is a nice blend of floral and roasty on a background of subtle pine. Taste has cocoa powder, burnt coffee grounds, bitter licorice at the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2014
at 05:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
4 oz draft pour shared by maniac at Bluejacket during Travlr’s 10k celebration. Dark brown with off-white head. Aromas of dark fruit, caramel, spice. Tastes of floral notes, dark fruit, spices. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2014
at 21:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
4oz pour at the brewery pours a murky caramel brown with a ring of off white head. Nose has a fair amount of pine, some orange peel, some bread crust, herbs, soap. Flavor is alright, pine is the predominant flavor, caramel, a little bit of dried apple, orange, bread crumb, a little peppercorn. Oily finish.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2014
at 15:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Oak and a very harsh astringency in this one. Pours brown without much head or lacing on cask. A light ctirus aroma but black wheat controls the overall flavour here. Some roast. Not sure I love this. Cask at brewpub.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2014
at 10:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Taster at the source thanks to Travlr and solidfunk. Thanks guys! Poured a dark brown color with light brown notes on the edges. Aroma is light, early hop character, sweet malts. Light chocolate malt character, with some touches of wheat. Better balanced than most black IPAs seem to be.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2014
at 08:44