Soulless
RedWillow Brewery in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.16
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. 6.5%, just to be awkward. Murky, dark, cola brown. Messy, sticky, lasting, pale tan head. Blimey, this smells unusual! Coffee ice cream. Bonfire toffee. Liquorice. Earthy, woody mint hop. More coffee. Taste is soft, earthy bitter. Hints of chocolatey, malty sweetness. Smooth, full mouthfeel. Huge, earthy, woody bitter finish. I’ve no idea if I like this, or not. An oddity, that makes me wonder if it’s meant to be like this. Bit of an edit: As this warms it’s pretty clear this isn’t right. Score changed from 3.4 to 3.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2016
at 12:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,33l bottle at home. BB 31.Aug.2016. dark brown / almost black color, small tan head. smells of licorice, resin, some pines, exotic fruits, spices, bit unclean, peppery. decent smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of licorice, spices, resin, lightly citric, some grass, again very light uncleanliness (better than on the smell), lightly glueish. finishes dry and lightly bitter with notes of licorice and spices. This could have been a great beer if it wasnt for the off-notes. It was still drinkable, but the off-notes were distracting. I dont know how fresh my bottle was, but I only bought it 2-3 weeks ago. gets a bit more unpleasant when warm (-0.1)
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2016
at 10:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a dark brown color, topped with a big and super lasting creamy beige head Gentle sweet fruity nose with a tad of roasty character. A slight resin feel, but mostly sweet fruits and later some chocolate. Moderate bitterness, more on the gentle side with a more chocolatey finish. Sweet feel. Medium light body, lasting bittery aftertaste.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2016
at 13:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black pour, slightly translucent, vigorous head like the ones encountered in very fresh ales. Tons of pine aroma, together with burnt sugar and some funkiness. The taste is dominated by pine, but it’s not so fresh, for some reason. Bitter aftertaste, moderately enjoyable.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2015
at 05:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from trade with Douberd, many thanks! Pours very dark orange brown colour with a huge good lasting beige head. Aroma of some coffee, dark malt and some hops. Taste of dark malt, coffee, bitter hops, long hoppy finish with hints of coffe. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2015
at 13:58
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
very vey dark brown color. Fairly hoppy nose with grapefruit nose. The mouth is aggressively bitter with tons of roasty notes. Really well balanced. So smooth.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2015
at 02:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, resinous, pine, taste is juicy fruit and roasted malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2015
at 06:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy off-white good fully lasting head. Amber colour. MOderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate. Lacks balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2014
at 11:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ Odense Get Together Short Notice, August-14. Pours nearly black with a creamy head. Grapefruit, roast, coffee and chocolate. Smooth and soft. Tasty!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2014
at 10:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Odense Late Summer Post-Munkekonge Whale Spotting Night. Dark copper with a big and lasting off-white head. Hoppy aroma of pine and grapefruit, with a hint of old-hop cheese character, and a touch of licorice. Sweetish malty flavour with citrus hops and a mild bitter finish
Tried
on 13 Aug 2014
at 10:41