Kala Black IPA
Saltaire Brewery in Shipley, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.00
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A black IPA with smooth roast malt character and big American hop presence.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at SBWF 2018. Black with a small head. Mild with roasted malt, some licorice and mild fruit. The finish was on the dry side.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2018
at 16:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Zagreb Beer Week 2017. Black with a small off-white head. Mostly roasty, caramel and toasty with some red fruits aroma. Moderately bitter with roasty flavours. Creamy texture, dry finish. More like a stout, a not very exciting as a BIPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2018
at 20:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Appearance- very dark, nearly black, some beige bubbles but no head apart from that. Aroma- hops, fruit hints, chocolate malt, airy hops, malt. Taste- bitter coffee, dark chocolate, malts, hop hints, caramel malt, chocolatey finish. Smooth mouthfeel, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2018
at 10:08
8/10
Thought I'd had this. Very good but one of the last batch. Hope new iteration is just as good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2018
at 21:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy beige head stayed on a jet black still body. Lovely aroma of dark berry, malt & hops. Medium bodied, crisp & clean on the palate with a slight tingle on the back of the tongue. Well balanced tastes of hops, citrus, pine, grapefruit, lemon, coal, burnt, malt & bitter citrusy finish.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2018
at 21:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 330 ml, from Pivoljub. shared with Max and JFK10000. Pours dark brown, beige head. Bit roasty, citrus, moderate hoppiness, chocolate, bitterish finish. Bit watery. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Pivoljub - The First Beer Shop in Slovenia
on 31 Jan 2018
at 20:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 330ml. -from Pivoljub Ljubljana. Dark brown coloured, small to medium sized brownish head, light chocolate in the nose. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, light caramel and citrusy hoppy with moderate bitter finish and aftertaste. Not the best I've tried but good and pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2017
at 17:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Nearly pitch black, off white head. Soft, nice aroma, maltiness, dry caramel, light orangey aroma hops. Creamy taste, more of the same as in the aroma, caramelly maltiness and orangey aroma hops. Well balanced, all too sessionable for the ABV. Well done!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2017
at 07:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle, from Ales By Mail. ABV is 6.2%. Malts are Pale 65%, Wheat 15%, Munich 10%, Crystal 6%, Chocolate 4%. Hops are Magnum, Cascade and Chinook. Very dark reddish Brown colour, nearly black Moderate beige head. Aroma of lightly roasted malts, chocolate and mild coffee. Smooth flavour, easy drinking, Roast malts, mild coffee and dark chocolate, hints of prunes, moderate hop bitterness for an IPA. Decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2017
at 11:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours very dark brown, topped with a smaller tan head. Nice malty nose, chocolate with slight roasty note, a tad nutty, a bit of rum soaked sponge cake feel over it with some fruitiness in the back. Moderate bitterness with some chocolate maltiness in the back. Medium light bodied, lighter aftertaste, though quite lasting. Nice malty cake nose with hoppy bitterness in the taste.
Tried
on 09 Nov 2017
at 09:54