Black Elf
Ridgeway Brewing in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Winter|
Score
6.14
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"So what's going on ere' then?" asks the elf. "Black Pale Ale makes no sense at all!"
"We agree completely" said the brewer, "but what else do you call a bottle - fermented black ale that tastes like american pale ale if you close your eyes?"
Ere's to your elf!
"We agree completely" said the brewer, "but what else do you call a bottle - fermented black ale that tastes like american pale ale if you close your eyes?"
Ere's to your elf!
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle from Homegrown in Jersey. Pours black with a small off white head. Aromas & tastes of roasted malt, mildly of coffee & pine. Medium body. Dry slightly roasted finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2025
at 08:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from HOTM. Pours dark brown with small beige head. Aroma of sweet malts, light roast, flora, citrus and spice noted hops. Taste is light roast, toast, sticky caramel, grapefruit, citrus, mild bitter ashy finish. Light to medium bodied, dry Its quite nice, a little underrated, although I accept if you are going to put it up against other Black IPAs it is certainly below average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 20th November 22. Pours black as treacle. aroma is roasted malts, light caramel. Taste is bitter, roasted malts, liquorice, burnt sugar, bitter finish. It’s not a bad beer at all, although not a classic BIPA
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2022
at 18:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from RusBeerShop in Moscow. Pours opaque black with a tall beige head. Aroma is restrained hoppiness, pale malt, citrus, light roastiness. Quite subdued. Taste is light sweet, pine, grapefruit. Light bitter finish. Light bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2022
at 14:43
6/10
Merry Xmas!
Tried
on 25 Dec 2020
at 14:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Black/dark brown with a small whiteish/beige head. Very mild aroma of citrus fruits, butterscotch and a handful of diacetyl. Taste of lightly roasted malts, some citric fruitiness, red berries and minerals. Lasting bitterness. Thin and metallic. Medium carbonation. Just barely ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2020
at 14:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - dark brown to black with red chinks. Off white attractive head. Nose - pine and grapefruit pith. Fruit loaf follows that in. Taste - more fruit loaf, a touch of candied lemon and orange and some citrus zest too. Palate - rich and medium bodied. Crunchy in texture. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - enjoyed this. I appear to have been drinking a different beer from most previous reviewers. Accurate to the style it is not. It's somewhere between Mild and ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2019
at 22:14
5/10
Tried
on 13 Feb 2019
at 14:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
50 cl bottle @ home. BBE 19.09.2020. Aroma has licorice and funky yeasty tones. Flavour has licorice, funky yeasty tones, Belgian vibes and mild spicy tones. Not a black IPA by taste and a bit unusual otherwise too. But I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2018
at 18:14
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle 50 cl. Pours a clear, dark brown with an orange hue and a dense and lively off-white head leaving quite some lacework. Very subdued aroma, hardly anything at all. Medium body, slightly roasty, vague hint of hops and a dry and bitter finish. Pretty blah to be honest. 051217
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2017
at 06:48