Squid Ink
XT Brewing in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.84
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Dive in to the dark stormy flavours of Squid Ink. A bold beast of a beer with its blend of Columbus, Summit, Galaxy and Chinook hops and a tsunami of nine malts
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6.5/10
at GBBF 2025
Tried
on 22 Aug 2025
at 15:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
on 16 Aug 2025
at 15:20
7.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2025
at 20:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
8/8/2025. Cask at GBBF 2025. Last beer at GBBF. Decent pour. Aroma is ashy, chocolate, malty, roasted, hoppy. Nice roasted notes. Drying. Decent BIPA. Liked this.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2025
at 19:55
7/10
Magus, mõru, kuiv, röst, kohv. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2025
at 18:19
17/04/2017. BATH BREW HOUSE, 14 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS)
Tried
on 21 Feb 2023
at 11:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2017, [ Great British Beer Festival 2017 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.[ As XT Squid Ink ].Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, roasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, citrus, roasted, wood, fruity hops, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170808] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2019
at 15:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Black colour with reddish tinge, beige foam head and zesty citrus hop aroma. Taste is roasted, ash, dark malts, coffee & chocolate hints then juicy fruity citrus hop and some earthy bitterness. Smoothish mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roast bitter finish. Very drinkable Black IPA.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2018
at 15:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge. Very dark with a frothy-bubbly off-white head. Has clean dark malts with a noticeable roasted edge. Its aroma is similar.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2018
at 21:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Not black, but considerably dark brown with a tan head. Herbal/cress notes in the aroma with a bit of roast malt, liquorice and spruce. Bitter taste from the outset, but it sweetens slightly for a more balanced finish. Some medicinal astringency on the aftertaste. Soft carbonation. Odd, but it works.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jul 2018
at 16:53